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Barcelona is located on the north east coast of the Iberian peninsula on the coast of the Mediterranean sea and is the second largest city in Spain in both size and population. It is also the capital of Catalonia, 1 of the 17 Autonomous Communities that make up Spain.

There are two official languages spoken in Barcelona: Catalan, generally spoken in all of Catalonia, and Castilian Spanish. The city of Barcelona has a population of 1.510.000, but this number spirals to more than 4.000.000 if the outlying areas are also included. The capital of Catalonia is unequivocally a Mediterranean city, not only because of its geographic location but also and above all because of its history, tradition and cultural influences. The documented history of the city dates back to the founding of a Roman colony in the second century B.C.

 

Modern Barcelona experienced spectacular growth and economic revival at the onset of industrialization during the second half of the 19th century. The 1888 World's Fair became a symbol of the capacity for hard work. Barcelona has been a centre of Modernist architecture and is distinguished by the works of Antoní Gaudí.

 

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Official Web Site of Barcelona  

Barcelona Airport  

Travel guide to Barcelona from Wikitravel

Barcelona Accommodation: Rooms, apartments and flats to rent

www.oletickets.com: Tickets for events in Barcelona

Barcelona Nightlife: News and information about nightlife in Barcelona

Barcelona Reporter: news and views from the Catalan capital

Multilingual city and travel guide:Barcelona.com 

Barcelona Transport 

Softguide Barcelona (English/Spanish)  

www.xbarcelona.com Multilingual non-profit & non-commercial website about "living & working in Barcelona"

Architecture of Barcelona  

FC Barcelona

Real Club Deportivo Espanyol  

Photographs of Barcelona, Casa Milà / La Pedrera, Sagrada Familia and other surrounding attractions

Guide to Barcelona

Guided tours in Barcelona

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