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interests of all members of the family group were fulfilled. Then they
decided certainly to be travelers of amazing tastes, if they were visiting
the city of Barcelona in Spain. Definitely, Barcelona is the city having
plenty of excellence, elegance, and exquisiteness. It's the city known
for its telling history, impressive culture, aesthetic opulence, fabulous
monuments, fantastic modernist architectural works, marvelous art galleries.
Surely they could really find loads of interesting things. So Nelly
told me some interesting facts of the city and their travel. They knew
two Spanish legends on the founding of Barcelona. One legend said that
it had been founded by Hercules 400 years before the building of Rome,
but according to the other legend, the city was founded by the Carthaginian
Hamilcar Barca, father of Hannibal, in the 3rd century BC, and it had
got its name from the great Barca family of Carthage. Barcelona is
the capital of Spain's autonomous region, Catalonia. Located in the
comarca of Barcelonès, the city has always been the focus of
Catalan separatism and striving for its independence. Today's Barcelona
is one of the most cosmopolitan and economically most active cities
of the world. So they met there Europeans and Americans, Australians
and Africans in every locations where they had their travel. Barcelona
is the center of Modernist architecture. It is particularly known for
Antoní Gaudí's architectural masterpieces. Some of the
major works of Gaudí include Casa Vicens, Palau Güell,
College of the Teresianas, Church of Colònia Güell, Casa
Calvet, Casa Batlló, La Pedrera, Park Güell, and Sagrada
Family. La Sagrada Family, one of the major works of Antoní Gaudí,
is still under construction in Barcelona. The construction of the monumental
Roman Catholic basilica began in 1882, and Gaudí worked on the
architectural gem for over 40 years and devoted the last 15 years of
his life solely to the this project. Barna Centre - Barri Gòtic
is the center of the old city of Barcelona. It has many buildings dating
from medieval times, and some even from as far back as the Roman settlement
of Barcelona. La Rambla is the major center of activities in Barcelona.
It is an iconic and busy street in central Barcelona. It is the place
where they enjoyed delicious Spanish foods at a restaurant, and found
the finest places for shopping. They spent the most money saved for
cheap family housing of their travel. About 150,000 people walk along
this street per day. It's an extremely popular place. |
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