Barcelona is the second largest city of Spain and the capital of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia.
Barcelona is an important cultural centre, a major tourist destination and has a rich cultural heritage.
To see:
Barcelona is city full of parks, 12 historic, 5 thematic, 45 urban and 6 forest parks. The Ciutadella Park in the old military citadel houses the Parliament building, the zoo and several museums.
There are close to 50 museums in Barcelona each representing a different aspect of the rich history, culture and art of the region.
Montjuic Plaça Espanya is home to Fundació Joan Miró a modern art museum, the botanical gardens, the museum of ethnology, The Catalan museum of archaeology and The Olympic museum.
With seven beaches Barcelona has 4.5kms of coastline with Sant Sebastià and Barceloneta beaches being the largest, oldest and the most frequented.
The city’s historical centre is the area around the Plaça Catalunya especially known for its fountains and statues.
Shopping:
The main commercial area of the city is the upper half of Avinguda Diagonal which cuts the city in two. This avenue is 50 m wide and about 11 km long and has many historic buildings apart from being the main shopping area of Barcelona with largest shopping center Centro Commercial Diagonal Mar.
Theatre and Music:
Theatre and Live music have many venues in Barcelona including Gran Teatre Del Liceu opera theatre, the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, the Teatre Lliure and the Palau de la Música Catalana concert hall. The Sónar Festival and the Primavera Sound Festival are two annual pop music festivals held in the city.
Sport:
One of the largest in Europe, three-time winner of the UEFA Champions League FC Barcelona is a sports club known best for its football team. Barcelona has two UEFA elite stadiums. The Barcelona Marathon every March sees over 10000 participants apart from other major road running competitions held in Barcelona each year. Barcelona also is on the ATP World Tour 500 Series tennis tournament. The Circuit de Catalunya racetrack hosts the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix and the MotoGP Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix.
Barcelona Airport is located 10 km southwest from Barcelona in the town of El Prat de Llobregat.
Four main companies offering Barcelona Airport Car Hire are actually in the main terminal building. Car hire companies like Avis, Atesa, Europcar, Hertz, and Solmar can be found inside both Terminal B and Terminal C at Barcelona Airport.