2. INDEX
Where is Barcelona?
Things you can see in Barcelona
Barri gotic and sagrada family
Park güell
La rambla
3. Where is Barcelona?
Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia and the
second largest city in Spain, after Madrid.
It is also the largest metropolis on the
Mediterranean Sea.
It is located on the Mediterranean coast
between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat
and Besòs and is bounded to the west by the
Serra de Collserola ridge
4. Barri Gotic and Sagrada Familia
The Barri Gòtic (Catalan for "Gothic
Quarter") is the centre of the old city of
Barcelona. Many of the buildings date
from medieval times, some from as far
back as the Roman settlement of
Barcelona.
Especially remarkable is the work of
architect Antoni Gaudí, which can be
seen throughout the city. His best-
known work is the immense but still
unfinished church of the Sagrada
Família, which has been under
construction since 1882, and is still
financed by private donations. As of
2007, completion is planned for 2026.
5. Park Güel
·Park Güell:is a garden complex
with architectural elements
situated on the hill of El Carmel
in the Gràcia district
of Barcelona. Catalonia, Spain. It
was designed by
the Catalan architect Antoni
Gaudí and built in the years 1900
to 1914. It has an extension of
17.18 ha (0.1718 km²), which
makes it one of the largest
architectural works in south UNESCO World
Europe. It is part of the UNESCO
World Heritage Site Works
of Antoni Gaudi
6. La rambla
La Rambla can be considered a
series of shorter streets, each
differently named, hence the
plural form Les Rambles (the
original Catalan form; in
Spanish it is Las Ramblas).
From the Plaça de
Catalunya toward the harbour,
the street is successively called
the Rambla de Canaletes,
theRambla dels Estudis,
the Rambla de Sant Josep,
the Rambla dels Caputxins, and
the Rambla de Santa Mònica.
Construction of
theMaremàgnum in the early
1990s resulted in a continuation
of La Rambla on a wooden
walkway into the harbour called
the Rambla de Mar.
7. La fuente de canaletas
The Power Chutes (Font de
Canaletes in Catalan) is one of the
landmarks of Barcelona. It is
located on the stretch of La
Rambla called Rambla de
Canaletes, the first downhill of
the Plaza de Catalunya.
The FC Barcelona meet in it to
celebrate the successes of the
club.
8. Camp Nou
The construction of Camp Nou
started on 28 March 1954 as
Barcelona's previous
stadium, Camp de Les Corts,
had no room for expansion.
Although originally planned to
be called Estadi del FC
Barcelona, the more popular
name Camp Nou was used. The
June 1950 signing of László
Kubala, regarded as one of
Barcelona's greatest players,
provided further impetus to the
construction of a larger stadium
the largest stadium in Europe
and the world's eleventh
