Introduction
Barcelona is a good city to visit in Spain, a great to country to go to. Barcelona has its own identity the people here have a strong connection to this Catalan region.
Sagrada Familia
Antonio Gaudi was a great architect, and if you come to Barcelona you must see this church. It is called Sagrada Familia.
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Camp Nou
There is nothing Barcelona is more proud of than their soccer team. Go here to Camp Nou if you want to see football on a very high level with loyal supporters. There is also a museum and sports store here.
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Casa Mila
Also by Antonio Gaudi: Casa Mila. Office building from the end of the last century.
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Tibidabo
At 542m (1778ft) Tibidabo is the highest hill in the wooded range that forms the backdrop to Barcelona. If the air's clear, it's a great place for views over the city. At the top of the hill there are two churches build on top of each other. At the top of the high church is a statue of Jesus. There is also a small amusement park nearby.
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Las Ramblas
Las Ramblas, well known street in the old part of Barcelona.
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Cathedral of Santa Eulalia
This old gothic church looks amazing. But the buildings around it are also very old and beautiful.
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Torre Angbar
This modern beautiful skyscraper was designet by the french Jean Nouvel. It was finished in 2005 and is build in the shape of a maintain. It is even more beautiful at night because it has pretty colorful lights then.
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Columbus Monument
The Columbus Monument is a 60 m (197 ft) tall monument for Christopher Columbus at the lower end of La Rambla. It was constructed for the Exposición Universal de Barcelona and is located at the site where Columbus returned to Spain after his first voyage to the Americas. The monument serves as a reminder that Barcelona is where Christopher Columbus reported to Queen Isabella and Ferdinand after Columbus most famous trip.
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Barcelona Biomedical Research Park
Very nice piece of modern architecture. It was inaugurated in May 2006. It is an initiative of the Government of Catalonia, the City Council of Barcelona and the Pompeu Fabra University. It is a large scientific infrastructure that gathers together six public research centres closely coordinated amongst them.
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