photo travel: Barcelona, a city which offers visitors diverse leisure options.

Friday 2 March 2012

Barcelona, a city which offers visitors diverse leisure options.

There is much to see in Barcelona, a city which offers visitors diverse leisure options. Among the most important places to be seen in Barcelona mentioned Las Ramblas, one of the major tours of the city where we can enjoy, among other things, street performances.

Gothic Quoter

Another must-see in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter, one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city. Here we can see the Plaza San Jaime, the Palace of the Generalitat of Catalunia and Barcelona City Council seat. Also, the House of the City of Barcelona, Plaza del Rey, the Gothic Cathedral, the sculptor Dali Museum and the beautiful Plaza Real.

Dali Museum

the Palace of the Generalitat of Catalunia

Gothic Cathedral

Montjuic

We must see in Barcelona Montjuic mountain from where we can see beautiful views of the Mediterranean Sea. In addition there is a castle which is now a military museum. Another must-see attraction in Barcelona is the magic fountain of Montjuic, each night offers a beautiful show of light and water.

the Holy Family

Among the religious heritage that must be seen in Barcelona, highlights the Holy Family, built by the Catalan artist Antonio Gaudi. This church h become the symbol of the city and is visited daily by thousands of people.

Another monumental works there to do in Barcelona, also performed by the master Gaudí, are La Pedrera and Casa Batllo, one of the most precious architectural treasures to see in Barcelona.

casa batllo

la pedrera

Park Guel

Among the parks to see in Barcelona, can visit the Park Guell, which is also the work of Gaudí. In this place reveals the fusion of nature with modern architecture.

If you want to see in Barcelona history of their neighborhoods, the place to get lost in its streets is La Barceloneta, a former fishing village. We can see in Barcelona, the Clock Tower which functioned as a lighthouse until the nineteenth century.

la barceloneta

clock tower

We add to our list of things to do in Barcelona is to visit the warm beaches bathed by the Mediterranean Sea. The Barceloneta beach is located right in the city of Barcelona, also of Icaria, the Marbella and Sitges are the closest.