Barcelona, Las Ramblas, Olympic Marina and Sagrada Familia
by James Chapman on 10/09/10 at 8:31 pm
Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain with sixty five municipal parks and seven fabulous beaches. Barcelona has a reputation of being one of the most visited cities in the world. Situated on the Mediterranean coastline Barcelona has been voted as the best beach city in the world by National Geographic. Barcelona’s beaches were featured on Discovery Channel’s documentary, ‘World’s Best Beaches’ in 2005.
Las Ramblas
Las Ramblas is a long winding street in Barcelona city which should top the list of places to see while you are visiting Barcelona.
It is a spectacle not to be missed with a considerable amount of market stalls containing a variety of different products, huge beautiful flower stalls and many street entertainers, including musicians, mime artists, jugglers and clowns.
The whole area around Las Ramblas provides an array of open air coffee and wine bars, where you can sit and take in the fascinating atmosphere and there are many excellent restaurants offering wonderful cuisine.
Olympic Marina
Port Olympic Marina and the adjacent Olympic village were specifically built for the 1992 Summer Olympics.
This is an incredibly beautiful area, especially at night when the really amazing number of seafood restaurants can be seen displaying their mouth-watering delicacies.
The Olympic Marina has restaurants at many different levels, allowing visitors to sample their offerings how you wish. Try an appetizer at one, an entrance dish at another, the main course at a third, then finish it all off with cheese, ham, grapes and an excellent Spanish wine at a fourth.
Sagrada Familia
Allocate a day to visit Gaudi’s architectural wonder, La Sagrada Familia which is a prominent feature of the Barcelona skyline. This impressive structure is one of Spain’s top tourist attractions.
The privately funded Roman Catholic church began being constructed in 1882 and is projected to be fully completed by 2026.
The interior of the building is now open for public worship and guided tours are available to many of the eighteen towers that Gaudi designed.
On his visit to Spain in November 2010, Pope Benedict XVI consecrated the church and proclaimed it to be a Basilica.
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