Barcelona, the second city in population of Spain, presents a series of tourist attractions and places that can not miss, valid recommendation both for tourists and for those who travel for business reasons. Nearly one million seven hundred thousand inhabitants populate this luminous city, which, while being modern and cosmopolitan, has sought and managed to maintain representative places of its rich history, while he is at the forefront of urban development of the region. For this reason, has been offered a Barcelona hotel for every taste, located in most representative of this beautiful city corners. The tour of the city of Barcelona cannot go through the Gothic quarter, in the Ciutat Vella district. It is one of the oldest sites of Spain, in many corners of the same, showing traces of the passage of the Romans on the Iberian Peninsula. The neighborhood deserves to be visited more than once, to appreciate the many old buildings that are found there. Inclusive, remains part of the first wall built around the City, in the plaza of the Cathedral of Barcelona. The same Cathedral is another amazing place.
He began to build towards the 13th century, but its facade was newly completed in the 19th century. The Eixample district is another exciting site. This neighborhood was designed by Ildefonso Cerda, famous engineer of the 19th century, a pioneer in his field, and author of texts which are still referenced today. The district can be found in some of the most important green spaces of Barcelona, such as the Paseo de Gracia and the Rambla de Catalunya. The Eixample is the most populous city neighborhood, and to explore it we will find emblematic points of the architecture of Barcelona, as the expiatory Temple of the Sagrada Familia and the Plaza de Toros Monumental. Barcelona surprises US at every step. The Tibidabo hill, with just 512 meters, is the pinnacle of the city. Ideal to perform on a clear day, excursion can access the Summit aboard the last tram in the district, opened in 1901, and from there to admire a monumental view of the city.
At the Summit we will find the Tibidabo amusement park, opened in 1899. Completely modernized, and at the height of the latest international standards of safety, visit him constitutes a didactic proposition that will enchant children and adults alike. In addition, if you’re from Barcelona and have a few more days of vacation, do not hesitate to get close to Girona, a city that you seduce with his natural charm and that addition always is possible find an interesting hotel Girona in which having fun while you enjoy a few days of rest.