Guide to Barcelona

10 Interesting facts about Barcelona

2012-02-06 15:32

In and Around Barcelona

If you have decided to visit Barcelona, you definitely have made the right decision! Barcelona is a very elegant city with a lot of art. This city is famous for its impressive history, culture, monuments, fantastic architecture, museums, galleries and interesting people. Of course you can say a lot about Barcelona but below you can find 10 interesting and unique facts about Barcelona.

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Fact 1
Barcelona is the Capital of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, with a population of 1.621.537.

Fact 2
Barcelona has a Mediterranean climate, with mild, humid winters and warm, dry summers. July and August are the warmest months in Barcelona with temperatures from 25 to 31°C, which are ideal for beach holidays. December, January and February are the coldest months, with average temperatures around 14 °C. Sunshine duration is 2,524 hours per year, from 138 (average 4.5 hours of sunshine at day) in December to 310 (average 10 hours of sunshine at day) in July.

Fact 3
Barcelona beach was listed as number one in a list of the top ten beach cities in the world according to National Geographic and Discovery Channel. Barcelona contains seven beaches, which a coastline of 4.5 km.

Fact 4
Barcelona is the 16th-most-visited city in the world and the fourth most visited in Europe after Paris, London, and Rome, with several million tourists every year.

Fact 5
FC Barcelona is the most famous sport club in Barcelona which is most popular for its football team. The club has their own stadium with capacity for 100000 people, which is the biggest stadium in Europe. It is also one of the most visited places in Barcelona.

Fact 6
Barcelona is a centre of modern architecture. Especially it is famous for Antoní Gaudí’s creations. Some of the most famous are Case Vicens, Palau Güell, Cottage Teresianas, Church of Colònia Güell, Casa Calvet, Casa Batlló, Casa Milà, Park Güell and Sagrada Família.

Fact 7
One of the most significant Gaudí creations is La Sagrada Familia which is still under construction. The Cathedral’s building process started in 1882 on which Gaudí was working on for more than 40 years. He spent the last 15 years of his life on this project.

Fact 8
The life centre of Barcelona is La Rambla street. There are many restaurants with Spanish food and shops with souvenirs. There are 150000 people taking a walk along the street every day. In other words it is the heart of the city.

Fact 9
Saint George Day is a national Catalan holiday; in Catalan it is called «Diada de Sant Jordi». Sant Jordi is more or less Barcelona’s version of Valentines Day. The tradition is the exchange of gifts between sweethearts, loved ones and friends. It is custom for the man to give a rose to a women as a sign of love, and the women give a book, as a sign for all time in return.

Fact 10
World famous artists have lived in Barcelona: Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Salvador Dali, Enrique Tabarra, Antonio Saura, etc.

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