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This is a Virtual-Trip around CATALONIA’S capital city Barcelona in Spain.
By Mark on August 9, 2009
This is a post about the northern spanish city of Barcelona, it is the capital and the most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008. It is the eleventh-most populous municipality in the European Union and sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris, London, Ruhr Area, Madrid and Milan with the population 4,185,000. 4,9 million people live in Barcelona metropolitan area. The main part of a union of adjacent cities and municipalities named Área Metropolitana de Barcelona (AMB) with a population of 3,186,461 in area of 636 km² (density 5.010 hab/km²). Barcelona is Europe’s largest city on the Mediterranean coast.
It is located on the Mediterranean coast between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs and is bounded to the west by the Serra de Collserola ridge (512 m/1,680 ft).
This amazing city is recognised all around the world for its importance in finance, commerce, media, entertainment, arts and international trade. It is aso a major economic centre with one of Europe’s principal Mediterranean ports, and Barcelona International Airport is the second largest in Spain after the Madrid-Barajas Airport.
This city is also the capital of Catalonia, Barcelona houses the seat of the Catalan government, known as the Generalitat de Catalunya; of particular note are the executive branch, the parliament, and the Supreme Court of Catalonia. The city is also the capital of the Barcelonès comarca. Information provided by Wikipedia, to learn more about this amazing and historic city which once was a Roman city, please refer to the Wikipedia link at the bottom of this post.
This is a picture taken as an overview of the city, Barcelona, Spain.
This is a picture taken of a beach in Barcelona, Spain.
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Nick Ramsay, exploring the world from a zabuton in Japan.
1:48 pm on August 12th, 2009
Hi Mark. I certainly learn a lot from your posts. Good work.
Mum
6:02 pm on August 12th, 2009
I found doing this post quite exciting to, not as exciting as the two above, but it is an interesting and extraordinary city, thanks Mum.