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Making the Most of Your Holiday - Things to Do In Barcelona
By Robert M Freeman | March 8, 2009
Barcelona is a place that is different from other places in Spain, and for that matter in all of Europe. Spending your holidays in Barcelona will give you a very refreshing experience. It changes the pace of your life to a completely new experience. Barcelona is very gorgeous and you can have a lot of fun. You would experience as if the city comes to life at night.
In Barcelona, you’ll be able to see fine examples of both Gothic and Romanesque architecture. The most unifying theme of the city of Barcelona is Antoni Gaudi which has a very whimsical architecture. If you want to indulge into the true spirit of Barcelona, take a walk by La Rambla which is a grand avenue lined with trees. During your stroll, you can also revisit the history and culture for which Barcelona is so renowned.
You would find a number of different things on your way from books and jewellery to a great number of tourists and street actors. The street life is very lively and the ambience is very pleasing.
There are also paved streets in the Barri Gotic and there are medieval buildings, and the entire area shows an exotic feeling. The area also has a lot of restaurants that are very fine, and the food offered is of very high quality and delicious. Barcelona, is the city in which Picasso spent his youth is home of the Picasso Museum. For those who are Picasso admirers, there are his early works in the museum which provide a true understanding to his works and also to the artist himself.
There is also Edifici Frum which holds an exhibition of the urban transformation that took place in Barcelona. The highlight in the place is a model of the city which is very detailed, and its creation took twenty thousand hours. It is acclaimed as the biggest model of its kind in all of Europe.
Bellesguard is a sight worth seeing, and is built in a Gaudi fashion. The exposed bricks and wrought iron give it a fairy tale style. You should also see the Casa de l’Ardiaca where there are many of the city’s archives. Its courtyard is purely serene, and was renovated in the year 1902. It was actually built in the sixteenth century.
There is also the very attention-grabbing House of spikes, Casa de les Punxes that is like a neo Gothic fantasy. It has towers that are pointed and that has it pet name as the House of Spikes. In addition there is the Edifici de Gas Natural which is a waterfront tower, and has shining mirror like surface.
If you want to see more of Gothic architecture, you should go to Catedral which is famous for its gothic interior that is very powerful. It also has an irregular cloister that is Romanesque. Centre de Cultura Contempornia de Barcelona is adored by the people of the city and holds different exhibitions, and is a centre that is used for multi cultural purposes.
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