Barcelona

Barcelona - the capital of Catalonia and the second most populated city in Spain. She survived several eras and perfectly preserved monuments of the past. Excursion to Barcelona will give you the opportunity to experience the special charm of this magical city. Old Town, known as Barry Gothic - Gothic Quarter, is an impressive chamber compositions interspersed with small shops, cafes, tavernas and restaurants. Gothic Quarter seven centuries older than the other districts of Barcelona. Temple "Holy Family" - a business card of Barcelona. This structure of the famous architect Antonio Gaudi, whose surprising and even mystical structures conquer. The construction of this cathedral - the redemptive church, Gaudi tried to atone for the sins of the modern material world, to proclaim the equality and unity of peoples. P> famous La Rambla boulevard for Barcelona - is the focus of attractions, entertainment venue and holiday festivities. Rambla stretches from the heart of the city - Placa Catalunya to the city port. At the beginning of La Rambla - cast iron fountain Kanaletas, and its completion is dominant over the whole port area of 87-meter monument to Columbus. Little to the side of it is church Mercedes, dedicated to Our Lady Mother of Mercy, patron of Barcelona. In her honor every year held a grand celebration, are involved in its wake almost all residents and visitors alike. In these days Rambla is particularly colorful and crowded. Spacious, with luxurious plane trees, it is filled with cheerful crowds. The challenges along her house affect monumentality and elegance of the facades. Many of them are built in the XVIII century. In no other European capital not feel such a bustling center for cultural life, as in Barcelona. At every corner of the Rambla Indices: Library of Catalonia, Museum of Performing Arts, Arts Center, Wax Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Picasso Museum. La Rambla - a kind of laboratory of the arts in the open. It is constantly working and exhibiting their works artists, pretend play and pantomime, performed dances, music sounds. Continuing examination Barcelona , you will get to Piazza di Spagna, relating to the monumental complex Montjuic , built during the World Expo 1929 The complex includes: the National Palace, Pavilion Exhibition, Palace of the nation, built in the style of pseudo, gardens and fountains. Here on the Montjuic hill you can visit the museum under the open sky "Spanish Village", in which the most typical types of houses, buildings, streets and squares of different Spanish provinces and districts. Above the museum are sports facilities of the Olympic rings, designed for the Olympic Games in 1929 and 1992., Which includes the Olympic Stadium, Palace of Sports, Olympic gallery. From the observation platform Miramar offering spectacular view of the city and the port of Barcelona.