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10 best of barcelona

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10 musts in when in Barcelona : 1. Sagrada Familia is the most visited monument in Barcelona, and one of the most famous symbols of the city. The construction began in 1901, one hundred years ago, but stopped because the architect, Antonio Gaudí got hit by a tram and died! They still didn't finish, so hurry up before they finish. 2. Wander around the Parc Güell is a classic and also a must, you could spend a whole day discovering new things and places and you´d never stop being amazed! The entrance is still for free, but the city council wants to reduce the number of visitors with half and is planning to start charging an entrance fee so run fast!! 3. Beaches Barcelona is a diverse city in all the senses, and so are the beaches. So take a beach tour and discover the beaches of Barcelona with the other 7 million visitors a year on the 4.5km long coastline! Platja de Nova Icària is the busiest one, the volley boll beach Bogatell or for the most brave, Platja de Sant S...

Barcelona

The romans could never had imagined that they laid the first stone to one of the worlds most established brands when they founded Barcelona about 2 000 years ago. Barcelona is today a european design center and a top destination with 86 fairs a year, a culture core with a smart sense of heritage, taking care of the old buildings, and traditions, but at the same time in a very concious way promote the city without loosing it´s soul. The Cataláns are generally more calm and moderate than the spanish, the exepcion is the football and FC Barcelona, that in the heart of every Catalán, and cooking in the blood of the grandparents as well as the younger generations, when they together shout themself hoarse on one of the worlds most famous footballsarenas, Camp Nou. The real turn for Barcelona came in 1992, when it went from being an industrial city to a chic urban metropolis, and hostess for the olympic games. The city went through a makeover and large parts of the city was rebuilt to ...

I, hostel

Hello, I am Garden house hostel . I was constructed in the beginning of the 1900:th century, and my floors are tiled with typical Catalan modernist patterns. I am from Barcelona , and I've been here all my life. From my terrace you have a view over Barcelona city and the whole Horta district, that's my neighborhood. Horta is famous for being a green and safe neighborhood, with a lot of parcs, such as Parc de Laberint d´Horta , Parc Central de Nou Barris and Parc del Turó de la Peira , but of course my garden is the coziest!! On my street you can also find small supermarkets with local products, the typical neighborhood bakery, bank La Caixa if you're running low on cash, and of course nothing is better then a cold beer at my rooftop! Further down the street, just a few minutes walk away along the leafy streets you find Plaza d´Eivissa , filled with bars, restaurants where you can find the typical Spanish tapas and th...