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Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona, Spain. Michael Reilly. Info on Barcelona. Barcelona is the Capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain. Barcelona is located on the Mediterranean Coast in between mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs.

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Barcelona, Spain

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  1. Barcelona, Spain Michael Reilly

  2. Info on Barcelona • Barcelona is the Capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain. • Barcelona is located on the Mediterranean Coast in between mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs.

  3. Population of Barcelona • The population of the City of Catolinia is 1,615,018. • With the population of the metropolitan area is 3,161,081. • While the Urban Region of Barcelona consist of around 5.5 million people.

  4. Barcelona's Economics • Barcelona is a major economic centre with one of Europe's principal Mediterranean ports, and Barcelona International Airport is the second largest in Spain after Madrid-Barajas Airport.

  5. Barcelona's Governament • As 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 county (comarca) of the Barcelonès.

  6. Weather • Barcelona has a Mediterranean climate with sub-mediterranean influence, which makes of it not to be the "classical mediterranean climate" with mild, humid winters and warm, dry summers. • December, January and February are the coldest months, averaging temperatures of 9°C(48 °F). July and August are the hottest months, averaging temperatures of 24°C (72°F)

  7. Architecture • Particularly renowned are architectural works of Antoni Gaudí and Lluís Domènech i Montaner that have been designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites

  8. Education • Barcelona has a well-developed higher education system of public universities. Most prominent among these is the University of Barcelona, a world-renowned research and teaching institution with campuses around the city. Barcelona is also home to the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, the newer Pompeu Fabra University

  9. Entertainment • Barcelona has many venues for live music and theatre, including the world-renowned Gran Teatre del Liceu opera theatre, the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, the Teatre Lliure and the Palau de la Música Catalana concert hall. • Also Barcelona held the 1992 Olympic Games.

  10. Parks • Barcelona contains 68 municipal parks, divided into 12 historic parks, 5 thematic (botanical) parks, 45 urban parks and 6 forest parks. • Of Barcelona's parks, Montjuïc is the largest, with 203 ha located on the mountain of the same name.[

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