Barcelona
Barcelona is Spain's second largest city, with a population of nearly two million people, and the capital of Catalonia. A major port on the northeastern Mediterranean coast of Spain, Barcelona has a wide variety of attractions that bring in tourists from around the globe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Camp Nou and Park Güell.
Camp Nou
Stadium
Photo: Oh-Barcelona.com, CC BY 2.0.
Camp Nou, officially Spotify Camp Nou for sponsorship reasons, and often referred to in English as the Nou Camp, is a stadium in Barcelona and the home of La Liga club FC Barcelona since its opening in 1957.
Park Güell
Park
Park Güell is a complex of parks and gardens in Barcelona with architectural elements, located in the La Salut neighborhood of the Gràcia district in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Palau de la Música Catalana
Theater building
Photo: Doomuu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palau de la Música Catalana is a concert hall in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for Orfeó Català, a choral society founded in 1891 that was a leading force in the Catalan cultural movement that came to be known as the Renaixença.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include L’Hospitalet de Llobregat and Ciutat Vella.
L’Hospitalet de Llobregat
Photo: Ralcaraz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat isn’t a beautiful city. It’s a "bedroom town" southwest of Barcelona. It's the second biggest in Catalonia by population. It's important for being one of the most dense cities in Spain and also in the European Union.
Ciutat Vella
Ciutat Vella is, as its name suggests, the oldest part of Barcelona. Centred along the Las Ramblas boulevard, it includes Barcelona's old port as well as parts built from the early Middle Ages to mid-19th century.
Barcelona
- Type: Locality with 1,620,000 residents
- Also known as: “08019”
- Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.3994° or 41° 23′ 58″ northLongitude
2.128° or 2° 7′ 41″ eastPopulation
1,620,000Elevation
114 metres (374 feet)Open location code
8FH494XH+Q6GeoNames ID
6356055
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Barcelona” goes by many names.
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parc de Joan Reventós and Church of Sant Gregori Taumaturg.
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