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The most popular way
to see Barcelona is to use the Bus Turistic, a hop-on, hop-off
service that circles through the major attractions such as the
Olympic site, the Gothic Quarter, the Eixample, and the peaks of
Tibidabo and Montjuic. |
The harbour front
includes the old port, a tree-lined esplanade, the shopping and
recreation complex of Maremagnum, and the modern World Trade
Centre. Nearby is the historic Roman Gothic Quarter, where the
cathedral and the Picasso Museum are major attractions. |
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Barcelona is famous
for its flowing Modernist architecture, the best known by Antoni Gaudi
(1852-1926). |
Gaudi's unfinished
cathedral, Sagrada Familia, is not expected to be completed for
another 50 years. |
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La Rambla is a 2
kilometer promenade from Placa de Catalunya to the Christopher
Columbus monument on the harbor.
Rich with shops, kiosks, buskers and musical entertainers,
it is a delight to explore.
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The Maritime Museum
presents the history of sailing &
piracy on the Mediterranean. It is housed in the only
existing secular Gothic building, a World Heritage site.
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