Barcelona has something to offer everyone, which is why it’s now one of the top tourist destinations in Europe. The narrow, Gothic streets of the old town offer mystique and history, while the modern Eixample district, is full of the latest shops and businesses. In the past three decades the city has gone from strength-to-strength and developed a unique identity within Spain. The Catalan language differentiates the spoken word and the architecture sets the city apart as well. The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is situated to the north of the city. Built as part of the development programme for the 1992 Olympic Games, the track was actually finished in time for the 1991 Spanish Grand Prix.
Barcelona’s El Prat de Llobregat airport is 12 kilometres southwest of the city and has connections to all major European destinations. There are trains, buses and taxis connecting the airport and the city. The efficient Metro system provides an easy way for getting around the city centre. For food lovers, no stay in Catalunya is complete until you’ve tried ‘Crema Catalana’, the region’s famous egg-based dessert. The Picasso Museum is one of the city’s biggest tourist attractions. Its collection of the Spanish artist’s work is the most extensive in the country and one of the most notable in the world.
The city boasts many other museums - the Nou Camp’s Football Museum is a must for soccer fans - and for the best sights, start in the ninth century Old Town and walk, looking out for Gaudi’s architecture, the Gothic Monastery in Pedralbes, the Placa de Catalunya, the Olympic Port and Las Ramblas. There is everything you could want in Barcelona. As well as the many tourist attractions in the city, you can head to the beach. There is a four-kilometre stretch of coastline within the city limits, most of which is sandy.