Barcelona is the capacious cosmopolitan city in Spain becoming powerful from the sea of Mediterranean coast. It is the capital of Catalonia (self-governing region in Spain). Walking in the city is like a maze passing through the narrow ancient streets, yet interesting place to discover.

Every vicinity is connected to underground that gives any access to any location in Barcelona. The underground space is used not only for passages but also for mall purposes and connects wonderful buildings underneath street levels.

People are rushing to the sunny beaches of Barcelona while restaurants and clubs alongside in the harbor are packed time to time. About facts of Barcelona, whatever you might looking for to filled each space within you in the sense of Barcelona travel for vacation; the city has it all.

Its fabulous weather, full of swearwords culture, exciting and fun places to hang out with plenty of opportunities to relax together with the family is perfect. Here you can spend with your family a much memorable experience trip chilling out and become busy going out day and night anywhere destinations that never fail with surprises.

As the city is known of being appreciative of arts, lots of buildings and several galleries are reflected by it. Adapting the old rules architecturally could be the reason why Barcelona popularly known as one of Europe super medieval architectural style.

Apart from the facts of the city, there are also funny things happened in the place. About funny in Barcelona, there is none in Spanish people who have not known Antoni Gaudi- the famous architect who has the power to sway the building artistically in the city.

What’s funny about it was the time Gaudi chose to fetch the donkey from a woman who selling sand to be a model in the main entrance to La Sagrada Familia Catholic Church.

Eventually, the Catalans were adding dry fruit to the meat and dishes. The sauces as well have an important role on the Catalan gastronomy. You can try the allioli this is with garlic and oil, a great partner to rice and meat. There is so much to discover about the Catalan’s cuisines, but among all the famous starters the popular dish called “mondonguilles amb sepia” is a cuisine in Barcelona that you should not miss having a try.

Aside from the foods, of course the important places to visit in Madrid should not be missed. As a tourist this is the most important reason why we come over to a certain destination, and for Barcelona the places that you should not miss visiting are the following.

* Sagrada Familia—this is one of the most impressive architectures to see in Barcelona. The architecture was designed by the famous artist in the city, Antoni Gaudi. He got inspired with the nature around him that leads him to design such an enormous and striking architecture of Sagrada Familia.

* Barri Gòtic—this part of Barcelona symbolized the religious and the civic heart of the city. If you want to see some of the medieval architecture of Barcelona, this is the best place to head of. This is also a great place for shopping, bar hopping, business and restaurants.

* Picasso Museum—this museum is located particularly in the three medieval buildings as well as in the other two buildings. It houses more than 3, 600 works segregated into paintings and drawings.

Barcelona is an amazing city of Spain, due to that fact millions of holiday goers come to visit the city every year, and even some of them decided to live here permanently.

If this is your first time to visit Barcelona, the very first thing that you should do to familiarize the city is to pretend like you are one of the locals. This means that you should have to do strolling around the city, getting familiarize with the street numbers. You can start your tour at the seaside towards the mountains. The best option also to familiarize the city is to tour around through walking and without riding a car. Barcelona has four key thoroughfares; the Passeig de Gracia and the Rambla de Catalunya and the Gran Via and Diagonal. These four keys could help you know better Barcelona.

If you already familiarize the city, then this is your time to hop into the main neighborhoods. You could start at the city center moving down to the sea. The heart of the city which is the Gothic Quarter is a must see. This is one of the most rushing areas visited by thousands of tourists all over the world. Another place to familiarize in Barcelona is the Barceloneta, the Born and La Ribera, the Raval, Gracia and more. If you want to know better Barcelona, then start it now.

Recently, Barcelona has been appointed being at the top five destinations for the European travelers. In fact it is the only Spanish city which is included in the list for the European tourists; this is based on the study and survey on tourism. Furthermore, studies shown that aside from the fact that Barcelona is on the top five, there are still top ten Spanish destinations which is included in the lists. The top ten Spanish destinations include Palma, Madrid, Alicante and Malaga. But for the best Spain travel experience touring the other places of Spain aside from its top destinations would also be interesting.

On the other hand, Barcelona took the pride again. This season the city has been the top choice for the tourists like English, French, Italians, Portuguese and more. Previously, France got the highest rank for tourism because of the low coast of airfare. But recently Spain got already the highest rank with 26%, which is being followed by Hungary 22% and Portugal and France 21%. And aside from the fact that Barcelona is the best city to spend the holiday vacation, it is also a great destination for those who were looking for luck at work because there are a lot of opportunities here. While for some other travelers they were also grabbing the opportunity of visiting here because they have plans of living here permanently.

Casa Mila or La Pedrera or Stone Quarry is one of the works of Antoni Gaudi. Together with the magnificent La Sagrada which is one of his last before he died. Casa Mila is located in No 92 Passeig de Gracia and take Diagonal Metro, Green line L3 to get there. Originally, Casa Mila was built for rent apartment. Yet, the owner on that era had difficulty in renting the place because of the irregularity of the building’s architecture.

Now Casa Mila is made as a cultural center and a museum. The cultural center is owned by Obra Social Caiza Catalunya. While the museum is all about the career of Antoni Gaudi; now, the museum is an instrument for the famous artist to showcase their work.

Casa Mila is so unique in its beauty. The façade of the building is made of curving stonework that one can not see any straight line. Though not straight and natural it still could attract the eyes of even the neophytes in art and architecture. The staircase so flamboyant and extravagant that one could think you floating in richness; the corridors and hallways of Casa Mila are the proof of Gaudi’s knack of creating superb and timeless architecture; that even time could not vanish its brilliance.

You will find the columns of the Museu d’ Historia de la Ciutat, this is from the Roman Period. The four columns are the last remaining walls of the temple. You will also find the Gothic period structures such as the Santa Maria del Mar, the Hospital de la Santa Creu, the Catedral, Placa del Rei and the Salo del Tinell or you may want to stroll the streets of Barri Gotic. There is also the pre modernist and the modernist period structures; you will find the works of Gaudi which is the Casa Batllo, Casa Mila, the Palau Guell and Parc Guell. Some of the modernist structures are the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Macba, the Anella Olimpica, the Forum Convention Center, and the Tibidabo’s Communication Tower and so on. Barcelona is rich in architectural structures, if you are into this kind of attractions; the city is for you.