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Barcelona Guide for Tourist

editor — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 01:58:00 +0000

Barcelona Guide for Tourist SIGHTS Barcelona is defined by its unique Modemisme architecture. The tourist areas are Las Ramblas, a bustling avenue smack in the city center, and the Barri Gotic, Barcelona’s old city. But don’t neglect vibrant La Ribera and El Raval, the upscale Modernist avenues of l’Eixample, the panoramic city views from Montjuic and Tibidabo, Gaudi’s Park Gttell, and the harborside Port Ollmpic. The Ruta del Mod-ernisme pass is the cheapest and most flexible option for those with a few days and an interest in seeing all the biggest sights. Passes (‚3.60; students, over-65, and groups of 11

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Traveling in Barcelona

editor — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 20:31:00 +0000

Traveling in Barcelona WATERFRONT MUSEU MARITIM. The Drassanes Reiales de Barcelona (Royal Shipyards of Barcelona) are considered the world’s greatest standing example of Civil (i.e. non-religious) Gothic architecture and are currently awaiting nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The complex consists of a series of huge indoor bays with slender pillars, in which entire ships could be constructed and stored over the winter. Since 1941, the building has housed the Maritime Museum, which traces the evolution of shipbuilding and life on the high seas. (Av. Drassanes, off the rotary around the Monument a Colom. M: Drassanes, L3. s933 42

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Spain Map

editor — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 22:12:00 +0000

The Alhambra, on the outskirts of Granada, is seventy-seven miles from Malaga, one of the international gateways to Spain. It also has direct flights from Madrid. The Alhambra suggests the Arab’s idea of heaven, complete with flowers, tinkling waters and beautiful houris. It is a palace with twenty-five or more interiors and courtyards. The Court of the Lions is the Alhambra’s piece de resistance. In the center of the courtyard is a fountain supported by twelve amiable lions, each spewing water from its mouth. Each side of the court is backed by a room, artistic in its own right. The

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