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Be a Barcelonian

Blue sea, Architecture, Rooted traditions, Cosmopolitan life and culture, Excellent food, Legendary shops, Outdoor life, New businesses oriented, Ancient history; this is Barcelona.

Barcelona warmly welcomes all those who aim to discover these features and go far beyond the tourist postcard. Barcelona itself offers enough variety of experiences to inspire many return visits.

If you venture into the Catalan countryside, you’ll fall in love with the beauty and variety of the region, you will discover every kind of European vegetation and landscape – lush farmland dotted with Tuscan-like hilltowns, 580 km blue Mediterranean coastline with both secluded coves and long sun-drenched beaches, steeply terraced olive groves and vineyard, green valleys and high summits with alpine meadows.

Catalonia is a land that has preserved a rich cultural heritage. Inland lie many fine cities with magnificent historic buildings such as Girona, Vic, Olot and many small medieval villages and monasteries that will take you back in time.