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Barcelona Travel Guide

Founded as a Roman city, Barcelona became the capital of the Counts of Barcelona and the Crown of Aragon. Besieged several times during its history, Barcelona is today an important cultural centre and a major tourist destination and has a rich cultural heritage.

About Barcelona

Barcelona covers an area of 100.4 square Km and is estimated to have a population of 1.7 million people being the second most populous city in Spain and the capital of Catalonia. It is a major economic centre and one of Europe's principal Mediterranean ports.

Shopping

 If you love to shop then you’re going to love Barcelona! Barcelona Spain shopping offers around 35,000 shops.

The city is also home to the famous 5 KM shopping line. The shopping line stretches from the top of the Ramblas, through Placa de Catalunya along Passeig de Gràcia and up Avenue Diagonal. Much of the shopping line is pedestriansed making it a pleasant experience to wonder from shop to shop without worrying about traffic.

Along the Barcelona Spain shopping line you’ll find a huge selection of shops including many of the big names like Versace, Giorgio Armani, Burberry, Bally, Cartier and Calvin Klein to name but a few.

You’ll also find many high quality Spanish designer shops supplying a dizzy array of clothes, shoes, jewellery, apparel and accessories with chic European style.

Check out the links below:

Maremagnum

El Corte Ingles

La Roca Village

Passeig De Gracia

Placa De Catalunya

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