Little about Barcelona

I have been a way for a while, I visited a lovely city Barcelona in Spain. Actually it isn’t my first time there but what’s special about it this time is that I stayed where the Romans used to live! I would wake up in the morning, go out on on my two foot length balconey and there I would be in the middle of the Barri Gòtic (Gothic Quarter).

Here’s a little a bout Barcelona.. the city I fell in love with..

Barcelona is the capital and most populous city of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, it is a major economic centre, with one of Europe’s principal Mediterranean ports.

Barcelona has a rich history, it was founded around 230 BC, most likely by the Carthaginians but invaded several times over the centuries. Barcelona faced a devastating plague and the annexation of the kingdom by the Castilian state which refused to allow its people to share in the huge wealth pouring in from the Americas in the 15th century.

Barcelona finally fell in 1714 at the end of the 13-year War of the Spanish Succession. The Catalans were duly punished for having sided with Britain and Austria against Felipe V, the French contender for the Spanish throne. Felipe banned the Catalan language.
In the mid-19th century, poets and writers led a crusade to revive the Catalan culture and language which by that time were in danger of extinction you can click here to know more about it’s history.

The success of the 1992 Olympics brought world attention and acclaim to Barcelona which earned a reputation not only as Spain’s most exciting city but also as one of the most happening places to be on the entire planet.

This city was home to many artists and architects such as Antoni Gaudi. Pablo Picasso arrived in the city in 1894, there is a very popular Picasso museum located in the Gothic Quarter that houses an extensive collections of his artworks.

La Rambla’s is one of the main streets tourists visit which is located by the Gothic Quarter with it’s tiny streets, small shops, cafes and restaurants.. Upon walking in these narrowing streets between those high stone walls you can almost sence and touch what these walls witnessed throughout these centuries.

If you do ever decide to visit this city in the summer, I thought I should warn you of naked old men walking around the streets of Barcelona!
(I have encountered more than 2 in my short stay)

Here are some photos I took..

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