Camping in Barcelona
Barcelona. Founded by the Greeks of Asia Minor, is the first known name (Barcino) to the Carthaginians. Today, the capital of Catalonia is a beautiful and cosmopolitan city, the economic center of business not only in Catalonia but throughout the country with one of the largest ports in the Mediterranean.
can start your visit from the Plaza Catalunya Ramblas down for its beautiful, which extends into the harbor. During the tour you can admire monuments: Decorative Arts Museum, Market St. Joseph, the church of Santa Maria dels Reis (Gothic Catalan), by the Sant Pau street leads to the Romanesque church Sant Pau del Camp (c. vii). On the left, the Place Royale, where you get to the Gothic Quarter (main monuments, ss. Xiii-xv), in the space S. Jaime is the palace of the Generalitat (ss. XV-XVI) and the City (s. xv), to the north, opposite the church of Saints Justo and Pastor, is the oldest Gothic fountain Barcelona. Other monuments: gothic bridge, Canons House, the Cathedral (xv), etc.
Other areas of interest are Via Laietana, Calle Moncada (with its stately homes) and the church Santa Maria del Mar (best Catalan Gothic, etc.). South of the historic city, Montjuic, crowned by a fortress of s. xvii (now a museum), National Palace and the Spanish Village.
Although you can not review here the vast monumentality that holds Barcelona, we should mention the Eixample (2. second half nineteenth century) and the works of Gaudí (church of the sacred. Familia, Parc Guell), the Tibidabo and the Monastery of Pedralbes (west of the city) and the Marina, indelible aftermath of the Olympic Games 92, etc.
Other points of interest: Inland, Montserrat, which houses The Moreneta (Black Virgin), patron saint of Catalonia. To the south, areas and resort towns with beautiful beaches lined by pine groves: Castelldefels, Garraf coast, Sitges, Vilanova i la Geltrú ..., before going on the coast of Tarragona. Head north, hugging the coast path, Badalona (ancient city with an interesting old town, Dalt de la Vila), Masnou, Premia de Mar, the ancient Mataró, Arenys de Mar, Canet, Saint Pol, Calella, Pineda Mar and Malgrat (resorts), before moving to the coast of Girona.
Inland there are many beautiful towns and villages which are worth visiting, such as the Montseny and, crucially, that of Berguedá, plagued stunning scenery and wonderful places, able to overwhelm the visitor's imagination (a must on the itinerary for nature lovers.) Its capital is Berga, at the foot of the Sierra de Queralt and the quaint downtown area, with a medieval look and gorgeous environments, and Cardona (collegiate, s. xi), southwest of Berguedá, etc.
