This document provides information about Catalonia, a region in northeastern Spain. It discusses Catalonia's location, area, population, and self-governing institution. It also summarizes key facts about major cities like Barcelona, famous architects like Antoni Gaudi and landmarks he designed. Additionally, it mentions notable people from Catalonia like cellist Pablo Casals and painter Salvador Dali, as well as museums dedicated to their work. The document touches on Catalonia's culture, history, and tourism.

1. Cor de Maria School
Olot, Catalonia, Spain

2. Catalonia is located south
west of Europe, north east
of Spain.
The Mediterranean Sea is
east of Catalonia.
Catalonia’s area is 31.895
km²
It has 7.570.908 inhabitants.

4. The legend says that the Count of Barcelona
“Guifré el Pelós” fell injured during the war.
The king put his fingers in his wound and
made the four strips of blood on his golden
shield.

5. La Generalitat is the
institution of self
government of Catalonia
(executive council,
president and Parliament).
According to the Spanish constitution of 1978, Catalonia
is a historic community, a nationality, with its own
language, Catalan -spoken by about 7 million people.

6. Barcelona is the financial
capital of Catalonia.
It welcomes millions of visitors
every year.

7. The Benedictine
monastery, currently
formed by 80 monks, has
been for about 1000
years at the service of
pilgrims who come from
all over the world to
venerate the image of
the black Virgin.

8. Mountain and ski
resorts north
Catalonia.

9. Tourist place north east of
catalonia.
Mild climate, diversity of
landscape, light, vegetation …
and the best known Catalan
beaches.

10. He was a genius of modernist architecture.
He got inspired from nature, which is reflected in his
works.
(1852-1926).
“The architecture is the arrangement of light, the sculpture is
the play of light” (Antoni Gaudí).

11. It is Gaudi’s dream.
Nowadays the only cathedral under construction.
The continuation of Gaudi’s project has become an
important symbol of Barcelona.

12. Regarded as one of the most remarkable works of
universal modernism.
Built between 1900-1914, as a residential city in a
paradise landscape.
A fascinating scene of pines and palm trees with
overdimensional architectonical shapes.

13. Known as one of the greatest cellists of all time. One of his last
compositions was the "Hymn of the United Nations”. In 1971 he
was awarded the U.N. Peace Medal in recognition of his stance for
peace, justice and freedom. Casals accepted the medal and made
his famous “I am a Catalan” speech, where he stated that Catalonia
had the first democratic parliament.
(1876-1973)

14. Dalí theatre-Museum in Figueres
He was a genius of abstract painting. Most of his
masterpieces are preserved in the Dali theatre-museum
in Figueres.
(1904-1989)

15. Life is full of difficulties…
…the most important is to stand up again…
…and fight till the end.
This is our inner feeling.