Barcelona is a city located on the coast of Spain along the Mediterranean Sea. It has over 5 million inhabitants and is known for hosting major world events like the Olympics. Popular places to visit include La Sagrada Familia church, Park Güell, Las Ramblas boulevard, and Tibidabo mountain. The city is also home to FC Barcelona, one of the top football clubs globally. Traditional Catalan cuisine includes dishes like escudella i carn d'olla soup and faves amb botifarra beans with sausage.

1. BARCELONA
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2. INDEX
 HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATION OF
BARCELONA
 PLACES TO VISIT
 FC BARCELONA
 GASTRONOMY
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3. History and Geographical situation
 Barcelona is a city of Spain. It belongs to the Autonomous Community of
Catalonia , which is the capital.
 Located on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. About 120 km from the
Pyrenees and the border of France.
 Barcelona has 5.029.181 inhabitants.
 Barcelona has been the scene of various world events that helped shape
the city and give international exposure. Most relevant are the Universal
Exhibition of 1888, the International Exhibition of 1929, the Summer
Olympic Games 1992 and the Universal Forum of Cultures 2004. It is
also home to the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean.
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4. Places to visit
The Agbar tower
The “Sagrada Familia”
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5. Places to visit
The Gothic Quarter
The “Ramblas”
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6. Places to visit
The Tibidabo
The Güell Park
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7. Barcelona and sport
 Barcelona has one of the oldest football clubs in Europe this
is the “Futbol Club Barcelona”. Founded in 1899.
 Today is one of the best clubs around the world, with many
titles European and internecional in his palm.
 Internationally known for the quality of school players.
Where have left some of the best players today as Messi,
Xavi and Iniesta.
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8. FC Barcelona badge
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9. GASTRONOMY
 The kitchen in Barcelona presented as typical dishes such as
escudella i carn d'olla, is a soup a vegetables and patatoes
and with pilots (mass of beef with bread,eggs and spices).
 Another typical dishes are the Catalan faves, “monjetes amb
botifarra” and rice casserole, similar to paella.
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