Catalonia is an autonomous community located in northeastern Spain. Barcelona is the capital and largest city, with over 1.6 million inhabitants. Known for its culture, tourism, and architecture, Barcelona hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics and is home to landmarks like La Sagrada Família basilica and Park Güell. Costa Brava along the Mediterranean coast is also a popular tourist destination, featuring beautiful beaches and islands like the protected Medes Islands reserve. The Romanesque church of Sant Climent de Taüll and ancient city of Tarragona with its well-preserved Roman ruins are additional historical sites in Catalonia.

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2. *Where is Catalonia?

3. St.
Climent de
Taüll
Costa Brava
Barcelona
Montserrat
Tarragona

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* Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia.
* It has 1.600.000 inhabitants.
* The largest Metropolitan city of the
Mediterranean sea.
* It was Olympic city in 1992.
* It has become a world reference in
culture, gastronomy, tourism
, economy, fashion and arts .
* What can you see in Barcelona?

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6. * La Sagrada Família means: The Holly
Family.
* It was designed by the Catalan
architect Antoni Gaudí.
* Gaudí was inspired by the nature
when he build the basilic. The
columns inside look like a forest of
giant trees.
* Different moments of the Bible are
shown around and inside the church.
* Considered UNESCO world heritage
site.
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We are on excursion in La
Sagrada Família and
Barcelona

7. The
dragon.
Antoni
Gaudí
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Güell Park, the mosaic style of Antoni Gaudí is amazing The
Maritime zone of Barcelona where we can find this famous
sculpture of the Catalan artist Antoni Miró. Two interesting
sites of the citiy, where art and beauty live together.
Woman
and bird,
Antoni
MIRÓ

8. * The pure beauty of the beaches ,
the green trees touching the sea
and the transparent waters. One
of the best touristic places in the
Mediterranean Coast.

9. A group of seven
islets near
L’Estartit in Costa
Brava.
The Medes Islands
are today one of
the most
important marine
flora and fauna
reserves in the
western
Mediterranean, as
well as being a
popular scuba
diving destination.
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10. Clement of
Taüll is a
Roman
Catholic
church. It is a
form of
Romanesque
architecture
that contains
magnificent
Romanesque
art.
World
Heritage site
by the
UNESCO.
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11. * The artwork inside the
church include the
famous mural paintings
by the Master of
Taüll as well as the
wooden altar frontal.
These works of art
represent different
aspects of Christianity.
The most famous
fresco, of Christ in
Majesty.

12. * The Roman
aqueduct
* Berà Arch.
It stands on the line
of what was the Via
Augusta, now the N340 road
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Tarragona is a city with thousands of
years of history. Ancient
Tarraco, founded by the
Romans, was one of the most
important cities in the
Mediterranean. This impressive
Roman legacy has been declared a
World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

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* Montserrat (Serrated Mountain) is the spiritual
heart of Catalonia .
* Thousands of years ago it was under the sea.
* The monastery called Monestir de Montserrat was
founded in 1025 to commemorate numerous
visions of the Virgin Mary.
* Today it houses a community of about 80 monks,
and pilgrims come to venerate La Moreneta (the
Black Virgin) because of its black skin.
* Many girls and women in Catalonia are called
Montserrat.

14. The choir ( at the top right corner )
and the Virgin called “La Moreneta” ( Black skin)
*On excursion in Montserrat