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A brief introduction to Barcelona
Barcelona, the
Capital of Catalonia, is a lively City for people of all ages.
From Museums and wonderful Architecture to the Bustling Rambla. For
an enjoyable night out in the town, the problem may be choosing what
would be most to your liking from among all the choices that
Barcelona has to offer.
By night Barcelona provides options for exciting entertainment,
cultural activities and other leisure activities. Perhaps, after an
appetizer in one of the many tasteful bars, visit a fine restaurant,
selecting from authentic Catalan and Mediterranean food to authentic
dishes from around the world.
For the young and young-at-heart, everywhere around the city are
found discotheques, clubs and dance halls. For those who prefer to
enjoy their music without having to move their bodies, the best
thing to do is head off to one of the city's many live music clubs,
offering almost daily shows in every style, from jazz and blues to
African music, classical and flamenco. Nor should we forget about
other attractions of Barcelona by night: the theatre, the cinema,
the popular fiestas that dot the calendar and the outdoor clubs with
music for all tastes
Museums: a heritage to treasure and enjoy The museums of Barcelona
house a very valuable heritage, and the conservation and
popularizing of that heritage, encouraging different sections of the
public to get to know it by means of exhibitions and hands-on
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In addition to
displaying their own collections and hosting a wide range of
temporary exhibitions, the museums also run a huge variety of
activities: itineraries and evening visits, workshops for schools,
courses of lectures and live music are coming more and more to
configure the idea of the museum as a driving force of the city's
cultural dynamic. The museums work to define differentiated types of
provision oriented at specific audiences, and organize programmes
such as Summer in the Museums and Christmas in the Museums. The
level of public response is one of the keys to success in the
ongoing task of improving the city's museums. Seven million people
visit Barcelona's fifty or so public and private museums each year .
Of particular note in terms of number of visits are the Museo
Picasso (with its important collection of the painter's work, in
addition to temporary exhibitions), and the Fundación Joan
Miró.
With the opening of the city to the sea, a project first undertaken
in the 1980's, the redeveloped seafront, from the Moll de la Fusta
and the area around the Palau de Mar to the Rambla de Mar and the
Olympic Port area, has become one of Barcelona's most
popularrecreation and leisure spaces. In addition, the beaches of
Sant Sebastià, La Barceloneta, Nova Icària, Bogatell,
Mar Bella and Nova Mar Bella, stretching more than four kilometres
overall, receive annually nearly seven million visitors, and have
all the facilities and services necessary for these people to enjoy
a pleasant and safe day at the beach. Moreover, with the development
of the shoreline around the river Besòs, Barcelona will gain
new areas for leisure located on sites taken from the sea. These
include a new marine wildlife park, two green areas with a variety
of uses and a new bathing area, the latter different from usual
beaches in its being designed to create an area of calm waters.
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