Situated on the southeast coast of Spain, Barcelona offers all the experiences you’d expect of the Capital of Catalonia. Gothic cathedrals, picturesque Gaudi’s modern houses and the unspoilt Gothic quarter are all part of the magnificent cityscape, but the real delights of discovery lie in wandering the one point three-kilometres-long street called “La Rambla”.
Barcelona’s original name was “Barcino”, which was given by the founders: Phoenicians and Carthaginians. Nevertheless, in the first century B.C., the city was taken by the Romans, and in the third century they changed the capital from Tarraco to Barcino; after that, the city was occupied for a lot of civilizations until 9th century (the reconquest) , and in 988 achieved the independence
Barcelona’s original name was “Barcino”, which was given by the founders: Phoenicians and Carthaginians. Nevertheless, in the first century B.C., the city was taken by the Romans, and in the third century they changed the capital from Tarraco to Barcino; after that, the city was occupied for a lot of civilizations until 9th century (the reconquest) , and in 988 achieved the independence