Where is Barcelona?

• Barcelona is cradled in the North Eastern Mediterranean coast of mainland Spain, about 2 hours drive South from the French Pyrenees.

• It's the capital of Catalunya, a region of Northern Spain that has its own unique culture, traditions and personality.

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A city of modern art

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Many great painters and artists worked here at some time and their influence is still evident throughout the city. Two of which are Picasso and Miró who have museums dedicated to some of their more important works. There are also dozens of other museums and art galleries dotted all around the city so you'll always have plenty of art to experience whilst here. See our pages on some of the best Barcelona art galleries or Barcelona museums.

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Architecture

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Barcelona is home to masterpieces of many great architects. The most famous of which is Antoni Gaudí. Gaudí's work is admired by architects around the World as being one of the most unique and distinctive styles in modern architecture.

One of his most well know works, La Sagrada Familia, is a giant basilica.

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