Barcelona the home of sport

Part 4 – 

Hello again, this blog will be focused on sports within Barcelona and why it’s so famous all over the world.  These places which will be discussed in this post are places which I have visited.

Barcelona Football Club, was founded on 29 November 1899 by Joan Gamper, it is the second most valuable sports team in the world, worth $3.56 billion and the world’s second richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €560.8 million.  Barcelona has over 200 million fans worldwide, which is also one of the top 3 most supported clubs in the world. The Famous home of Barcelona, the Camp Nou stadium which holds 99,358 seats, which makes this the biggest stadium in Europe.

The Camp Nou stadium is available to visit by their stadium tour, if you decide to visit the stadium I highly recommend it that's attending a game or tour, even if you’re not a football fanatic I can guarantee you’ll have an amazing experience visiting the stadium.  Another reason to visit the tour is that the price is fantastic which is only at 32 euros for adults and children under 16 is only 20 euros. Also with the tour you will get to see all the trophies which the club has won and greatest achievements which their players have also one. You will also get to see Lionel Messi five Ballon d'or winnings, this award is given to the best footballer of the year.  By visiting the tour I was able to see and touch this award and was able to meet some of Barcelona great legends.

Also Barcelona is very well-known by their basketball team, this was founded on 24 August 1926 but wasn’t until 1930 the basketball team became well established in Catalonia. I would also recommend going to these games as Barcelona always put on a great performance as they are the best in the leagues in both football and basketball.

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Adventures of Barcelona

Part 3

Hello again, hope you have enjoyed the previous blogs that have been posted.  Hopefully by now you would know how to travel around the city of Barcelona, and now I am going to suggest places to visit which I have experienced myself and enjoyed and also worth the money.

The first place I am going to mention is the the Basílica/Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família Barcelona. The Sagrada Familia is one of the most famous landmarks in Barcelona, the church is such a huge size, so they often referred it as cathedral.  The church has been going through construction since 1883 and predicted to finish by 2026.  However I recommend giving yourself a lot of time for examining the details of the facades, where many embassies and biblical stories are hidden.  The great thing is that prices are set a reasonable price only at 15 euros and can be bought at the venue and online.

Another place I would recommend is the Montjuic cable car, if you want enjoy a breath-taking view of the city and the sea from the castle. The price is only set at 11 euros which is great affordable price, and this is ideal with a family size of eight people this is the perfect way to enjoy Barcelona's green lung with friends and family.  It includes beautiful panoramic views from the castle where you'll be able to view the sea like the Iberians did.  Also discover the history of Mount Jupiter and find out about the development of the fort which stands more than 170 metres above sea level right by the port. 

 Barcelona’s famous water park, the Illa Fantasia water park has over 20 different water slides and 3 large swimming pools. The park has water activities for any age group including the tiny tots. For the little ones the park has the Splash n Slide activities that are safe for the younger members of your family.  The park has it’s own hotels and restaurants, also it is set at a great price of 40 euros and is only 16 miles from La Rambla.

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City of Barcelona

Part 1

The city of Barcelona is by far my favourite place to visit, whenever I need a break/holiday.  It’s great for myself as I still have family in Barcelona which saves me money from buying a hotel room for a week.

Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain, after Madrid, and it’s the 11th most populous urban area in the European Union. Barcelona has over 1.6 million residents and the city is located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea which is Europe’s largest metropolis on the Mediterranean coast.  In Barcelona each year 8 million tourists come and visit the city making it Europe’s third most-visited city after London and Paris.

If ever you decide to visit Barcelona I highly recommend that you use their public transport to travel around the city, as they have Metro, trams, buses and taxis in the city. If you take the train in Sants neighbourhood (like myself) you’ll get to experience how populated this station can be, as it’s Barcelona’s largest railway station and the city’s most important transport hub, as it’s the 2nd most populated train station in Spain.  It’s very common to get confused in which train to get onto in these stations/metro, but one of the things I love about Barcelona are the people who live in it, they are so keen to help tourist to get where they need to go.  

One of the many great tourist attractions to visit is Barcelona’s Beaches.  This is one of the biggest tourist attraction sites in Barcelona and the world, as It's coastline stretches for 4.5km and offers the tourists a wide variety of excellent beaches. The most popular beaches are La Barceloneta, Mar Bella, Nova Icaria and Bogatell.  One of the greatest things about this is that it has seven beaches and around this area, there are the greatest bars, restaurants to visit.    In this city, July and August are the warmest months with temperatures from 25 to 35°. With its Mediterranean climate of mild, humid winters and warm, dry summers, Barcelona is an ideal place for a beach vacation.