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.