BARCELONA

The ancient name of Barcelona was Barcino, and the city

was a colony of the Carthaginian empire. It was founded by
Hamil Barça, Hannibal’s father.
In the fifth century, at the beginning of the decline of the
roman empire, several peoples conquered the city of
Barcelona. First of all it was conquered by the Visigoths
and then by Charlemagne in 801. Subsequently, the city
suffered sacking by the Saracens
In the Middle Ages, Barcelona became the most important
city in the Mediterranean owing to his port.
The Spanish engineer Ildefons Cedrà created a plan to
rebuild the city in the nineteenth century and in the
twentieth the city was redesigned by the Cedrà plan.
During Francisco Franco’s revolution, Barcelona was
bombed by the Italian and German airforces because these
countries supported the revolution.
Now Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, a region of the
Iberian peninsula. Barcelona is the most accredited
Spanish city for travel, but it’s the second city for the
number of its inhabitants after the Spanish capital Madrid.
Given its big and famous port, Barcelona is the Spanish
capital of commerce and economy.
The climate is similar to that of Italy, and like the Italian
coastal cities, winters aren’t too cold and summers are
cool and breezy.
In Barcelona there are many UNESCO sites and many of
them were created by the Spanish architect Antonì Gaudì,
the greatest exponent of Catalan modernism.
He designed seven works in the Catalan city, and all of
them are UNESCO sites.
If you want to visit Barcelona, there is a cheap flight from
Florence to Barcelona and after four days you can return
to Florence. The first flight departure is at 20:15 and the
arrive at 21:40; the return is at 12:45 and the arrival is at
14:30. The total cost is 83$.
You can choose a hotel like the Bird House, it isn’t
expensive and it’s near the sea and the city centre. The
cost for three nights is 236 $, and it’s a hundred metres
from the underground.
You can also buy the season ticket for 4 days for the
Barcelona Subway and it costs 31$ per person.
The first day you arrive for dinner time so you can’t see
anything and the best thing to do is to go to the hotel, do
the check-in and go to your room. If you are very tired you
can go to bed early.
The second day will be a great day, and after a big
breakfast, you are ready to begin to visit of the city.
The first thing to see is the Parc Guell, the park that Gaudì
designed. Near the park there is the Guelly sandwichpark,
a restaurant near the park where you can have your lunch.
In the afternoon another important place to visit is the
Picasso Museum, it located in centre city, near the metro
station. After that visit you can walk to the hotel and think
over the works of art. In the evening, taking the subway,
you can reach the Port Olympic area, where you can spend
your evening. It’s famous for its nightlife because there are
some clubs and casinos.
The next day is the most important because you have to
visit many places and you can begin to pass on the Las
Ramblas, the busiest street of Barcelona where there are a
lot of flowers markets, then you can see the plaça de
Catalonia, the Mila House and the Battlo House.
After a typical Spanish lunch, you can visit the Camp Nou,
the largest football stadium in Europe with a room for
about 100 000 people. You can also visit the museum of
F.C.Barcelona, and you can return home without a t-shirt
of the Catalan team.
Before going to dinner you can visit the Egyptian Museum.
In the evening you can eat in the restaurant El Boulevard.
The last day is always the best, because you finish with a
flourish.
 On the last day, the best place to visit is the Sagrada
Familia. It’s the most famous cathedral in Spain and also
the symbol of Barcelona,
However, the last day is also the worst, because you finish
the nice trip and you have to return home, but in the hope
to return there soon.