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CEIP Ramon Macip - Dolors Granés
Situation: Barcelona is sited in Catalonia (Spain).
Surface: Metropolitan area of Barcelona has 636 km2 of surface and a population density of 5,010 inhab/km2.
Population: Barcelona metropolitan area is made up of 36 municipalities and has a population of 3,186,461 inhabitants.
Barcelona
Llobregat river
This is the source of Llobregat river.
Llobregat is one of the most important rivers of the province
of Barcelona.
It has its source in Castellar de n’Hug (Berguedà) and it flows into the Mediterranean sea.
Besós river
Besós is a Catalan river which has its source in Vallès Oriental
region and it flows into Sant Adrià del Besós (Barcelonès).
It is a part of the metropolitan area of Barcelona.
This is the source of Besós river.
Mouth of Besós river
Modernism is a cultural movement in Europe from the ends of 19th century to the beginning of 20th century. It set renewel trends in literature, theatre, architecture, fine art, decoration,
furniture and other objects.
Modernism is one of the main atractions of Barcelona and some of its buildings are declared World Heritage Site by
UNESCO.
The financier Eusebi Güell thought to build a garden city and he charged the project to Antoni Gaudí.
Only two houses were built in the park. It was built between 1900 and 1914.
Nowadays, it is a municipal garden.
La rambla is an emblematic avenue of Barcelona which runs between Plaça Catalunya
(in the city centre) and Port Vell.
It is surrounded by newspaper kiosks, flowers and birds markets, street musicians, coffee shops, restaurants, shops...
La font de Canaletes (the fountain of Canaletes) is one of the most important places of Barcelona. It is sited in La Rambla.
It was inaugurated in the 19th century and it is one of the most visited fountains.
There is a legend that says:
“Who drinks from Canaletes, come back to the city”.
La Boqueria or Mercat de Sant Josep is a municipal market. It is sited near La Rambla.
Apart from being a place to buy all kind of fresh food, it is a tourist atraction.
It is the biggest market of Catalonia, the most varied in food supply and the most visited by tourists.
The Cathedral was built from
13th to 15th century, where
the PaleoChristian
and Romanesque
cathedrals were sited.
The facade is
NeoGothic but the rest
is moderner, from the
19th century.
The mountain of
Montjuïc has a top of
184,8 m of altitude.
The magic fountain of Montjuïc is the most important element of a group of lights and water, which includes
waterfalls and ponds.It was built by Carles Buïgas in 1929.
LA SAGRADA FAMÍLIASagrada Família is one of the most known buildings of Modernism in
Catalonia.
It is a symbol of Barcelona.
It was designed by Antoni Gaudí but it is still under construction.
It has 144 m high
distributed in 38 floors.
It is the 3rd highest
building of the city.
It is illuminated
at night (the facade has
4,000 luminous
mechanisms).
Agbar tower is a
skyscraper designed by
French architect Jean
Nouvel.
It was inaugurated on the 16th of September in
2005.
Port of Barcelona is a seaport, industrial,
commercial port and fishing port.
This is one of the main industrial ports and the
biggest port of cruises from Mediterranean sea.
Columbus monument is one of the most famous statues of Barcelona
city.
It was built in 1888 by Gaietà Buïgas in honour of discoverer Cristopher
Columbus.
OLYMPIC PORT OF BARCELONA
The Olympic Port of Barcelona isa leisure harbour sited in front of
the Olympic Villa.
It was built in 1991 by the following architects: Oriol Bohigas, Josep Martorell, David Mackay and
Albert Puigdomènech.
In 1992 sports sailing Olympic Games were celebrated in
Barcelona city.
La Mercè is a popular festival with a program focused on Mediterranean culture: street arts, passacaglia, concerts, traditional dances (sardanes), human towers, firework
displays...
This festival lasts 5 days aprox. This year La Mercè was celebrated from 23rd to 27th of September.
Many popular festivals are celebrated in Barcelona each year.
Some of them are celebrated in all the city but others are only neighborhood celebrations.
The most important festivals are St. George’s Day (on the 23rd of April) and La Mercè (around the 24th of September).
El Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya
(National Art Museum of
Catalonia), also known as M.N.A.C., is a museum of art sited in Barcelona.
It houses all the Catalan art
disciplines, from Romanesque to the
20th century.
The Egyptian Museum of Barcelona is an
institution of cultural and educational
interest and it belongs to Fundació
Arqueològica Clos. The permanent
collection and constant temporary exhibitions
make it as a referent of archaeology and of the
Egyptian world.
Camp Nou is the stadium of Barcelona
Football Club.
It was inaugurated on the 24th of September
in 1957.
It has been remodeled since to be one of the
best stadiums of Europe. Nowadays, it
has a capacity of 98,934 spectators.
Barça players have won many important
competitions.
The colours of the equipment are blue
and deep red.
Barça is one of the best
football teams in the
world.
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