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Barcelona Architecture
Not a paid advertisement. If this is your first trip to Barcelona, the two-day hop-on-hop-off bus tour is your best bet to get the most out of the city. I have done similar bus tour of many urban areas, such as DC, New York, Toronto. Barcelona bus tour was the best. I think it has to do with the size and traffic of the city, and the amount of attractions that pack into the tour. Plus, you get a good orientation of the entire city. It is well worth the price. Plaça de Catalunya is a hub of culture events as well as transportation. The tour bus starts on the…
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The Magical Barcelona
Founded as a Roman city, Barcelona is the capital and largest city of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits, its urban area extends to numerous neighboring municipalities within the Province of Barcelona and is home to around 4.8 million people, making it the sixth most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris, London, Madrid, the Ruhr area and Milan. (Sited from wikipedia.) I did a little comparison from the data on Wikipedia. Barcelona is the most densely populated urban area among Atlanta, Shanghai and New York. Shanghai and New York are similar in terms of urban density, but outside of the city limit, Shanghai still has the high density while…
