Today, Barcelona holds 1,7 million inhabitants, it is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid . Barcelona is of course known for its huge and endless parties but it reveals its gems to the walker during the daytime.

 Capital of Catalonia , it is a cosmopolitan and Mediterranean city where roman ruins, medieval boroughs and Art Nouveau and Avant-Garde (with beautiful works of art by Gaudi, Picasso and Dali) mingle. Culture is greatly prominent. 

But Barcelona nonetheless sustains its deep rooted traditions with the Feasts Or Sants, which prove to be the best occasions to discover Barcelona the festive. Tradition and modernity are the two corner stones of an innovative gastronomy, based upon vegetables, fish, delicatessen and olive oil. Barcelona has managed to enrich both its past and its future.

 

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