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Barcelona’s cobbled squares, labyrinthine, vehicle-light streets and broad strokes of pedestrian-friendly city planning make exploring on foot a preferred method.
According to Barcelona's City Council, the city's population as of 1 January 2016 was 1,608,746 people, [86] on a land area of 101.4 km 2 (39 sq mi). It is the main component of an administrative area of Greater Barcelona , with a population of 3,218,071 in an area of 636 km 2 (246 sq mi) (density 5,060 inhabitants/km 2 ).
The city is annexed by Napoleonic France and incorporated into the First French Empire (1812) The Spanish Civil War and the Franco period (1936–1975) Barcelona becomes capital of the Republic of Spain from November 1937 until January 1939; The city falls into Nationalist hands on 26 January 1939; Modern Barcelona (1975–present)
The La Boqueria market opens off the Rambla and is one of the city's foremost tourist landmarks, housing a very diverse selection of goods. [ 2 ] [ 13 ] One of the side streets, which is only a few meters long, leads to the Royal Square ( Plaça Reial ), a plaza with palm trees and porticoed buildings containing many pubs and restaurants, and ...
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1860 map. Ciutat Vella (Catalan pronunciation: [siwˈtad ˈbeʎə], meaning in English "Old City") is a district of Barcelona, numbered District 1.The name means "old city" in Catalan and refers to the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Tourist attractions in Barcelona (14 C, 56 P) Transport in Barcelona (4 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Tourism in Barcelona" This category contains only the following page.
Barcelona aerial view (2004). Barcelona, capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, is located in the Spanish Levant, on the Mediterranean coast. Its geographical location is between 41°16' and 41°30' north latitude and between 1°54' and 2°18' east longitude. [2]