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Alexander Meddings
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GUIDED TOURFrom €15.00
Barcelona Walking Tour
Barcelona, the regional capital of Catalonia, is a proudly cosmopolitan city. Visit and you’ll find a melting pot of Mediterranean cultures situated on the shores of the Balearic Sea and bordering France, Andorra and—as many Catalans would contest—Spain.
Barcelona is second only to Madrid as the second most active economically-active city on the Iberian peninsula. But Barcelona edges Madrid as a tourist destination as it taps into a richer, more illustrious vein of history, boasts stunning beaches with warm Mediterranean waters, and is home to some genuinely stunning architecture.
Demographically, Barcelona is remarkably diverse. According to the city’s Municipal Register, foreign nationals account for 26.3% of Barcelona‘s residents (around 400,000 inhabitants).
Barcelona has two official languages: Catalan and Spanish/Castilian.
