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The central heart of Barcelona is La Rambla, a shopping street which takes you from Plaça Catalunya to Mirador de Colom [Barcelona / Spain]
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La Rambla is a dual carriageway with a pedestrian area in between, where people come to shop, socialise, read a newspaper or watch people [Barcelona / Spain]
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The Mercat de La Boqueria is one of the most famous markets of Barcelona, located along the La Rambla [Barcelona / Spain]
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The Mercat de La Boqueria is built in 1840, after a chaotic/violent period in the city during which many (religious) buildings in central Barcelona were destroyed [Barcelona / Spain]
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The Mercat de La Boqueria is mainly a fresh food market, with lots of fish, meat products, nuts, fruits and vegetables. The market is very picturesque and has become one of the major tourist sites in the city [Barcelona / Spain]
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Fresh fish for sale on Barcelona’s Mercat de La Boqueria [Barcelona / Spain]
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Sheep heads for sale on the Mercat de La Boqueria in Barcelona [Barcelona / Spain]
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The Mercat de La Boqueria is an important tourist site in the city, but is still a very normal and operational fresh food market for the locals [Barcelona / Spain]
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Small alley in central Barcelona [Barcelona / Spain]
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Plaça Reial is an atmospheric plaza in central Barcelona and a great place to enjoy a coffee in the morning sun [Barcelona / Spain]
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Calle de La Ferrari is a pedestrianized picturesque shopping street that connects La Rambla with the historic heart of the city Barri Gòtic [Barcelona / Spain]
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Despite the fact that Barcelona is a very touristy city, it is still possible to find quiet corners in the city with small and dark alleys [Barcelona / Spain]
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The interior of La Catedral, Barcelona’s central place of worship [Barcelona / Spain]
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Barcelona’s La Catedral is built between 1298 and 1460 and is one of the eye-catching sights of the city [Barcelona / Spain]
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In Spain, 94% of the people see themselves as Roman Catholics. The other 6% are mainly Muslims [Barcelona / Spain]
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The spectacular interior of La Catedral in the Barri Gòtic area of Barcelona [Barcelona / Spain]
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We expected Barcelona to be very busy with tourists. But because we visited the city at the beginning of March, it wasn’t that bad. Especially large group of school children visit the city in this time of the year [Barcelona / Spain]
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Daily life going on in the maze of streets in central Barcelona [Barcelona / Spain]
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Barcelona is the heart of the Catalonian ‘freedom fight’. They see themselves not as Spanish and large parts of the population of Barcelona supports the move to independence [Barcelona / Spain]
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Local schoolchildren play on one of Barcelona’s historic squares [Barcelona / Spain]
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We fortunately visited Barcelona during a quieter time of the year. Streets in the city centre were not yet packed with visitors [Barcelona / Spain]
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Atmospheric alley in central Barcelona [Barcelona / Spain]
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Via Laietana with spectacular colossal buildings [Barcelona / Spain]
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Another main shopping street is Passeig de Gràcia which takes you from Plaça Catalunya to Gaudi’s Casa Batlló [Barcelona / Spain]
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Casa Batlló is one of Barcelona’s famous buildings built by Gaudi. It is possible to go insight, but expect a steep entrance fee, some days of booking in advance, and a lot of other people [Barcelona / Spain]
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Gaudi at his best; the spectacular exterior of one of Europe’s strangest residential houses: Casa Batllò [Barcelona / Spain]
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Visitors in Gaudi’s Casa Batllò [Barcelona / Spain]
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Passeig de Gràcia [Barcelona / Spain]
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Chique shopping street (Passeig de Gràcia) in Barcelona’s L’Eixample district [Barcelona / Spain]
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The scooter/motorcycle is a popular form of transport in Barcelona’s hectic traffic [Barcelona / Spain]
