Barcelona in Spain

Barcelona is the global traveler’s dream come true. It is the home of Barça, the wildly popular football club, of Antoni Gaudí, the famous modernist architect, of a young Pablo Picasso, as well as gastronomic feasts featuring Catalan food and wine. Expect to encounter a flamboyant cosmopolitan city with a history encompassing Roman catacombs and magnificent medieval cathedrals to modernist architecture and street art. Barcelona has to be experienced through the senses to be truly appreciated, much like feasting alfresco on rich paella, washed down with cava and wine! Think mile-long pedestrian boulevards, numerous churches, fantastically designed public parks, hilltop fairgrounds, old-world food markets, a sandy beach, modernist murals and numerous tapas bars. Little wonder then that the city is dotted with UNESCO World Heritage sites, many of them landmark designs by Gaudí, such as the Basílica de la Sagrada Família and Park Güell. Don’t pass up on the Museu Picasso or the buzzing nightlife!