Guide to Barcelona [antikvár]

INTRODUCTIONBarcelona, capital of Catalonia, is situated on a site bathed by the Mediterranean sea and bordered at either end by the Llobregat and Besos river deltas. It is surrounded by the Sierra de Collserola, whose highest point is Mount Tibidabo (512 m). Another of the mountains looking down on the city is Montju'i'c, rising over the sea. Barcelona is madeup of the old centre, the Eixample district (built during the period of expansion in the 19th century) and the peripheral areas enveloping the first two zones.The climate here is typically Mediterranean, with hot summers and mild winters and annual average temperatures of 16°C.The enormous economic strength of this large, dynamic city comes in part from its privileged geographical posi-2