Best summer trip in Barcelona Spain travel Guide
Barcelona is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is also the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits, its urban area extends to numerous neighboring municipalities within the Province of Barcelona and is home to around 4.8 million people, making it the fifth most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris, the Ruhr area, Madrid and Milan. Barcelona is a major cultural, economic and financial center in Southwestern Europe, as well as the main biotech hub in Spain. Barcelona’s influence in global socio-economic affairs qualifies it for global city status, as a leading world city. Also, Barcelona is a transport hub, with the Port of Barcelona being one of Europe’s principal seaports and busiest European passenger port, and an international airport, Barcelona-EL Prat Airport, which handles over 50 million passengers per year, is a