Презентация "The City of My Dream"

Let's get to know Barcelona better:Barcelona is a city in the north-east of Spain, the capital of Catalonia. It is the largest metropolis on the Mediterranean coast with a population of more than one and a half million people and the second largest in the country and together with numerous neighboring municipalities, the population of the urban area is about 5 million people. This makes Barcelona the sixth most populous urban metropolis in the European Union after Paris, London, Madrid, the Ruhr region and Milan. Barcelona is also the largest metropolis in the western Mediterranean, located on the northeastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula, between the mouths of the Llobregat and Besos rivers and the Serra de Collserola mountain range, the highest peak of which – Tibidabo - rises 512 meters.

 Barcelona's role in Europe:Barcelona is one of the world's leading tourist, economic, trade and cultural centers, and its influence in trade, education, entertainment, media, fashion, science and art is immense. Therefore, it is not surprising that the capital of Catalonia is considered one of the most popular and attractive cities in the world.Barcelona is a major transport hub, and its port is one of the main seaports in Europe and at the same time the busiest passenger port on the European continent.

About recreation in Barcelona .....More than 66% of the population of Catalonia lives in Barcelona. Barcelona is a world famous tourist destination, with numerous recreation areas, some of the best beaches in the world, a mild and warm climate, historical monuments, including eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

 A little about the history of the city...The origin of the earliest settlement on the site of present-day Barcelona raises many questions. The ruins of an early settlement were excavated by archaeologists in the area of El Raval, including various tombs and dwellings dating back to 5000 BC. There are 2 different legends about the foundation of Barcelona. The first legend attributes the foundation of the city to a real historical figure – the Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca, the father of Hannibal, who allegedly in the 3rd century BC. He named the city after his family name.The second mythological version connects the foundation of the city with the history that happened to Hercules several hundred years before the emergence of Rome. During his fourth feat, Hercules joined Jason and the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece and traveled with them across the Mediterranean on nine ships. In a storm off the Catalan coast, they lost one of the ships, and Hercules went in search of him. It turned out that the ship crashed, but the travelers survived and were so fascinated by the beauty of the place where they were carried out by the sea that they founded a city there called Barca Nona ("The Ninth Ship").Under the Romans, Barcelona became a Roman colony called Barcino.

AttractionsThere are many attractions in Barcelona that everyone should visit, such as a significant part of the remains of the Roman Barsino can be seen in the underground expositions at the «Museum of the History of Barcelona» (MUHBA), which also houses other Roman heritage sites.

However, the historical museum is only the smallest part of all the attractions present in Barcelona.From the side of the Plaza de Espana, where the streets of Gran Via, Tarragona and Parallel converge, the best view of Montjuic Hill, which has a height of 173 meters opens. One of the most interesting objects of Montjuic is the so-called "Spanish Village" (Poble Espanyol) - an open-air architectural museum, where copies of buildings from various regions of Spain are collected.

It is impossible for a tourist to get bored in Barcelona, because in addition to all the above-mentioned attractions, there are also various museums, monuments, theaters, churches and temples.

• «LICEU THEATER»

• «COLUMBUS MONUMENT»

• «Temple of the Holy Heart Jesus»

Despite the wonderful abundance of everything that is in Barcelona, the most popular interesting place in Barcelona, by which not even a fan can identify it, is the «Expiatory Temple of the Sagrada Familia»«Expiatory Temple of the Sagrada Familia»- Church in Barcelona, in the Eixample district, under construction since 1882 The unusual appearance of the temple has made it one of the main attractions of Barcelona. According to the newspaper El Periódico de Catalunya, in 2006 the construction was visited by 2.26 million people, which puts the object on a par with the Prado Museum and the Alhambra Palace in popularity.

 Gaudi architecture Most of the works of the outstanding Catalan architect are located in Barcelona. The construction of the pavilions of the estate of Count Eusebi Guell in the Pedralbes region dates back to the same period.

Eusebi Guell

Gaudí

 HIS WORKS:The works of Gaudi and Guell include the famous Park Guell and the Temple of the Holy Family itself 

«Park Guell»

«Expiatory Temple of the Sagrada Familia»-

 Urban transport:Urban public transport is represented by metro, buses, trams, funiculars and an aerial cable car. Barcelona's public transport is divided into different fare zones (from 1 to 6), which determine the fare. In addition, Barcelona has two aerial cable cars: the Montjuïc Cable Car to Montjuïc Castle and the Port Vell Aerial Tramway, which runs over the port through the Torre Jaume I and Torre Sant Sebastià towers. The bus network in Barcelona is very extensive and extensive, with local, intercity and night lines (Nitbus)

  Сlimate Barcelona and its suburbs have a Mediterranean climate with mild winters and hot summers, due to the proximity to the warm sea, frosts are very rare in Barcelona. In fact, only 1 day in the last 30 years has been marked by a temperature of -1 degrees. Snow is rare here - on average, once every two years.

  The BeachesThe average sea temperature in August is 25 degrees. The beach season in Barcelona and the surrounding area lasts from May to October..

  Sport Barcelona has several sports teams, both professional and amateur. FC Barcelona - one of the two largest football clubs in Spain and in the world, along with Real Madrid - is a multiple winner of the Spanish Championship. Regular participant and five-time winner UEFA Champions League. The club's stadium houses a museum, which is the second most visited museum in Catalonia.

 The best football player on the planet, whose name everyone knows - this is Lionel Messi, played at the Barcelona football club from 2003 - 2021.

 Espanyol are the second Barcelona team in the Spanish Football Championship, with 23 awards from various tournaments in their arsenal.

 In addition, the club has professional teams in basketball (Winterthur FCB), handball and roller hockey, as well as many amateur teams in various sports. Basketball club Barcelona is the winner of the Euroleague, multiple champion of Spain.

  Astronomy

In honor of Barcelona, the asteroid Barcelona is named, discovered in 1921 at the Fabra Observatory (Barcelona) by the Spanish astronomer Jose Comas Sola, a native of Barcelona.

  Conclusion

Despite the fact that Barcelona is a very old city, it is necessary for everyone to visit it, because especially for the future generation, this city preserved a lot of cultural elements and a lot of historical wealth that our ancestors wanted to pass on to us.There are a large number of attractions in it, which means it is impossible to get bored here!

  BIBLIOGRAPHY

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Барселона

https://zen.yandex.ru/media/id/599ad16b9044b567589d9153/barselona-obzor-goroda-5ae2e34e8c8be33373406e66

https://traveller-eu.ru/barselona