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Barcelona is Spain's second largest city and has a population of just over 1.6 million people. Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia and is located on Spain's east coast between the Besos River and the Llobregat River. Barcelona is home to the second largest airport in Spain, Barcelona International Airport, and it also has one of Europe's main Mediterranean Sea ports. The climate in Barcelona is typically Mediterranean with dry, mild winters and very humid, warm summers. Snow in Barcelona is so rare that on the occasion that it does fall, the days are noted as special events. There are seven beaches in Barcelona which make up 2.8 miles of the cities coastline. Barcelona Beach and Sant Sebastia are the oldest, largest and most popular of the beaches.
Originally Barcelona was a Roman city, which then became the capital of the Crown of Aragon and the Counts of Barcelona. These days Barcelona is a major destination for tourists and is also an area with a rich cultural heritage. Spainish and Catalan are both official languages and widely spoken in Barcelona thus making it a bilingual city.
Barcelona is home to many venues for theatre and live music, among these is the well renowned Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, the Gran Teatre del Liceu, the Palau de la Musica Catalana and the Teatre Lliure. As well as these wonderful theatres Barcelona also has a large amount of museums that cover all different eras and different areas such as the the National Museum of Art which is home to a famous collection of Romanesque artwork. If you want to see examples of post war Spainish and Catalan art then the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art holds a fine collection of such artwork. Barcelona also has numerous museums that cover many other fields such as archaeology, history, science, and more peculiarly erotica. With all these sights to take in Car Hire Barcelona is an easy way to get around the city to see as many as possible.
Barcelona International Airport serves the city and is located around 3 kilometres outside of the city. Over 30 million people pass through the airport each year making it the biggest on the Mediterranean Coast and Spain's second largest. The airport mainly handles flights to and from European and domestic destinations. You can get to Barcelona from the airport by car, train or bus. The best and easiest way is by car and Auto Reservation Plus can arrange Car Hire where you can pick up your car conveniently at the airport.
Barcelona has a sea port that has a history spanning over 2,000 years, it is the biggest port in the Mediterranean for cruise liners and container traffic. A large public transport network that consists of a bus network, two separate tram networks and also a metro also serve the city. Despite the public transport options Barcelona also has a substantial road network that links the city to all surrounding areas, so if you are wanting to see the areas surrounding the city then Car Hire Barcelona is great way for you to be able to do this and at Auto Reservation Plus we can offer very competitive prices on Car Hire in Spain.
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