View of Barcelona at sunset from Park Guell Coffee Mug

View of Barcelona at sunset from Park Guell. Travel. Europe. Spain. Barcelona (Barcelona, Barcelona) is a city in Spain, the capital of the autonomous region of Catalonia and the province of Barcelona. The port on the Mediterranean Sea is 120 km from the border of France. The largest industrial and commercial center of Spain. One of the most important tourist destinations in European routes. It is the second city in Spain in terms of population after Madrid. Regarding the foundation of Barcelona, there are two different legends. The first ascribes the foundation of the city to the hero of the Greek myths of Hercules 400 years before the foundation of Rome, and then in the III century BC. e. The city was rebuilt by the Carthaginian Hamilcar Barca, the father of Hannibal, who named the town of Barsino in honor of his family. The second legend attributes the foundation of the city directly to Hamilcar Barque. To write the chronicle of Barcelona began in 237 BC. e. the famous general of antiquity Hamilcar Barca, who broke his military camp that year on a narrow coastal strip at the foot of Montjuic mountain. Companions of the commander offered to name this camp in his honor (Barcino) and he did not interfere. So the city was founded, which later became one of the most important cities in the Mediterranean. You can list the sights for a very long time. These include works by Antonio Gaudi, architectural monuments, streets and neighborhoods of the city. The most interesting sights include Mount Montjuic, Plaza of Spain, City Center, Tibidabo, Palace of Guell, Parc Güell, Casa Batlló, Temple of the Sagrada Familia, Cathedral, Palace of Catalan Art, etc. In addition to the palace of Güell, the following works of Gaudi are attributed to the world heritage of UNESCO: the Sagrada Familia (the facade of the Nativity and the Crypt), the house of Vicens, the Park of Guell, the Casa Batlló (House of Bones) and the house of Mil (Quarry).