Barcelona, Spain

The bustling city streets of Barcelona, a coastal city in Catalonia, northeastern Spain, are home to more than 1.6 million people. The city layout, consisting of a strict grid pattern of equally sized blocks, is considered by many architects to be the epitome of successful city planning. Famed for its colourful and quirky architecture, this bohemian city seamlessly blends the old with the modern. The two most important styles of architecture you’ll find here are Catalan Gothic, a medieval style, and Modernisme, a movement led by Antoni Gaudí.
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