Architecture, Sun, Nightlife and delicious Food, Barcelona has it all
Barcelona is a place that a backpacker can pack his bags and have that ultimate exploration and adventure along with numerous sites to see and learn about. Barcelona is a place filled with architecture, exuberant colours and sites. The capital of Catalonia is seen with buildings that look like giant cakes which are draped in vivid colourful icing. The temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia is a cathedral unique in itself which has consumed a bog portion of Gaudi’s architect’s life. Gaudi is no more and his work still lives on and is yet to complete. The Barri Gotic is filled with narrow streets where all the buildings housed there are of the 13th and 16th century is a place that a backpacker must visit.
A backpacker to Barcelona must have keen interest in architecture both class and modern, both of which the city is famous for. You ought to read up on the city’s exciting history, and you can even learn about the town by playing Passport to Barcelona on your PSP; rather than reading a boring book. Barcelona has seen a restoration in the past decade with a number of ambitious projects helping transform the city. It has restored its entire beach front, the seaside areas like Port Vell making it more inviting for outsiders and tourists.
The city now has at least a 100 new squares and brand new public art for the backpackers to explore. Along the Las Ramblas, Barcelonas zest for life is evident especially in the many squares throughout the city. The Las Ramblas is not just an avenue of sort, but it a mile long pedestrian area where its collects and encompasses the full feel of barceloa’s life. The city lets its backpackers relax and breathe in the air of life with its exuberant architectural sites, and although the city has been going through a revival, it has not los its deep soul. Thus Barcelona is an excellent place for a backpacker to visit and indulge.
