BARCELONA AND THE FOOTBALL
The Barcelona supporters are all around the world ever since the Club was born. The FC Barcelona is one of the most prestigious clubs in Spain and one of the most unbeatable teams in Europe. For the past two decades, the Barça supporters have enjoyed the presence of some of the most relevant world football stars. Barcelona has become one of the most visited cities in the world both for its Football Club and its cultural interest.
BARCELONA: LOCATION, CLIMATE AND TOWN
Barcelona is situated in the centre of the Catalan coast as a privileged city in terms of communications, industry, art and environment. The Passeig Colón, famous for its statue dominates the charming avenue "Moll de la Fusta".
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The climate in Barcelona is Continental-Mediterranean. That is, if you visit the city during the summer season you will have to walk around the city lightly dressed, and use caps to protect yourself from the sun. Don't forget to bring your swimming costumes and visit the excellent beaches around! The winter is usually mild but it is also true that in the past few years there has been more than one exceptional snowfall.
The spring and the autumn are the most recommended seasons to visit the city because the temperatures are milder and nice and they also constitute the better seasons to stroll up and down the Rambla. During the springtime heavy but short afternoon storms are quite typical due to the proximity of the sea.
Barcelona is a pioneering city in terms of country design and also has cultural and artistic centres worldwide known. Along with Madrid, Barcelona is the most important business centre in Spain. Barcelona also offers a wide range of leisure activities. Its geographical density exceeds the four million inhabitants, a growing number due to the immigration flows and the birth rate increase of the past years.
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The population of Barcelona is distributed between the city and the towns on the outskirts. This whole metropolitan area takes in half of the municipality of the city. At the beginning, some of these little towns around were just summer locations, or they were dedicated to the fishing industry, but in the past decades, due to the increase in the housing prices, they have become "dormitory cities" for most Barcelona workers.
The distribution of the city comprises different quarters and varied zones, the historical district, the higher areas, the Gothic Quarter with its narrow streets, the Barceloneta, among others.
The road access to the city has improved in the past years thanks to the ring roads, which turn around the outside part of the city. Its main thoroughfare, the Diagonal, crosses the city completely, from one end to the other, and divides Barcelona into two big halves. Hence the fact that Diagonal is the longest avenue in the city (more than 15 km long) and it is also the meeting point for many companies and firms which constitute an important part of the economic activity.
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