LANDMARKS ARC DE TRIOMF + Sharon Garzón

The Arc de triomf (English: triumphal arch) is an archway structure in Barcelona. It was built for the 1888 Universal exhibition, by architect Josep Vilasecas i Casanova.

It's 30 metres long.

The triumphal arch has been used like a finish line for some popular races like the Jean Bouin or the Marathon. Many tourists make routes around Barcelona and one of the place that they visit is this monument. The triunphal arch is situated next to the Ciutadella park, which is very beautiful and where you can have a pic-nic and visit the zoo .".

Typical Catalan Catalonia map Juan Pablo García

Catalonia, one of the most important parts of Spain with a lot of tourism thanks to excellent tourism places.

This is the map of Catalonia.
We can see the four most important cities, Lleida, Girona, Tarragona and Barcelona.
7,364,078 people live in the Catalonia
The autonomous region of Catalonia was born of the formal union of four provinces

Catalonia is on the coast..It has the mediterranean sea and a lot of rivers finishing their way in that big sea.Some of the important rivers in Catalonia are:Ebre, Llobregat...

Landmarks Columbus statue+Noemí Haro

Landmarks Daniel Rivas Ciutadella Park

Ciutadella park was for many years the only park in the city of Barcelona. It was built on the grounds of the fortress (ciutadella)of the city, hence the name Ciutadella.
The military controlled the city of Barcelona from there and attacked when there was a rebellion.

Currently, the Ciutadella Park is an enormous park in Barcelona where you can relax, picnic, lie on the grass, play... Some groups of people play djembe there.
Inside its walls is the Barcelona Zoo and various buildings that survived from the ancient fortress.The park first opensbefore 9:00 am and closes when it gets dark
How to get there:
underground L1..................parada Arc de Triomf.
Bus............ 14, 39, 40, 41, 42, 51, b25, 141.
Trambesós.............Wellington, ciutadella park.

Landmarks LA RAMBLA + Sharon Garzón

LANDMARKS CASA BATLLÓ + MONICA

Casa Batlló

The casa Batlló is a building restored by Antoní Gaudí, built in the year 1877 and remodelled in the years 1905-1907, located at 43, Passeig de Gràcia.
The facade is fantastic. It tells the story of Sant Jordi and the dragon. The dragon ate all the young girls in the village and Saint Jordi killed him.

The roof represents the dragon's back.
Look at the windows. They represent the bones of the poor girls which the dragon has eaten.
Irregular oval Windows and flowing sculpted stone work.

LANDMARKS Boqueria Market by Ken Essien

Boqueria market
Boqueria market is very important market.
It is situated in the Ramblas of Barcelona.
They have different types of fruit in the market vegetables fish
and seafoods.It was build in the center of the ramblas to attract the people
passing-by.The visit to the market is advsable to enjoy an incredible contrast
between colours and activity.
The first mention of Boqueria market Barcelona dates to 1217 where tables
were installed near the old door.

LANDMARKS GAUDI TRENCADIS+Victor Molero

LANDMARKS SAGRADA FAMILIA+JOAN LLUCIÀ

La Sagrada Familia is one of Gaudi's most famous works in Barcelona.
It's a giant temple that has been under construction since 1882 and which is still not completed.

Today new construction materials are being used which, some feel,Gaudi himself would not have used.

After Gaudí's death in 1926( he was overrun by a tram), construction slowed dramatically due to a lack of money and the civil war.

Even though the Sagrada Familia isn' t finished, the church is well worth a visit.You can visit the crypt were Gaudí is buried. A museum tells the story of this great architect and the history of the church.

The Church will have three grand façades: the Nativity façade to the East,the Glory façade to the South and the Passion façade to the West.

LANDMARKS The Agbar Tower+Noemí Haro

The Agbar Tower is the latest symbol to mark the Barcelona skyline. It is an emblematic building,competing in height with the two towers in the Olimpic Port.
The tower is the work of French architect Jean Nouvel, measures 142 metres in height and consists of 35 floors and 4 subterranean levels.
It is Covered with a facade of glass and over 4,400 windows.
The tower’s appearance is so radically different from the rest of the buildings in the city.

On the front there is about 4,000 light devices that use LED technology and to create images around the perimeter cylindrical.

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Landmarks Font de Montjuic+Joan Llucià

The Magic Fountain of Montjuic,is located in the Avenida Maria Cristina, Montjuic (Barcelona).The magic fountain of Montjuïc's first performance was on May 19 of 1929.Over 3000 workers were commissioned to work on the project and less than 1 year later the magic fountain was born.The magic fountain is a spectacular display of colour, light, motion, music and water acrobatics.The magic fountain is a "must see" when you come to Barcelona and highly recommended.

See in this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG_agcGF14g&NR=1&feature=fvwp
Metro: (Green Line, L3) and (Red Line, L1) "España"
Time:Fridays and Saturdays music sessions: 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30
Closed: The magic fountain does not operate on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday´s throughout the year.
Entrance cost: Free

Typical Catalan The Giants

THE GIANTS OF CATALONIA




The giants are figures, usually they are queen or moor and a princess. A lot of Catalan cities villages have their own giants. Giants are figures consisting in a puppet of big dimensions made in wood and carton. Their origins are unknown and they are traditional in several European countries.
In Catalonia, the oldest documents about them are from the 14th century in relation of the procession of the feast of Corpus Christi in Barcelona (David, Goliath and St. Christophorus). It their origins they were represented by a man disguised. The giant woman didn’t appear until the 16th century, and probably this was the reason why the giant-men are warriors and the giant-women are ladies dressed at the fashion of that epoch.

Famous Person Juan Pablo García

Ferran Adriá Acosta was born on 14th may 1962 in Hospitalet of Llobregat, Barcelona.
He's a famous cook and was for some years one of the bests cookers of the world.
He's the owner of a famous restaurant ,El Bulli. Located in Cala Montjoi (Girona).

In el Bulli we can see working 40 people. His restaurant has been elected for many years one of the bests restaurants in the world and the magazine Times says Ferran Adrià is in the list of one of the 100 peope with more influence in the world.

He's considered an artist of cookery!He introduced a new techniques artistically.
One of his cooking techniques is the presentation,the use of highly innovative dishes and utensils.


Here we can see one plat of this master of cook!

LANDMARKS COLLSEROLA TOWER VICTOR MOLERO

Landmarks Canaletes Fountain Danny Rivas

Canaletes Fountain

The source of Canaletes is one of the most significant, situated on the Rambla.This fountain was inaugurated in the nineteenth century and is one of the most visited.

There is a legend that animate many visitors to drink water, and it is said that whoever drinks water from the fountain, returns to the city

The source of canaletes is located at the top of the Ramblas, near Plaza de Catalunya,

Shortly before reaching Tallers Street.

It is a typical meeting-point for friends

Landmarks 2 Casa amatller Antonio lopez

Casa Amatller is a building in the Modernisme style in Barcelona, designed by Josep Puig i Cadafalch.
The building was originally designed as a residence for chocolatier Antoni Amatller and was constructed between 1898 and 1900.The facade is largely influenced by religious Catalan Gothic (especially the window surrounds on the lower floors) but the architect has added some playful touches. The facade is covered in ceramic tiles with a slight metallic sheen.

Landmark Tibidabo+Monica

The journey to Tibidabo amusament park starts with a short train ride from the centre of Barcelona from there you will take the Tranvia Blau. The Tram is Tibidabo was opened or 29th October 1901 as part of a project transportin people to the top of the mountain.

Funicular

Transport by cable from the stop of the Blue tram at the Pl.Dr Andreu to the Tibidabo Amusement Park.

The Tibidabo Funicular is mainly used for carrying people to the top of the hill.There's a famous church and a amusement park at the top

Landmarks Plaça Catalunya - Juan Pablo García

Plaza Catalunya is the most central square of Barcelona.
There you can find all things you need and there is some of the bests shops, bars and more things of Barcelona. Is a centre on where many people meets and a very good turistic place.
Regularly there celebrate concerts and civic celebrations.
The access is easy, since you thank the subway, bus and other transport routes can be easily reached from anywhere in Barcelona.



All little boys like pigeons. The problem is when instead of seeing 10 or 15 pigeons, there are 100 or 200. At Catalunya square you can buy grain from the locar vendor and feed the pigeons. A Nice experience!!

Typical catalan: panellets Juan Pablo García

Typical Catalan PA AMB TOMAQUET-ken essien

Pa amb tomaquet (bread with tomato)is a typical preparation of catalan that consist of
bread optionally toasted with tomato rubbed over and seasoned with olive oil
and salt.Sometimes garlic is rubbed on the bread before rubbing in the tomato.

DIRECTIONS
1.Toast the bread under a hot grill.
2.while warm,rub each slice on one side with a cut
garlic glove.
3.Halve the tomatoes crosswise and rub one side of the toasted bread with tomato half,
allowing the juice,seeds and season with a title of salt.Serve topped with slice cheese,serrano
ham or fuet or sausage

Typical Catalan Catalan Flag Juan Pablo García

This is the Catalonan flag.
In the middle of battle, our count was seriously injured. The king went to visit him and his fingers stained the shield with four bars of blood.

TYPICAL CATALAN BARÇA+ Sharon Garzón

Typical Catalan Correfocs+Joan Llucià

Typical catalan CASTELLERS+Noemí Haro

Typical CatalanSardana+Monica

Typical Catalan +VICTOR MOLERO

Typical CatalanCaga Tió Antonio Lopez

Calçots Typical Catalan Noemi Haro

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Typical Catalan Els segadors Danniel Rivas

Els segadors: The Reapers is the current official national anthem of Catalonia. Its origins date of the Revolt in the seventeenth century. The song appeals to defend the freedom of the land.

Today the actual text is from Guanyavents Emilio in 1899 and the music is by Francesc Alió, who composed the melody in 1892, adapting the existing song.



It comes from a song born in the early uprising in Catalonia of 1640: the war of the Catalans against King Philip IV, in which the peasants staged major attacks.

Typical catalan,El caganer Antonio Lopéz

Festivities All Saints Day+Monica

All Sants Day

The day we honour our dead beloved ones

The All Saints' Day is a religious holiday that is celebrated to many countries of Christian faith.On November 1, of every year, the All Saints' Day celebrates, which in the American version is known as the night of Halloween. In Spain this day honors our deceasedand dead people, the cemeteries are filled with color, with a multitude of flowers on the tombs of the dear beings.

In Barcelona it is celebrated eating sweet potatoes that are a species of sweet potato you put in the oven, chestnuts and the typical Panellets.

FestivitiesSANT GEORGE Day ken essien

The last 23rd April, we celebrated Sant Jordi’s day, Catalonia’s patron. This day is especial because the streets are full of books and roses to follow the tradition: men have to give a rose and women have to give men a book.
And why do we follow the tradition? Because there is a legend:

Once upon a time, there was a King who had a beautiful daughter. One day a huge dragon appeared and ate all the sheep. When there weren’t more sheep left, he started eating all the girls in the town. Then, it was the princess turn and the dragon brought her into his cave. Aware that a princess was in danger, a soldier called Jordi (George), riding his white horse went to the dragon’s cave to save the princess. There, he killed the dragon with his lance. The legend says the dragon’s blood turned into a rose. He gave it to the princess, and for this reason all men give a rose to women in Sant Jordi’s day. The last 23rd April, we celebrated Sant Jordi’s day, Catalonia’s patron. This day is especial because the streets are full of books and roses to follow the tradition: men have to give a rose and women have to give men a book.

Saint George (ca. 275/281 – 23 April 303) was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr.
Saint George is the patron saint of Aragon, Catalonia, England, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, and Russia, as well as the cities of Amersfoort, Beirut, Bteghrine, Cáceres (Spain), Ferrara, Freiburg, Genoa, Ljubljana, Gozo, Pomorie, Qormi, Lod, Barcelona and Moscow.

Festivities The 3 Wise King Noemi Haro

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Festivities EASTER+VICTOR MOLERO

Accomodation + Sharon Garzón

HOTEL HILTON

This hotel is located in the Avenue Diagonal, in the center of the bussiness and comercial area of Barcelona. This new building is situated on 15 minutes from the airport and 10 from the Trade Fair Palace.
This hotel welcome you and it proposes you an exceptional stay in its rooms and suites, where you will find all the facilities and quality from the Hilton service, in a functional and comfortable atmosphere.

The hotel offers 286 rooms with a bathroom, hair-dryer, T.V (satelit), air-conditioning, minibar, music facilities, conexion of fax and computer. Telephone.
The "salones" of the hotel are the ideal place to celebrate from a birthday party, the most splendit wedding or just a familiar dinner.
15 rooms tatally equipped available for meetings, conventions and conferences. Wide areas for exhibitions, Simultaneos translators, etc.

Located in the hotel lobby we can find the Atrium Piano Bar. It combines the
cosmopolitan Hilton with a distintive atmosphere.
Bistro-cafeterie for light meals and tapas. Enjoy during all the day from a wide variety of salads and from our special buffet.
The Cristal Restaurant offers an elaborated local and international cuisine .
La Hiedra Terrace, lunches and dinners with an informal style under the mediterranean sunshine, meat and fish barbacue, tapas...

Famous Persons+Monica

ARANTXA SÁNCHEZ VICARIO

Arnazau Arantxa Isabel María Sànchez Vicario born December 18,1971 in Barcelona,Spain.

She is professional tennis player.

She won four Grand Slam singles titles,six Grand Slam women's doubles titles , and four Grand Slam mixed modubles titles.

Sànchez Vicario started playing tennis at age four, when she followed her older brothers Emilio Sànchez and Javier Sànchez.

As a 17-years old,she became the yourgest winner of the 1989 French Opwn,defeating world no.1 Steffi Graf in the final.

Famous Person JOSEP CARRERAS OPERA SINGER BYJuan Pablo García

Josep María Carreras I Coll was born on Barcelona 5 december of 1946

He is a Spanish tenor, he's famous for his roles in works by Verdi and Puccini.
L'Elisir d'amore, Lucia di Lammermoor, La Juive, Tosca, La Boheme, Samson et Dalila, Un ballo in maschera, La Battaglia di Legnano, Il Corsaro, Un giorno di regno, Stiffelio and Il trovatore.

His story starts when he was a little boy. With eight years he realized his firts actuation in the spanish radio singing La donna è mobile. With only eleven years he makes his first appearance in the Liceu as a child soprano

In his adolescence, Carreras studied in the Conservatori Superior de musica del Liceu.
He debuted in 1970 in Barcelona as a Ismael in Nabbuco and in the opera Norma.
In 1972 debuted in United States in the paper of Pinkerton of Madame Butterfly. In 1973 debuted in Londres, and in 1974 in Viena interpreting La Traviata. With 28 years old he sang 24 operas.

A few years ago Carreros had leucemia .After harsh treatment that included radiation and chemotherapy Carreras resumed his artistic career. He has created a foundation to investigate leucemia

FAMOUS PERSON+ Antonio Lopez

Gaudi was born in Spain in 1852. He was the youghest of five children. His mother died in his infancy and his brother and sister died at an early age. Gaudi came to Barcelona at the age of 21 to study.
He studied architecture in Barcelona, Spain at the Escola Tecnica Superior d’Arquitectura but he was not a very good student. After five years, in 1878, Gaudi officially became an architect.

Stricken with a rheumatic problem that made walking painful, young Antoni Gaudí often missed school and had little interaction with other children

he building that Antoni Gaudi is best known for, though, is La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona . He began this huge church in 1882 and he worked on it until he died in 1926. It still has not been finished.
Unfortunately, the last drawing he drew was destroyed in 1938 so the architects who are now working on the building don’t know exactly what Gaudi had in mind for the church.

He spent much of his time walking and observing animals, plants and forms in nature.
He died on June 10, 1926 . He was overrun by a tram.

Famous Person Barraquer Hospital

The most famous hospital to solve eye problems and blindness

The Barraquer Eye Centre is a private eye clinic in Spain, founded in 1941 by research, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of ocular diseases Every year the centre has about 100,000 consultations and about 12,000 patients
The Barraquer institute was founded on april 15th, 1947 by Ignacio Barraquer and his wife, Mrs. Josefa Moner. The institute is an independent and self-financed scientific association devoted to the research and teaching of Ophthalmology, to the exchange of ideas and scientific discoveries, to the improvement and diffusion of medical and surgical treatments as well as to the general promotion of Ophtalmology.

The name that distinguishes the institute was adopted in memoriam of José Antonio Barraquer Rovialta, and it has got active members in all five continents.
.The president of the Spanish Society of Ophthalmology, Joaquin Barraquer, believes that blindness will have a solution in the future "in an electronic way, when you can implant in the human brain a chip capable of interpreting the image that has already been tested successfully in primates.