Barcelona (/bɑrsəˈloʊnə/, Catalan: [bəɾsəˈlonə], Spanish: [baɾθeˈlona]) is the capital city of the autonomous community of Catalonia in Spain and the country's 2nd largest city, with a population of 1.6 million within its administrative limits. Its urban area extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of around 4.5 million people, being the sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris, London, Madrid, the Ruhr area and Milan. About five million people live in the Barcelona metropolitan area.
Population: 1,621,537
Latitude: 41° 23' 19.64" N
Longitude: 2° 09' 32.36" E
Sants is a neighborhood in the southern part of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Formerly an industrial town on the plain bordering Barcelona, known as Santa Maria de Sants, it belongs nowadays to the district of Sants-Montjuïc and is bordered by the di…
Sagrera Railway Station (Catalan: Estació de la Sagrera, Spanish: Estación de la Sagrera) is a major transport hub in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain currently under construction. It is planned to be finished for 2016. It will be a mainline rail and Bar…
Sabadell Airport (ICAO: LELL) is located next to the city of Sabadell, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Barcelona's city center. This, and the Cuatro Vientos Airport, are the most important airports for general aviation in Spain. There are more than 200 a…
The Pedralbes Circuit was a 6.316 km (3.925-mi) street racing course in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
The Botanical garden of Barcelona (Catalan: Jardí Botànic de Barcelona, IPA: [ʒərˈði βuˈtaniɡ də βərsəˈɫonə]) is a botanical garden in the Montjuïc hill of Barcelona set amongst a number of stadiums used in the Summer Olympic Games of 1992. Although…
Catalunya en Miniatura (Catalan pronunciation: [kətəˈɫuɲə əm miniəˈtuɾə], in English "Catalonia in miniature") is miniature park inaugurated in 1983 in Torrelles de Llobregat, 17 km from Barcelona. With 60.000 square meters, 35.000 of them devoted t…
Plaça de Catalunya station, also known as Barcelona-Plaça Catalunya, Plaça Catalunya or simply Catalunya is a major station complex in Barcelona located under Plaça de Catalunya, the city's central square and a large transport hub.
The Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event held at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, as part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
— Line 8, coloured pink (termini: Plaça Espanya - Molí Nou-Ciutat Cooperativa) and operated by FGC, is part of the Barcelona Metro network, and therefore of the larger ATM fare-integrated transport system.
Baix Llobregat (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈbaʒ ʎuβɾəˈɣat]) is a comarca (county) on the coast of Catalonia, Spain.
The 1998 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 10, 1998 at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Zona Franca (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈzonə ˈfɾaŋkə], also called in Catalan: Polígon Industrial de la Zona Franca) is a logistics and industrial area located in the Sants-Montjuïc district of Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). It is near the C-31 road an…
Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpɫasə ðə ɫəz ˈɣɫɔɾiəs kətəˈɫanəs]), most often shortened to Glòries, is a large square in Barcelona, first designed by Ildefons Cerdà to serve as the city centre in his original urban plan (Pl…
The Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc (English: Montjuïc Municipal Pool) is a sports venue situated in the Olympic Ring in Barcelona. The venue consists of two swimming pools: a pool for diving and a 25m outdoor pool.
Diagonal Mar i el Front Marítim del Poblenou is a neighborhood in the Sant Martí district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Vallès Occidental is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. It is unique among the comarques in that the two cities Sabadell and Terrassa (which are of roughly equal size) share the role of comarcal capital.
Sarrià is a neighborhood in the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi district of Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain).
Sants Estació is a station in the Barcelona Metro network in the Sants-Montjuïc district of Barcelona. It serves the Barcelona Sants railway station, Barcelona's principal main line railway station, and is named Sants Estació to distinguish it from …