Author: becky.bragg

Barcelona

Capitol of Cataluña,
Spain

Castellers

Barcelona

Christopher Columbus Monument

Futbol Club de Barcelona. Soccer!

La Sagrada Familia– 100 year old unfinished cathedral

Parque Guell: fantastic mosaics, curvy benches and lizards!

Barcelona
por
Sra. Bragg

Barcelona: looking from the port north-west to the Collserola mountains.

Geography

Barcelona

Shopping

Located on the Mediterranean coast, Barcelona has mountains and beach. The city has two rivers — the Llobregat to the southwest and the Besos River to the north. The Collserola mountains are to the north west of the city.

Map of rivers near Barcelona

Climate

The weather of Barcelona in the summers is hot and dry and in the winters it is warm and rainy. The average temperature is 68 degrees F° with high temperatures in the 80s F° in the summer and low temperatures in the 30s F° in winter. The days are mostly sunny with little snow or rain.

Attractions

Gothic Quarter (Barrio Gotico)
The old part of the city is called the Gothic Quarter and has buildings from the medieval times. Important buildings include the Cathedral, the Ayuntamiento and the Picasso museum.
Sagrada Familia
Antonio Gaudi started the Sagrada Familia Cathedtral in 1882. The church is still incomplete. It is a crazy building that looks like a sand castle.
Parque Guell
Parque Guell is a park built by Antonio Gaudi. He built the part to be a housing project, but no houses were built. It has lots of mosaics and crazy curvy benches.
Castellers
Castillers are groups of people who stand on each other shoulders and create tall towers 6-8 people tall. The groups perform at festivals like the Festival of the Merce.

Barcelona has many local crafts including:
Fajas: are traditional belts worn by the castellers. They are made of cotton.
Barretina: are traditional hats worn by the people.
Caganer: A traditional figurines for Christmas . It is a person, going to the bathroom!
Ceramics: Barcelona makes ceramic tiles that people use to decorate their houses. The tiles are called azulejos.

Food

Barcelona has many traditional foods including:
Tortilla Espanola—made of scrambled eggs and potatoes and cooked like a pancake. (It is not a Mexican tortilla!)
Vino: Barcelona makes good wines and sparkling wines called ‘cava’.