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Quick guide to Barcelona

Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain in both size and population 1.6 million. It is also the capital of Catalonia There are two official languages spoken in Barcelona: Catalan, generally spoken in all of Catalonia, and Castillian Spanish.

Barcelona has boomed since the early 1990s, when preparations for the Olympic Games wrenched it into modernity, and today it remains well in the vanguard of other Spanish cities in terms of prosperity, stability and cultural activity. It's a confident, progressive city, looking towards the rest of Europe for its inspiration and its innovations - the classic tourist images of Spain seem firmly out of place in Barcelona's bustling central boulevards and stylish modern streets. And style is what brings many visitors here, attracted by the stunning architecture, user-friendly city design, agreeable climate and buzzing nightlife.

Barcelona, more than just a single city, is really a collection of multi-faceted and diverse cities.

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