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Not since the 14th century, when the Catalan capital was the most powerful city in the Mediterranean, has Barcelona's future looked so promising. The catalysts for change have been many. The firstpoliticalwas in 1975, when General Francisco Franco, who had systematically and often brutally tried to eradicate the treasured Catalan language and culture, died. The city in turn started to live and breathe again independently. Today Barcelona is a proud, bilingual metropolis with street signs, newspapers, and television programs in both Catalan and Spanish. In 2006, a progressive statute granted an even greater degree of self-rule to the whole region.
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Ask a QuestionHotelsHilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona
Passeig del Taulat 262-264
Barcelona 08019 Map Distance: 0.0 mi. (from destination center) Hotel Class:
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Arts Ritz Carlton
CARRER DE LA MARINA 19-21
Barcelona 08005 Map Distance: 0.0 mi. (from destination center) Hotel Class:
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Avenida Palace
Gran Via Corts Catalanes 605
Barcelona 08007 Map Distance: 0.0 mi. (from destination center) Hotel Class:
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AttractionsL'Aquarium de Barcelona
Moll d'Espanya-Port Vell
Barcelona, Spain Distance: 0.4 mi. (from destination center) Description: One of the most impressive testimonials to sea life anywhere opened in 1996, in Barcelona's... Read More
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Barri Gòtic
Between Plaça de Catalunya and Ciutat Vella
08002 Distance: 2.5 mi. (from destination center)
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Catedral
Pla de la Seu
Barcelona 08002 Spain Distance: 0.4 mi. (from destination center)
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Barcelona Vacation RentalsVilla in Catalonia near Barcelona
Bedrooms: 7
Bathrooms: 4 Sleeps: 13
Amenities: BBQ, Pets OK, Playground, Smoking OK, Swimming Pool
MASIA HOUSE XIII CENTURY 35KM FROM BARCELONA
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 3 Sleeps: 10
Amenities: Pets OK, Smoking OK, Swimming Pool
Beautiful Farmhouse in Central Catalonia
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 1 Sleeps: 4
Amenities: Fireplace, Laundry, Swimming Pool, TV
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