Photo excursion - Barcelona 2011 (71 photos)

Barcelona is the second most populous city in Spain, the capital of the autonomous region of Catalonia and the province of the same name. A port on the Mediterranean Sea 120 km from the French border. The largest industrial and commercial center in Spain. One of the most important tourist destinations on European routes. The population of Barcelona is 1,615,908 people (INE 2008). Barcelona is the second most populous city in Spain after Madrid and the tenth in the European Union. The city's suburbs are home to 3,186,461 inhabitants, and the province of Barcelona has 4,928,825 inhabitants. In 1992, Barcelona hosted the Summer Olympic Games. In 2004, Barcelona hosted the World Cultural Forum 2004. In March 2010, Barcelona became the capital of the Mediterranean Union, which includes 43 countries.