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Spain Capital of Catalonia, Barcelona is Spain's hippest and most cosmopolitan city. It boasts beautiful architecture, world-class museums and art galleries and some of the most fashionable shopping in Europe. Tourists arrive via Barcelona Airport, a dual-terminal facility just a few miles outside the city center. Business travelers and passers-through can stay in hotels near Barcelona Airport, but tourists will want to be as close to the buzz of the city center as possible.
There are many hotels in Ciutat Vella, Barcelona's historic quarter. The architecture in these neighborhoods went up between the 13th and 15th centuries, spilling over the old Roman walls and laying the foundations for what has become the most complete Gothic quarter in the world. This is historic Barcelona at its best, with gargoyles watching from stoic cathedrals; lively fountains that are illuminated after dark; and rows of fashionable boutiques, cafés and tapas bars.

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