City tours to better know the history of Barcelona

 

City tours to get to know the Ciudad Condal

 

A good way to get to know Barcelona is through the different routes that run through the different corners of the city, these show aspects of the cultures that have stayed there. Therefore, it is a good way to know the history and the present of the Ciudad Condal. Inside the first walled enclosure passes the Roman route where you can visit archaeological remains dating from the first century BC, when the birth of the city occurs and receives the name of Barcino.

 

Another route is the medieval one. Concentrated mainly in Ciutat Vella, you can visit a long collection of civil and religious buildings that are proof of the power exercised by the Catalan-Aragonese Crown throughout the Mediterranean. At the end of the 19th century, a current called modernism emerged, which in this city has great exponents in a multitude of buildings. This route in which you will visit large buildings links directly with the so-called contemporary route, where you can see as the most representative example of this stream the Museu d'Art Contemporani, located in the neighborhood of Rabal, and the Palau San Jordi or the Tower Agbar

 

Three major routes have their own name in this city: Gaudí, Picasso and Miró. Some of the most emblematic buildings of Barcelona were designed by Gaudí: the Casa Milà, the Sagrada Familia, the Casa Batló or the Casa Calvet, are some of them. On the other hand, the influence of Barcelona in the life of Picasso was fundamental to understand his work. The Museu Picasso houses some of the painter's collections from his earliest period. In addition, in the middle of Rambla you can see the Joan Miró mosaic, very close to where your birthplace is located. At the Miró Foundation you can contemplate and admire the work of this Catalan artist. And do not forget to make the route of the parks, you can enjoy nature without leaving the city.

 

Barcelona and its cultural legacy

 

As you can see, it is possible to know Barcelona from many sides. Take advantage of your stay while studying in this city to enrich yourself with a thousand-year-old culture full of nuances.