Barcelona Travel Guide: The Ultimate Barcelona, Spain Tourist Trip Travel Guide

By Angela Pierce

The minute you set your foot in Barcelona, you can't help but notice its pulsating energy which is as contagious as it is alluring. It is the capital of Catalonia region of Spain and definitely lives up to its reputation of a cosmopolitan city. This beach city has a modern vivacious vibe to it but at the same time it has held its traditions tight a

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mihails Konoplovs
• Release date: Aug 25, 2015
• ISBN: 9781682121672

Angela Pierce

Nashville, Tennessee native Angela Pierce has been a frugal woman all her life. And it seems that she's always searching for new ways to become even thriftier. Angela lives in a beautiful home on a half acre of land in a small role community almost 70 miles away from the nearest town with public transportation. She spends her time in her quiet abode figuring out ways to save money and writing books about her spartan lifestyle. For someone with such a public persona you would think she would want to live a little closer to civilization. But Angela says she actually loves her life the way it is. "Living in a small town is great for my writing and my budget. Before my husband and I moved to our home, we did a little looking around first. Just 20 miles from where we live, in a slightly larger town with more shopping and entertainment, our house would cost twice as much with only a postage stamp size yard." While not bestsellers, Angela's books about her practical, day-to-day life enjoy steady sales. After all, who doesn't want to learn about managing household and saving money? More than one reader has written her to say how much of an inspiration she has been to their quest to live better and more practical life. Angela says that the key to the frugal lifestyle is to involve the entire family. It's important that your spouse be on board, and that you teach your children the importance of conserving their resources and saving money from an early age. Although Angela has been a penny pincher from birth, that's not the case for her husband. She carried her miserly ways into her marriage, and though they never earned big salaries they live debt-free and have even managed to squirrel away a sizable nest egg. She considers herself a savvy consumer who doesn't waste her time, energy, or money on nonessentials. She says that being in control of her finances puts her in control of her life. Now who can argue with that?

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Introduction

The minute you set your foot in Barcelona, you can’t help but notice its pulsating energy which is as contagious as it is alluring. It is the capital of Catalonia region of Spain and definitely lives up to its reputation of a cosmopolitan city. This beach city has a modern vivacious vibe to it but at the same time it has held its traditions tight and undiluted. After all, not every city’s tradition boasts of legends like Picasso, Joan Miro and Gaudi!

Barcelona has a thing or two for everyone who comes to this city. There are golden beaches lapping up with azure blue waters, historical gems and architectural marvels, a never-ending nightlife and food that makes you go weak in the knees! Whatever be your area of interests, you can pack your nights and days with Barcelona and yet you would not have had enough of this effervescent city

Chapter 1. Climate

Hot, Cold and Thunderstorms

Barcelona has a sub-tropical climate where winters never get too cold and the highest temperature usually never soars beyond 30 degrees Celsius. This actually makes Barcelona a great getaway year round. Typically the seasons here are categorized as follows:

- Winter: November to February

-Spring: March to May

-Summer: June to August

-Autumn: September to October