Barcelona is the Capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia (Cataluña) and the second largest city in Spain. Barcelona is located on the Mediterranean Coast in between mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs.

The population of the City of Cataluña is 1,621,ooo.

Barcelona is a major economic centre with one of Europe's principal Mediterranean ports, and Barcelona International Airport is the second largest in Spain after Madrid-Barajas Airport.

Barcelona has a Mediterranean climate with sub- mediterranean influence, which makes of it not to be the "classical mediterranean climate" with mild, humid winters and warm, dry summers. December, January and February are the coldest months, averaging temperatures of 9°C(48 °F). July and August are the hottest months, averaging temperatures of 24°C (72°F)

Particularly renowned are architectural works of Antoni Gaudí and Lluís Domènech i Montaner that have been designated as popular tourist attractions such as “La Sagrada Familia”

Barcelona has a well-developed higher education system of public universities. Most prominent among these is the University of Barcelona, a world-renowned research and teaching institution with campuses around the city. Barcelona is also home to the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, the newer Pompeu Fabra University

Barcelona has many venues for live music and theatre, including the world-renowned Gran Teatre del Liceu opera theatre, the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, the Teatre Lliure and the Palau de la Música Catalana concert hall. Also Barcelona held the 1992 Olympic Games.

Barcelona contains 68 municipal parks, divided into 12 historic parks, 5 thematic (botanical) parks, 45 urban parks and 6 forest parks. Of Barcelona's parks, Montjuïc is the largest. [ [