Barcelona

Barcelona is thousands of years old and legend says that Hannibal’s father founded Barcelona. The Romans did build a military camp around 15 BC and parts of Roman structures can be found today. It grew in size primarily because of its harbor. The Visigoths captured Barcelona in the 5th century followed by the Islamic invaders in 831. The French wrestled it back and made it a buffer state. Barcelona join other Catalan counties to make the principality of Catalonia in 1137. When Aragon united with Castile in 1469, Madrid became capitol and Barcelona started a decline. During the civil war in the 1930’s it was a strong hold of Republicans. The current insurgency movement is not new to Barcelona, this activity led to the Catalan Revolt of 1640-52. In recent decades Barcelona has gain more autonomy from Spain and economically grown. It hosted the 1992 Summer Olympic games. Noted Gaudi architecture make it one of Europe’s most desired city to visit.

Listed are some of the most interesting places to visit and see in Barcelona.
* UNESCO World Heritage Site. You may sort the table below by alpha name, type of site, classification of site, area and district of Barcelona

Name	Type	Class	Area	District
Sagrada Família	Religious	Church	Eixample
Casa Batllo	Landmark	Gaudi Bldg.	Eixample
La Pedrera - Casa Mila	Landmark	Gaudi Bldg.	Eixample
Saint Paul's Hospital	Landmark	Hospital	Eixample
Hotel Majestic	Landmark	Building	Eixample
Palau de la Música Catalana	Landmark	Audirorium	Ciutat Vella	La Ribera
Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar	Religious	Basilica	Ciutat Vella	La Ribera
La Rambla	Landmark	Boulevard	Ciutat Vella	Raval
Plaça Sant Jaume	Landmark	Square	Ciutat Vella	Barri Gòtic
L'Aquarium	Attraction	Aquarium	Ciutat Vella	Barceloneta
Arc de Triomphe	Landmark	Monument Arch	Ciutat Vella	Barceloneta
Parc de la Ciutadella	Park	City Park & Zoo	Ciutat Vella	Barceloneta
Drassanes	Museum	Marine	Ciutat Vella	Raval