Hotel Barcelona Guide

Las Ramblas 287, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Whether your visit is for business or vacation you can find the right accommodation

be it a luxury hotel, or a cheaper hostal

Roman Times
The origins of the city of Barcelona, which have been defined thanks to archaeological remains and literary and cartographic sources, date from the 1st century A.D., when the Romans established a small colony around the Taber mount. In this way Barcino started, to form part of Eastern Hispania, the capital of which was Tarraco.   

Modern Times
Barcelona organised a superb Olympic Games and emerged as a welcoming and open city. The spirit of this great sporting event goes perfectly with the warm, hospitable tradition of this Mediterranean city. The awarding of the games meant a profound renovation of the city and of which all citizens of Barcelona will always have fond memories.

The Barcelona of the 21st century is a city shaped by the '92 Olympics, a city transformed for and by the need to do justice to that great international event, with the effort involved in carrying through this transformation allowing the city to overcome a series of historic disadvantages and make major quantitative and qualitative advances in its services and its physical fabric.

The Barcelona we see around us now, the Barcelona we enjoy today, is a new Barcelona, Mediterranean in keeping with its traditions, with its face to the sea and its arms open to other cultures and peoples, giving and receiving, happy to make and to share its riches. It has gained a deserved reputation among locals for excellent food, friendly service, good value and friendly atmosphere. The best place to watch people go by, to stroll or simply relax, is Las Ramblas , a pedestrian street with dozens of cozy Barcelona restaurants and outdoor cafés. Capital of Catalonia, 2,000-year-old Barcelona commanded a vast Mediterranean empire when Madrid was still a dusty Moorish outpost on the Spanish steppe.

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