Barcelona CultureBarcelona's reputation as a world centre for art, architecture and design is growing yearly with a plethora of cultural activities on offer. As if it needed confirming, in 1999 the entire city was awarded a Royal Gold Medal for Architecture from the Royal Institute of British Architects. The Guia del Ocio is a small weekly leisure guide published every Thursday. It lists films, and the language in which they are shown, theatres, concerts, restaurants, bars, TV schedule, etc. The best offers for hotels in Barcelona are Renovation of the city started in the early 1990s following an attempt to rebuild Barcelona to its former glory by the 1992 Olympic Games. The result was a glittering beach- metropolis with a distinctive Mediterranean flair. The centerpiece of this renovation was Barri Gòtic, the city’s historic district laden with architectural treasures and atmospheric narrow lanes. The Culture Institute was created in 1996 by Barcelona City Council, with the objective of making culture as one of the principal elements in the development and projection of the city, through the running of municipal facilities and cultural services. Home grown stars include the cellist Pablo Casals and the international opera singers Josep Carreras and Montserrat Caballé. The latter celebrated her native city in a highly theatrical duet (Barcelona) with the late Freddie Mercury of Queen. The main concert hall is the Palau de la Música Catalana - one of the most extravagant music venues in the world. Barcelona is the city of the
brave and the beautiful; seen in its remarkable architecture, a dazzling Mediterranean cityscape and its
constant, colourful evolution. Barcelona has its own peculiar happy style, steeped in history, where freedom
of expression is just as important as
tradition. The government continually organizes and sponsors exhibitions, concerts and other events, many of them for free. Barcelona offers a wide variety of art, theaters and concerts. It has a lively street life with artists, musicians and vendors entertaining the public. Barcelona is also a showcase for homegrown Catalan traditions - dozens of festivals, religious holidays and special occasions are celebrated in the city each year. Barcelona has many impressive buildings with styles
going from the gothic to the modernism. Also the city has many archaeological sites that are well worth a
visit. We now give you some of the most important
ones. The Modernist architects expressed themselves in different ways, some wanted to revive Romanesque architecture, others imported the French neo-Gothicism of Violet le Duc, others still searching for a modern style in Germany, Austria or France. Museums and
galleries
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