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History The founding of Barcelona is the subject of two different legends Some important Roman ruins are exposed under the Plaça del Rei Barcelona hosted the Olympic Games in 1992, which helped revitalize the city.

Geography/climate Barcelona is located on the northeast coast of the Iberian Peninsula, facing the Mediterranean Sea The city borders on the municipalities of Santa Coloma de Gramenet and Sant Adrià de Besòs to the north Barcelona has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification with mild, humid winters and warm, dry summers

Demographics According to Barcelona's City Council, Barcelona's population as of 1 June 2006 was 1,673,075 people,while the population of the urban area was 4,210,000. It is the central nucleus of the Barcelona metropolitan area, which relies on a population of 5,083,000

Economy The Barcelona metropolitan area comprises over 66% of the people in one of the richest regions in Southern Europe – Catalonia, Barcelona has a long-standing mercantile tradition. Less well known is that the region was one of the earliest to begin industrialization in continental Europe

Park Güell Palau de la Música Catalana Hospital de Sant Pau Main sights

Parks, Beaches, and Museums Barcelona has a great number of museums, which cover different areas and eras. Barcelona contains sixty-eight municipal parks, of which twelve are historic parks, five are thematic parks, forty-five are urban parks and six are forest parks Barcelona beach was listed as number one in a list of the top ten beach cities in the world

Tourism Barcelona is the 16th-most-visited city in the world and the fourth most visited in Europe after Paris, London, and Rome, with several million tourists every year Barcelona as internationally renowned a tourist destination, with numerous recreational areas, one of the best beaches in the world,

Fashion The traditional importance in textiles is reflected in Barcelona's repeated attempts to become a major fashion centre.

Education Barcelona has a well-developed higher education system of public universities The city has a network of public schools, from nurseries to high schools, under the responsibility of a consortium led by city council