1. BARCELONA, SPAIN PRESENTED BY METAXIA FOTOS

3.  Capital City: Madrid  Official Language: Spanish  Total Land area: 505,992 km2  Population (2013): 46,704,314  Currency: Euro (€)  Flag:

4. Other places to visit:  Madrid  Seville

5.  The best time to travel to Spain is in spring and fall (April – October)  Summers are very hot and crowded with tourists along the Mediterranean  Tips for planning travel to Spain: http://www.tripadvisor.ca/Travel-g187427- c152204/Spain:Tips.For.Planning.Travel.To.Spain.html http://www.tripadvisor.ca/Travel-g187427- c152204/Spain:Tips.For.Planning.Travel.To.Spain.html

6.  Calatan and Spanish are the two most spoken languages  The culture in Barcelona dates back to 2000 years ago

7. Camp Nou soccer stadium Casa Batlló

8.  Seats 99,786 people  Largest stadium in Europe and 11 th largest in the world  Home of FC Barcelona  Team shop  Also hosts concerts and other large events  Accessible by bus, metro or tram

9.  The local name for this building that was originally designed for a middle class family is Casa dels ossos (house of bones)  There is a museum on the “noble floor” or main floor  It became a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2005

10.  Park Güell was designed by the same architect, Antoni Gaudí, as Casa Batlló  It was originally planned to be a housing site but was unsuccessful  “Gaudi House Museum” containing art and many mosaics done by Gaudi  The park is now a municipal garden and UNESCO World Heritage Site

11. Jet Airways: $1,192 *package* Flight + 6 night hotel stay at Hesperia Tower Hotel: $2,178

12. http://www.only-apartments.com/guide/park-guell/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_G%C3%BCell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Nou http://www.tripadvisor.ca/CheapFlights?geo=187497& pax0=a&travelers=1&cos=0&nonstop=no&airport0=YT O&nearby0=no&airport1=BCN&nearby1=no&date0=20 140629&time0=0024&date1=20140706&time1=002 4&cr=0