The Barcelona Province lies in the spanish region Catalonia
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Regions
The province of Barcelona borders the Catalan provinces Girona, Lleida and Tarragona as well as the Mediterranean. The stretch of coast north of Barcelona is the Costa del Maresme, south of the Catalan capital is the Costa del GarrafThe coastal plain and the coastal mountains behind are quite densely populated.
The tourist brand Paisatges de Barcelona includes the districts of Anoia, Bages and Osona, which are inland near Barcelona. The Paisatges de Barcelona combine cultural, nature and industrial tourism offers. Here you will find culturally significant cities such as Vic, Manlleu, Manresa, Cardona and Igualada and monasteries such as Estany, Lluçà, Sant Benet de Bages, Sant Pere de Casserres and the famous Montserrat monastery.
The tourist brand Costa Barcelona includes the counties of Alt Penedès, Baix Llobregat, Garraf and Maresme. The region has a variety of leisure activities and receives more than 2.5 million tourists annually, which results in an average of almost 10 million overnight stays by tourists.
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- 1 Barcelona
, Capital of the region of Catalonia and the province, second largest seaport in Spain - 2 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat
- 3 Badalona
- 4 Terrassa
- 5 Sabadell
- 6 Mataró
- 7 Santa Coloma de Gramenet
- 8 Cornellà de Llobregat, (Cornellá)
- 9 Sant Cugat del Vallès
- 10 Sant Boi de Llobregat, (San Baudilio)
- 11 Manresa
- 12 Igualada
- 13 Santa Coloma de Cervelló
- 14 La Pobla de Lillet
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Tourist Attractions
- 1 Colonia Güell, one from the architect Antoni Gaudí designed workers' settlement. The one he built crypt belongs to the world cultural heritage of UNESCO. Of Barcelona, Station Plaça Espanya, you can reach Coloia with the FGC lineS4 and S8 after about half an hour's drive.
activities
Nature tourismWith its well-developed network of trails, the Montserrat Nature Park around Catalonia's most symbolic monastery is just as interesting for hikers as it is for cultural tourists. Other areas of natural tourist interest are Montseny, which has been declared a biosphere reserve, the Guilleries, the Collsacabra, the Sant Llorenç del Munt i l’Obac nature park and the Pantà de Sau reservoir, which has a diverse range of options for water sports enthusiasts.
Industrial tourismThe rivers Ter, Llobregat and its tributary Cardener are at the center of industrial tourism in the Paisatges de Barcelona. The former colonies of the textile industry have now been converted into attractive museums that commemorate the workers' struggles that shaped Catalonia's history for years.
Beach vacationMore than 100km of coastline within the districts of Maresme, Baix Llobregat and Garraf make the Costa Barcelona a popular destination for beach holidaymakers. Well-known vacation spots include Sitges, Mataró and Sant Joan Despí, but also Vilafranca del Penedès and Terrassa.
Another tourist attraction are the high quality thermal baths in places like Caldes d’Estrac and Caldes de Montbui y la Garriga.
kitchen
Xató
The Xató is a sauce that you can buy ready-made, but for which there are a wide variety of recipes. It has its origins southwest of Barcelona in the Comarcas Garraf, Alt Penedés and Baix Penedés, there is even a tourist attraction there Ruta del Xató, on it are the places Canyelles, Calafell, Cubelles, Cunit, El Vendrell, Sant Pere de Ribes, Sitges and Vilanova i la Geltrú. Each of these cities has its own recipe. The basic ingredients are almonds, hazelnuts, tomatoes and olive oil; Xató is eaten with salad or with fish. There are recipes (unfortunately only in Spanish) at Acocinar under the keyword El xató. Or even better: try it in the area of origin.
Gastronomy and wine tourism
Further tourist focal points of the Costa Barcelona are gastronomy and wine tourism. Three of the twelve Catalan DOs (Protected Designations of Origin) fall within the Costa Barcelona area. Within the region, the towns of Vilafranca del Penedès and Sant Sadurní d’Anoia are the capitals of wine and cava. On the gastronomic level, the Costa Barcelona is famous for its high quality cuisine based on fish, seafood and fresh vegetables. All districts of the Costa Barcelona take part in the SICTED program (Sistema de Calidad Turística en Destinos), which aims to continuously improve the quality of tourism Has prescribed offers and destinations.
