GALICIA • ASTURIAS • CANTABRIA • BASQUE COUNTRY NAVARRA • ARAGON • LA RIOJA • CATALONIA

WITH ITS ATLANTIC climate, the north coast is surprisingly green. The Pyrenees make a wonderful setting for rustic retreats, and, to the east, there are a few still unspoilt fishing villages on the Costa Brava. Northern Spain offers a vast choice of accommodation, from mountain hideaways, village inns and country mansions to palaces and converted monasteries, seaside villas and resort hotels. The great selection from the state-run parador network ranges from crenellated hilltop castles with vaulted rooms to handsome modern buildings. In Barcelona, the principal city of the north, are many large hotels, some ultra-modern, others with simpler old-world charm. Continue reading →

Barcelona is the capital of the autonomous partnership Katalonien in Spain It lies at the Mediterranean Sea, ca. 120 km south of the Pyrenees and the boundary to France. Barcelona is with about 1.6 million inhabitants the second largest city of Spain and the largest Kataloniens. The share of the foreigner living in the city amounts to 15.9% (state: 31st of December 2005). Related on the population, Barcelona is the eleventh largest city of the European Union. Continue reading →