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The Barcelona Lifestyle

Long dubbed “La Gran Encisera”, the Great Enchantress, Catalonia’s capital is one of the most exciting and dynamic cities on the Western Mediterranean seaboard. The city of this semi-autonomous region is home to 6 million people and has its own special history, language and culture.

The city has been at the crossroad of varying cultures, and over the years these French, Italian, Spanish, Arabian and African influences have been gradually absorbed; the result is the wonderful and somewhat bizarre and quirky atmosphere tourists will run into when visiting this vibrant city.

On the hot list of European destinations, this stylish city is home to versatile architectural impressions, fantastic exhibitions, concerts and avant-garde clubs and is always on the cutting edge of vanguard art and architecture. Locals love to enjoy the city’s great weather and make room for leisure.

With the almost exhausting nightlife and the city’s intoxicating level of energy along with the local’s friendliness definitely makes buzzing Barcelona the hippest place to be.

If you’re keen on an exciting nightlife, then this city is definitely the place to be - Barcelona’s nightlife is WILD and tireless!

As Barcelona has become such a multicultural metropolis, nowadays you’ll be sure to find all sorts of eating options here - on the cutting edge of modern cuisine: in 2002 a Gallic food guide, Le Guide des Gourmands, voted Barcelona Europe's eating capital.

There is no such thing as exclusive places to go and flirt: the laundromat, the supermarket, bars, nightclubs, computer chat rooms. There are however self help books that teach you the dos and don'ts of pick up lines. There are even schools that offer to teach you the art of flirting.

It would be unheard of to miss out on shopping in this fashion conscious city. The endless display of goods on sale should be enough to keep even the most avid shopper busy for a good few hours.