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With warm, crystal-clear waters lapping its sandy shores and mountains nuzzling up to its northern edge, this glittering jewel in the Mediterranean is blessed with desirable geographical genes. From the buoyant, revamped port area to the atmospheric medieval streets of the Barri Gòtic and the beautiful Modernista buildings of the Eixample, Barcelona has it all. A host of treasure-filled museums, architectural wonders, lively beaches and enchanting squares provide the icing on the cake.
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The Spanish village of Llívia, just over the French border, presents choral groups and orchestras from around the world.
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Open-air concerts of early music in the Barri Gòtic.
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Ethnic and world music acts at Caixa Forum.
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Barcelona’s largest music, theatre and dance festival.
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This electronic music and multimedia festival has technology fairs by day and musical events by night.
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Big-name and experimental live jazz.
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There’s no better spot in El Raval for an entrepà (sandwich) than this old, lowceilinged bar – opt for one with sausage and Manchego cheese.
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The Catalan government’s repertory cinema runs three VO shows daily.
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Plaça de Sant Josep Oriol & Plaça del Pi (The Plaça del Pi) brims with natural and organic foods during the Fira Artesana, when producers bring their goods to this corner of the Barri Gòtic. The market specializes in home-made cheeses and honey – from clear clover honey from the Pyrenees to nutty concoctions from Morella.
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Spread out in the elegant Plaça Reial (Plaça Reial), this popular stamp and coin market draws avid collectors from all over the city. The newest collectors’ items are phone cards and old xapes de cava (cava bottle cork foils). When the market ends (and the local police go to lunch), a makeshift flea market takes over. Old folks from the barrio and immigrants haul out their belongings – old lamps, clothing, junk – and lay it all out on cloths on the ground.
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