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is intended to assist you if you are on a But Barcelona itself is much older. It was
shore excursion, touring independently of Modern Art, which showcases Catalan
an important trading hub of the Roman
or doing both. painting of the past two centuries.
Empire, and many Roman ruins remain.
Please note that the information provided is Works of Tapies, Dali, Miro, Fortuny
general in nature and is subject to change. The Cathedral of St. Eulalia (Gothic and others illustrate the richness and
Cathedral) was begun in 1298 in the diversity of this country’s culture.
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Adventures Ashore Port Guide ~ Barcelona
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Places of Interest Practical Information
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but Princess Cruises cannot accept responsibility for any such alterations. Thank you.
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Barcelona: Where A City Unlike the
Country, Captures the Essence of Spain
Although it is one of Spain’s most Romanesque style, but not entirely
dynamic cities, Barcelona is really not finished until the 19th-century.
Spanish at all. As the capital and cultural The twin octagonal towers have
hub of the region of Catalonia, the city become a characteristic local trademark.
has a long and glorious history all its own. There is also a pretty interior cloister.
Catalonia was a leading trading power The Royal Palace was the residence of
in the Mediterranean during the 14th- the Counts of Barcelona, who became
and 15th-centuries, with enterprising Kings of Aragon after 1137. Today it
merchants and bankers, and no feudal houses what may be the finest art
remnants whatsoever. United with the collection in the city. Be sure to see
Kingdom of Aragon in the 12th-century, Santa Agata, an extraordinary example
the region became part of Spain in of Catalan Gothic style.
1469 with the marriage of Ferdinand
SPAIN and Isabella. The Generalitat Palace is the focus of
AT A GLANCE Catalan nationalism, since it has been
Most of the centuries-old Catalan
the seat of autonomous government
institutions and privileges were then
SIZE: 194,896 square miles, about the
since the 14th-century. The present
suppressed until a cultural resurgence
size of Arizona and Utah combined. ornate structure was built between the
in the 19th-century. The Catalan lan-
15th-and 17th-centuries, and serves as
POPULATION: 39,384,000, guage was banned by General Franco’s
16.5% of whom are Catalan.
a great symbol of regional pride.
regime in 1939, and was only revived
LANGUAGE: Spain is the official in 1975. Inside, the Hall of the Hundred was the
language, but Catalan, Galician
King Juan Carlos spoke Catalan to meeting place for one of Europe’s first
and Basque are also spoken. true republican parliaments. And behind
address Parliament in 1978, and again
CAPITAL: Madrid to open the 1992 Olympics, making the palace, on the Placa Sant Jaume,
him a very popular monarch. you may find students playing medieval
TYPE OF GOVERNMENT:
Constitutional Monarchy
tunes with flutes and guitars.
Today Barcelona is a bustling and
CURRENCY: Euro cosmopolitan place, a center of Not far from the Gothic Quarter is
experimentation in politics and the the Picasso Museum, which houses
TIME ZONE: GMT +2
arts. Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Salvador early works in the beautiful 14th-century
Dali, and Pablo Casals have all called Aguilar Palace. The collection shows the
Catalonia “home.” evolution of Picasso’s talent from school
sketches and anatomy diagrams,
The old heart of the city is called the through painstaking studies of the
ABOUT YOUR PORT GUIDE
Gothic Quarter, since most buildings here
This is your guide to Barcelona, specially great Spanish masters.
date from the 13th to 15th centuries.
prepared by Princess Cruises. This guide
Another fine experience is the Museum
Barcelona
is intended to assist you if you are on a But Barcelona itself is much older. It was
shore excursion, touring independently of Modern Art, which showcases Catalan
an important trading hub of the Roman
or doing both. painting of the past two centuries.
Empire, and many Roman ruins remain.
Please note that the information provided is Works of Tapies, Dali, Miro, Fortuny
general in nature and is subject to change. The Cathedral of St. Eulalia (Gothic and others illustrate the richness and
Cathedral) was begun in 1298 in the diversity of this country’s culture.