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Barcelona (/ ˌ b ɑːr s ə ˈ l oʊ n ə / ⓘ BAR-sə-LOH-nə; Catalan: [bəɾsəˈlonə] ⓘ; Spanish: [baɾθeˈlona] ⓘ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain.It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain.
The Caganer is not the only defecating character in the Catalan Christmas tradition—another is the Tió de Nadal, which also makes extensive use of the image of faecal matter (it is a log, i.e. tió which, having been "fed" for several weeks, is told to defecate on Christmas Eve and "magically" produces candy for children, a candy that has ...
Wilfred I the Hairy (died 897), 12th count of Barcelona, founder of the House of Barcelona; Jaume I the Conqueror (1208–1276), 8th king of Aragon and 26th count of Barcelona; Pere III the Great (1239–1285), 9th king of Aragon and 27th count of Barcelona; Martí I the Humane (1356–1410), 15th king of Aragon and last monarch of the House of ...
Line L3 of the Barcelona Metro runs beneath the length of La Rambla, with stations at: [20] Catalunya, immediately adjacent to Plaça Catalunya, is a major interchange station served by several metro and suburban railway lines. Liceu, in front of the opera house Liceu, serves the central section of La Rambla.
Plaça de Catalunya. Plaça de Catalunya (pronounced [ˈplasə ðə kətəˈluɲə], meaning in English "Catalonia Square"; sometimes referred to as Plaza de Cataluña, its Spanish name) is a large square in central Barcelona that is generally considered to be both its city centre and the place where the old city (see Barri Gòtic and Raval, in Ciutat Vella) and the 19th century-built Eixample ...
The Tió de Nadal (Catalan pronunciation: [tiˈo ðə nəˈðal]; 'Christmas Log'), also known simply as tió ('log'), soca or tronc(a) ('trunk'), is a character in Catalan mythology relating to a Christmas tradition widespread in Catalonia, Majorca (known as Nadaler [1]), Aragon, Occitania (Southern France) and Andorra.
The Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra (Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya, usually known as OBC) is the largest symphonic orchestra in Catalonia. Founded by the violinist and conductor Eduard Toldrà in 1944 as Barcelona's Municipal Orchestra, it became the OBC in the 1994-95 season after the Generalitat ...
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Barcelona: Barcelona – city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain.