Secondary school of catering tourism and trade
Bulevar Stepe Stepanovica 44
Banja Luka 78000
Final exam
Course: English language
Topic: Barcelona tourist attractions
Mentor:
Student:
Banja Luka, May 2016
Content:
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Page:
1. INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................. 3
2. GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF BARCELONA......................................................... 4-5
2.1 Climate.............................................................................................................5
3. MAIN SIGHTS....................................................................................................................7
4. ECONOMY..........................................................................................................................8-10
4.1 General information..........................................................................................8
4.2 Trade fair and exhibitions.................................................................................9
4.3 Tourism.............................................................................................................10
5. TOP 10 TOURIST ATTRACTIONS OF BARCELONA................................................11-20
5.1 La Sagrada Familia church..............................................................................11
5.2 Magic Fountain show......................................................................................12
5.3 Picasso Museum Barcelona.............................................................................13
5.4 Las Ramblas street..........................................................................................14
5.5 FC Barcelona museum & Camp Nou stadium................................................15
5.6 Barrio Gotico area of Barcelona.....................................................................16
5.7 Modernist Park Guell by Gaudi......................................................................17
5.8 Modernist buildings........................................................................................18
5.9 Montjuic hill and Poble Espanyol Spanish village.........................................19
5.10 Tibidabo hill....................................................................................................20
1. INTRODUCTION
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2. GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF BARCELONA
Barcelona is located on the northeast coast of the Iberian Peninsula, facing the Mediterranean
Sea, on a plain approximately 5 km wide limited by the mountain range of Collserola, the
Llobregat river to the southwest and the Besòs river to the north. This plain covers an area of 170
km2 of which 101 km2 are occupied by the city itself. It is 120 kilometres south of the Pyrenees
and the Catalan border with France.
Tibidabo, 512 m high, offers striking views over the city and is topped by the 288.4 m Torre de
Collserola, a telecommunications tower that is visible from most of the city. Barcelona is
peppered with small hills, most of them urbanized, that gave their name to the neighbourhoods
built upon them, such as Carmel (267 metres or 876 feet), and Rovira (261 metres or 856 feet).
The escarpment of Montjuïc (173 metres or 568 feet), situated to the southeast, overlooks the
harbour and is topped by Montjuïc castle, a fortress built in the 17–18th centuries to control the
city as a replacement for the Ciutadella. Today, the fortress is a museum and Montjuïc is home to
several sporting and cultural venues, as well as Barcelona's biggest park and gardens.
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2.1. CLIMATE
Barcelona has a Mediterranean climate[46] (Köppen climate classification: Csa),[47] with mild,
humid winters and warm, dry summers.
Its average annual temperature is 21 °C (70 °F) during the day and 14 °C (57 °F) at night. The
average annual temperature of the sea is about 20 °C (68 °F). In the coldest month – January, the
temperature typically ranges from 7 to 17 °C (45 to 63 °F) during the day, 4 to 10 °C (39 to 50
°F) at night and the average sea temperature is 13 °C (55 °F).[48] In the warmest month –
August, the typical temperature ranges from 26 to 32 °C (79 to 90 °F) during the day, about 23
°C (73 °F) at night and the average sea temperature is 26 °C (79 °F).[48] Generally – the summer
/ "holiday" season lasts about six months, from May to October.
