Catalonia Travel Guide

Catalonia is one among Spain’s seventeen autonomous communities. It is an administrative division that represents Spain’s historical nationalities and regions. The city comprises four provinces that include Barcelona, Girona, Lleida and Tarragona. Barcelona is its cultural and industrial capital city. The city covers an area of 32,114 km² and has a population of 7,504,881.

Catalonia borders Aragon to the west, France and Andorra to the north, the Valencian Community to the south to the east lie the Mediterranean Sea. Catalonia engulfs the well known Costa Brava and the Costa Dorada and features long stretches of sandy beaches and high-rise hotels. About 12 million visitors come to Catalonia every year.

The city of Catalonia has something for every visitor. Popularly known as one of Europe’s playgrounds, the region represents its own culture and a mild climate. Tossa de Mar, a municipality in Catalonia is a known seaside haunt. Most of the cuisines in Catalonia are fish and rice based and has an international reputation.

Barcelona is worth a day or two visits from Catalonia. The scenery and religious backgrounds of Montserrat attracts number of pilgrims every year. It is also known as the religious centre of Catalonia. Girona is a historic city and Tarragona, which was an important city during Roman Empire near Catalonia have much to see.