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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Paul Stafford

Barcelona city guide: Where to eat, drink, shop and stay in the Catalan capital

The Sagrada Familia is one of the top attractions in this Spanish city - (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

With so much to see and do, Barcelona is a city you’ll want to get right, be it staying at a centre-of-the-action hotel, a memorable restaurant experience, or another tick on your world monument bucket list.

It’s not presumptuous to label Barcelona (aka Barna, not Barca) one of the world’s great cities. To witness the self-assured sense of identity, borne by an effortless style, debonair dining scene and embarrassment of cultural riches, is to know you’re experiencing a special place. Shades of Spain are evident, but Barcelona is painted a Catalan red and yellow, the capital of a distinctive and individualistic region.

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