Mediterranean air, avant-garde art, and a soft sea breeze prevail at the privileged facilities of the five-star Eurostars Grand Marina GL , THE RAMBLAS , hotel located in the World Trade Center...
Considered by the experts as one of the 35 best hotels in the world - for its service, gastronomy, organization, professional level and surroundings it has succeeded in creating a luxurious complex...
Elegant hotel located in the city centre, right next to the well known Plaza Espaņa (Square) and Gran Via Avenue and just a few steps from the Montjuīc Fountains with their sound and light show...
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It was founded by the Carthaginian general Hamilcar
Barca, the father of Hannibal. The Romans later rebuilt the city along the lines
of a Roman military camp, placing it on the hill where today we can find the
City Hall on one side and the headquarters of the region (Plaça de Sant
Jaume) on the other. It was conquered by the Visigoths in the 5th century and
by the Moors in the 8th century. It was taken by the Franks in 801 and then
sacked by Al-Mansur in 985. Barcelona became a very prosperous city in the 10th
century and this prosperity continued through to 1137, when it was united to
the Kingdom of Aragon and became its most important city. It later became one
of the greatest ports in the Mediterranean and was enrich with many fine Gothic
buildings. Two new rings of city walls were built to fortify the medieval heart
of the city between the 13th and 14th centuries.