Barcelona
    • Capital of Cataluņa region. Population of 1.59 million.
    • One of the busiest ports in the Mediterranean.
    • Sant Jordi (Saint George): city's patron.
    • Plaza de Cataluņa: the focal point of the city.
    • Montjuīc: hill on south side of city & it is the city's biggest recreation area.
    • Gothic Cathedral: begun in 1298 on the foundations of a Visigothic church.
    • Ramblas: famous central street.
    • Camp Nou: FC Barcelona's soccer stadium.
    • The city is now considered an icon for modern architecture.


      Sevilla

    • population of 704.154.
    • ancient Hispalis dating from Phoenician times.
    • 1248: after a long seige, Fernando III of Castilla conquered the city from the Moors
    • The capital of bullfighting in Spain.
    • Top exports: wines, fruit, olives, cork, and minerals.
    • La Giralda: Moorish bell tower, built 1198.
    • Lonja (exchange): contains the archives of Spanish America.

      Valencia

    • South of Cataluņa
    • #3 city in Spain. Population of 796.549.
    • Famous for its Paella rice dish, ceramics, orange groves & its beaches.
    • Graced by blue-tiled church domes & Grao, its Mediterranean port.
    • founded in the year 138 by Romans.
    • beaches: de la Arenas, la Malvarrosa, del Saler.
    • Paseo Martimo: activity zone.