Synopses & Reviews
Barcelona was founded as a Roman city and became the capital of the Counts of Barcelona. It merged with the Kingdom of Aragon, and became one of the most important cities of the Crown of Aragon. It was besieged several times during its history. Today, Barcelona is a major tourist attraction and is probably known best for the work of architect Antoni Gaud, pictured on the cover of this book (la sagrada familia). Barcelona held the 1992 Summer Olympic Games, and is also the headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean are located in Barcelona. There are also several places called placas de torros (places of the bulls) where bull fights are held, and soccer is a revered sport. As the capital of Catalonia, Barcelona houses the seat of the Catalan government, known as the Generalitat de Catalunya. The city is also the capital of the Province of Barcelona and the Barcelon?'s comarca (shire).Setting all that serious stuff aside, Barcelona is definitely a place where a kid can have fun. You can use the pages of this book to be creative and insert postcards, tickets, and other memorabilia you collect for yourself along the way. Have a big explore and be just like Christopher Columbus Look through the pages of this book to see some of the things that you might see and do in Barcelona when you go there, or use your imagination for an imaginary exploration of this city, and photographer John D. Weigand and award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan will take you on your very own trip (with them) through the pages of this book. This is yet another book that is meant for kids, that will look great on your parent's coffee table.