Why buy or rent a property in Barcelona?

Barcelona, Spain is the city of elegant Modernist buildings and the impossible shapes of Gaudi’s inimitable constructions; Barcelona has the deep-blue Mediterranean Sea dancing at its sandy feet; Barcelona has rocky beauty and powerful mountains; Barcelona is the sophisticated testament of a passionate past while at the same time enjoying totally modern infrastructure and alive with art, fashion, design and nightlife.

Barcelona is the capital and most populous city of Cataluña, Spain (Catalunya in Catalan). It has one of Europe's main Mediterranean ports and the second largest airport in Spain. It’s also a major economic centre with a great influence in Spain’s and Europe’s politics, art, tendencies and fashion.

This charming Mediterranean metropolis is home of prestigious World Heritage Sites. Some of the most exquisite and spectacular masterpieces of Modernism are located in the heart of Barcelona city centre - as La Pedrera and Casa Batllo in the stylish avenue Paseo de Gracia of the Ensanche district (Eixample in Catalan). These beautiful buildings were created by the world-admired Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi. The outstanding church La Sagrada Familia also by Antoni Gaudi is the most visited site in the whole Spain – visitors and neighbours usually say that no matter how many times they’ve passed by this amazing temple, every time they see it they can’t avoid feeling moved by its magnificence.

Barcelona is also a major reference in the world’s fashion tendencies. You can find the most prestigious international brands in the smart avenue Paseo de Gracia, the wide avenue Diagonal or the lively pedestrian street Portal del Angel: Louis Vuitton, Channel, Dolce & Gabanna, Zara, Mango, H&M, Swarovski, Puma…  (just to mention some of them). The Born district is part of the historic centre of Barcelona and has become one of the favourite locations for designers, restaurants and bars. The prestigious Catalan brand Custo Barcelona opened its first store in the trendy Born district and now has several more, including one in the fancy shopping centre L’Illa Diagonal, in Avenida Diagonal.

Barcelona nightlife, bars and restaurants are famous world over! You can enjoy traditional Catalan cuisine as well as great international cuisine, Indian, typically Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Argentinean, Thai, Italian and more.  Every district of Barcelona has an amazing variety of bars! Some of the more lively areas are the modernist Ensanche district (Eixample in Catalan, also a popular gay district of Barcelona), Ciutat Vella area with buildings dating from medieval times and Villa Olimpica overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Moreover: if you feel like dancing all night long you'll find plenty of nightclubs with diverse crowd and music styles.

If you enjoy art or simply wish to have fun, learn and see the most spectacular architecture, design, and immerse yourself in a city that is alive Barcelona is the place for you. It has an amazing variety of museums and interesting sites: National Art Museum (Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya – MNAC), Fundació Joan Miró, Contemporary Art Museum (Museu D'Art Contemporani de Barcelona – MACBA), Picasso Museum, Maritime Museum (Museu Marítim), FC Barcelona Barca Stadium and Museum (winner of the UEFA Champions League and one of the biggest football teams in Europe - the team of Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry,…), the stylish Barcelona Pavilion designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, the innovative skyscraper Agbar Tower (Torre Agbar) inspired by the mountains of Montserrat that surround Barcelona and designed by the French architect Jean Nouvel, among many others…

Lovely weather, rich culture, beach and mountains, art, fashion, fun nightlife, plenty of cinemas, theatres & museums, delicious food, fine wines, passionate sports…what else could you possibly ask to a city? Barcelona has it all and homein has your property in Barcelona, we have barcelona real estate from a whole range of estate agents under one roof so you don't have to go searching for them.

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