Barcelona handbook: the travel guide

Barcelona dips its toes in the Mediterranean, lolls back against the Pyrenees, and basks in year-round sunshine. At the heart of Barcelona lie the ancient passages, shadowy alleys, gargoyles and ghostly spires of the old Gothic city, apparently untouched by time. But, Barcelona is at the vanguard of all that is contemporary with cutting-edge everything, from architecture to music and from interior design to street fashion.