Barcelona
Barcelona is served by a comprehensive local public transport network that includes a metro, a bus network, two separate tram networks (one of them, the Tramvia Blau,[42] connects to the Funicular del Tibidabo), and several funiculars and aerial cable cars. The Barcelona Metro network comprises nine lines, identified by an "L" followed by the line number as well as by individual colours. Most of the network is operated by the Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB), but three lines are FGC commuter lines that run through the city. When finished, the L9 will be the second longest underground metro line in Europe with 42.6 km; only shorter than London's 76 km Central Line.
The TMB also operates the city's tram networks, known as Trambaix and Trambesòs, and the city's daytime bus network, as well as a tourist bus service. The night bus network, known as Nitbus, is operated by Mohn. Transports Ciutat Comtal operates the regular Tomb Bus (along the Diagonal avenue) and Aerobus (to the airport) services. Other companies operate services that connect the city with towns in the metropolitan area.
The Funicular de Montjuïc climbs the Montjuïc hill. The Vallvidrera and Funicular de Tibidabo funiculars climb the Tibidabo hill. The city has two aerial cable cars: one to the Montjuïc castle and another that runs via Torre Jaume I and Torre Sant Sebastia over the port.
Barcelona is a major hub for RENFE, the Spanish state railway network, and its main intercity train station is Barcelona-Sants station. The AVE high-speed rail system was recently extended from Madrid to Tarragona in southern Catalonia, and is expected to reach Barcelona by 2007. Renfe cercanías/rodalies and the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) run Barcelona's widespread commuter train service.
The Estació del Nord (Northern Station), a former train station that was renovated for the 1992 Olympic Games, now serves as the terminus for long-distance and regional bus services.
Barcelona has a metered taxi fleet governed by the Institut Metropolità del Taxi (Metropolitan Taxi Institute), composed of more than 10,000 cars. Most of the licenses are in the hands of self-employed drivers.[43] With their black and yellow livery, Barcelona's taxis are easily spotted.
On March 22, 2007[44], Barcelona's City Council started the Bicing service, a bicycle service understood as a public transport. Once the user has their user card, they can take a bicycle from any of the 100 stations spread around the city and use it anywhere the urban area of the city, and then leave it at another station[45]. The service has been a success, with 50,000 subscribed users in three months.[46]
Roads and highways
Barcelona is belted by two Rondes, Ronda de Dalt (on the mountain side) and Ronda del Litoral (alongside the coast), two partially covered[47] fast highways with several exits that allow to bypass the city.
The city's main arteries include Diagonal Avenue, which crosses the city in diagonal (hence the name); Meridiana Avenue which leads to Glòries and connects with Diagonal Avenue and Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, which crosses the city from north to south, including the center of the city.
Sister cities
Barcelona has a sister relationships with the following cities (chronological order):[48]
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Other forms of cooperation and city friendship similar to the twin city programmes:
Other sights
 Sagrada Família at night |
 Santa Maria del Mar Church |
 Santa Maria del Pi Church |
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 Casa Milà (La Pedrera) |
 The Palau Nacional which houses the MNAC |
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 The Arc de Triomf |
 Castell dels tres Dracs |
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 Hotel Arts (l.) and Torre Mapfre (each 154 m (505 ft) in height) seen from Platja de la Barceloneta |
 Rambla de Mar in Port Vell (Old Harbour) |
 The Torre de Collserola in the Tibidabo Hill is the highest structure in Barcelona (288m). |
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 The View from Gaudi's Park Güell |
See also
- Barcelona metropolitan area
- Urban Region of Barcelona
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Barcelona
- Flag of Barcelona
- Guardia Urbana
References
- ^ Ptolemy, ii. 6. § 8
- ^ Avienus Or. Mar.,
- ^ Itin. Ant.
- ^ Oros. vii. 143; Miñano, Diccion. vol. i. p. 391; Auson. Epist. xxiv. 68, 69, Punica Barcino.
- ^ Plin. iii. 3. s. 4
- ^ Inscr. ap. Gruter, p. 426, nos. 5, 6.
- ^ ii. 6
- ^ Avien. Or. Mar. 520: "Et Barcilonum amoena sedes ditium."
- ^ Paul. Dig. 1. tit. 15, de Cens.
- ^ Roman walls, Barcelona
- ^ a b c "Barcelona". Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana 3. (July 1971). Barcelona: Edicions 62. 193-229.
- ^ a b c d e f Guies Estadístiques. Barcelona en Xifres. Novembre 2006.
- ^ Barcelona Spain Tibidabo Sagrat Cor Church. Full Screen QTVR panoramic image
- ^ Grup dels Sis: 2003: Un Estiu Infernal
- ^ Grup dels Sis: Climatologia de Catalunya
- ^ Barcelona's heat island
- ^ Parcs i Jardins > Els Parcs > Els Parcs de Barcelona
- ^ Parcs i Jardins > Els Parcs > Història > La ciutat i el verd
- ^ Parcs i Jardins > Els Parcs > Història > La democràcia
- ^ Ajuntament de Barcelona: Estadística: Indicadors demogràfics. 2005
- ^ Àmbit Metropolità. Sèrie temporal (catalan)
- ^ Ajuntament de Barcelona: Estadística: Densitat de població. 2005
- ^ Ajuntament de Barcelona: Estadística: Nacionalitat per sexe. 2005
- ^ Ajuntament de Barcelona: Estadística: Coneixement de la llengua catalana per grans grups d'edat. 2001
- ^ Barcelona: Directory: Theme: Religion
- ^ Ajuntament de Barcelona: Estadística: Evolució de la població. 1900-2005
- ^ a b BOE - LEY 1/2006, de 13 de marzo, por la que se regula el Régimen Especial del municipio de Barcelona.
- ^ Ajuntament de Barcelona > Ajuntament > El Govern de la Ciutat
- ^ Ajuntament de Barcelona: Organització política
- ^ Ajuntament de Barcelona > Council> The city government> Council Executive
- ^ Ajuntament de Barcelona > Council> The city government> Plenary
- ^ Ajuntament de Barcelona > Council> The city government> Committees of the Municipal Council
- ^ Ajuntament de Barcelona > Council> The municipal administration
- ^ Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network - Inventory of World Cities. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
- ^ Sónar Music Festival
- ^ L'Auditori: OBC
- ^ [1]
- ^ RIBA Royal Gold Medallists
- ^ Aena statistics (see annual repport for 2007)
- ^ van Marle, Gavin. "Europe terminals stretched to limit", Lloyd's List Daily Commercial News, Informa Australia, 2008-01-31, pp. 8-9.
- ^ Port de Barcelona
- ^ Information of Tramvia Blau
- ^ L'Administració i la gestió del Taxi de Barcelona
- ^ Bicing: Noticies: Data d'inici 22 de març a les 14:00 h. Pots realitzar l'alta al servei a partir del dia 16/03/07.
- ^ Bicing: Què és Bicing?
- ^ Bicing: Notícies: EL BICING JA TÉ MÉS DE 50.000 ABONATS.
- ^ The covered Rondes (by-pass)
- ^ Sister cities, in city council's webpage.
- ^ Twinnings. Niš City Hall. Retrieved on 2008-04-17.
Bibliography
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography by William Smith (1856).
- "Barcelona". Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. Barcelona: Ed. Enciclopèdia Catalana S.A..
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