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As both a cultural destination and for sunshine Barcelona is perfect and with dozens of flights from the UK to Barcelona, the city is ideal for spending a long weekend.
More than 50 million tourists visit Spain each year, making it the second most visited country in the world. To travel to Spain is to experience sun, superb food, hospitality and joie de vivre, and yet it is also to discover the country's rich heritage of monuments and sights, the imprint of different civilizations that once made it their home. To travel to Spain is to journey through its singular and breathtaking countryside, to delight in the stunning scenery, to study the customs of its people and towns, and to share in the local fiestas and traditions.
After spending a day seeing the architecture of Gaudí, wandering around the narrow streets of the old town, or just walking down Las Ramblas to the port, you can still find time to sit outside one of the numerous cafes that are so crucial to daily life in Barcelona for a coffee or refreshing beer. See Barcelona sightseeing and what's on in Barcelona for more ideas on what to see and do in Barcelona.
In the last few years Barcelona has become a major destination for cruise ships. With the benefit of visiting several different cities in several different coutries over a few days, you get a real feel for the diversity that exists in the Mediterranean.
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