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The rain is pouring heavily after dark, low-hanging clouds over the rooftops of Barcelona hotels, drops of water rushing through the streets and crashing against shop windows. It is not even 10pm in the Catalan capital, but roads are deserted, locals probably watching safely behind their windows from this freak summer storm. Crossing Plaza de la Universidad, I prefer my black Cram Hotel (hotel in a modernist in the Example) umbrella organization, the courageous furious winds in the search for a local restaurant, the right to Carrere de Play find a happy yellow sign flashes "D 'Or tapes, Bobadilla’s, Cervices ". Inside, a familiar, old-fashioned hang-out for hotels in Barcelona locals as tourists. I myself dry, grab a stool and order grilled fish, Pintos (snacks) and a beer. I smile at the waitress. It is time to chill, finally.

Identifying what makes the soul of a great city is the fun, stimulating, a portion of tourists, I think. Driving from the Barcelona hotels airport several hours earlier, I pick up my first Notes: The Catalan flag, with its four horizontal stripes in red and gold background flutters alongside the official language Spanish flag, a giant ad Barcia Ronaldinho in its advertising for the football T-shirt Nike Cranes and construction support for the development of a new project. A city shaped by heritage, pride and innovation.

Barcelona is located on the Northeast coast of the Iberian Peninsula, facing the Mediterranean Sea, on a plateau approximately 5 km (3 mi) wide limited by the mountain range of Collserola, the Llobregat river to the south-west and the Besòs river to the north[11]. This plateau has 170 km² (66 sq mi)[11], of which 101 km² (38.9 sq mi)[12] are occupied by the city itself. It is 160 km (100 mi) south of the Pyrenees and the Catalonian border with France.

Collserola, part of the coastal mountain range, shelters the city to the north-west. Its highest point, the peak of Tibidabo, 512 m (1,680 ft) high, offers striking views over the city[13] and is topped by the 288.4 m (946.2 ft) Torre de Collserola, a telecommunications tower that is visible from most of the city. Barcelona is peppered with small hills, most of them urbanized and that gave their name to the neighbourhoods built upon them, such as Carmel (267 m), Putxet (181 m) and Rovira (261 m). The escarpment of Montjuïc (173 m), situated to the southeast, overlooks the harbour and is topped by Montjuïc castle, a fortress built in the 17–18th centuries to control the city as a replacement for the Ciutadella. Today, the fortress is a museum and Montjuic is home to several sporting and cultural venues, as well as Barcelona's biggest park and gardens.

Barcelona hotels is home to some of the most striking examples of modern architecture. I had studied at the school of the 19th Neo-classicism of the academy, and the subsequent reaction to it, in terms of style and subject matter by the works of French impressionist painter. However, this trip to Barcelona hotels opened my eyes to the creative and versatile styles of artists, which is a new language by architecture. I was vaguely familiar with Antonio Gaudi (the structural harmony, anthropomorphic shapes and colorful chimney stack of Casa Ballot, the sinuous curves and iron rails of the Casa Mila, the magical world and colored ceramics by Park Gull in view of the city and of course the Church unfinished La Sigrid Familiar), but not with Luis Domenici I Montanez, the Palau de la Musical Catalane totally blew me away (3 years to build, craftsmen, the 30, 100 + years ago, the "Garden of Music, praised Catalan music, light streaming through stained glass, spectacular ceiling), or I Catafalque Pig (Casa de les Poxes, Casa Smaller).