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Colour section 1 Introduction ............................... 4 What to see................................ 7 When to go ................................ 9 Things not to miss ................... 10 Basics 17 Getting there............................ 19 Arrival and departure ............... 23 City transport........................... 26 City tours ................................. 29 Information .............................. 30 The media................................ 32 Travel essentials ...................... 33 Guide 43 1 The Ramblas....................... 45 2 Barri Gòtic........................... 53 3 El Raval............................... 65 4 Sant Pere, La Ribera and Ciutadella............................ 73 5 The waterfront: from Port Vell to Diagonal Mar .................. 84 6 Montjuïc .............................. 95 7 The Eixample .................... 110 8 The northern suburbs........ 132 9 Out of the city ................... 149 Listings 173 G Accommodation................ 175 H Cafés, tapas bars and ............ restaurants........................ 188 I Bars and clubs.................. 210 J Entertainment.................... 220 K Gay and lesbian Barcelona.......................... 229 L Festivals and holidays....... 232 M Sports and outdoor activities............................ 236 N Shopping .......................... 242 O Children’s Barcelona ......... 251 Contexts 255 A history of Barcelona and Catalunya............................. 257 Barcelona snapshot ............... 271 Catalan cookery..................... 276 Books .................................... 282 Language 287 Pronunciation......................... 289 Useful words and phrases ..... 290 Food and drink ...................... 294 Glossary of Catalan words ......299 Travel store 301 Small print & Index 307Parc Güell
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Antoni Gaudí and modernisme colour section following p.80 Colour maps following p.320 4BCBEFMM #"3$&-0/" Festive Barcelona colour section following p.208