It is located in northeast Spain in the centre of the region of Catalonia. The provincial capital is the city of Barcelona, which is also the capital of the region.
It is the site of a series of architectural works by the artist and architect Antoni Gaudí, awarded the World Heritage designation by the UNESCO. This distinction is shared with the Palau de la Música Catalana concert hall and the Hospital de Sant Pau, also in the city of Barcelona. The province has a Mediterranean coastline, with numerous popular holiday resorts such as Sitges, Castelldefels, Sant Pol de Mar, Calella and Arenys de Mar.
What to visit
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- Castellar de n'Hug
- Castelldefels
- Cardona
- Vic
- Vilanova i la Geltrú
- Arenys de Mar
- Malgrat de Mar
- Manresa
- Mataró
- Sant Cugat del Vallès
- Sant Pol de Mar
- Santa Susanna
- Calella
- Canet de Mar
- Montserrat
- Terrassa
- Sitges
- Barcelona
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