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BARCELONA ![]()
Barcelona world class city, city of millions. A city of prosperity and progress where
the cultural present and past crowd around.
Barcelona lies at the foot of Mount Montjuïc which rises, as it were, from the sea, where the famous
Mies van der Rohe Pavilion is to be found, as is the Pueblo Español, the Spanish village in which houses,
squares and streets are representative of all Spain. Downtown' in the city, lovers of culture can
get their fill of painters such as Picasso and Miró. ![]() The beach at Barcelona, five minutes from city centre.
Barcelona is a metropolis where you will quickly feel at home. There is also plenty to do in the are surrounding Barcelona.
The mountain ranges (Montserrat, Sierra Montseny and, a little further away, the Pyrenees) are quiet,
green and dotted with pretty villages.
The LTS school is located in stately building on Calle Pelayo, just a block away from the famous
Rambla de Cataluña, the Rambla which connects the old city by the sea with the impressive 19th century 'El Ensanche' district.
Like all the other Ramblas, this boulevard stems from the Plaza de Cataluña, the heart of the city centre, and the school is no more
than 200 meters from this square. Both the bus stop and metro are a short distance from the school.
On New years Eve, they really let go in Barcelona. All the cafés and restaurants are packed,
everyone is dressed up and at the stroke of midnight the traditional twelve grapes are eaten.
Barcelona is a city with style, allure and a unbelievable number of things to do,
from art to gastronomy to pop music. The city has a clear metropolitan character. For some students that can take a bit of getting used to.
If that is the case you might consider traveling first of all in another city for a while. Most of our students,
though, really feel at home in Barcelona. |
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