3★+ hotels in Barcelona from €120/night (range €120–479, 39 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out). Best first-timer areas in Barcelona: Eixample (central, safe) and Gracia (local feel); avoid ground-floor Ramblas rooms for noise.
In Jul, Barcelona typically sees ~29°C daytime highs and 13 rainy days.
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Barcelona is Spain's second largest city, with a population of nearly two million people, and the capital of Catalonia. A major port on the northeastern Mediterranean coast of Spain, Barcelona has a wide variety of attractions that bring in tourists from around the globe. The many faces of Barcelona include the medieval Old Town, and the unique street grid resulting from 19th-century urban planning. The city has long sandy beaches and green parks on the hills, pretty much side-by-side.
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