This second city of Spain is now Spain's hippest town. The buildings, featuring the work of an eccentric genius named Gaud?, will blow you away. The art, with significant collections by Picasso and Mir?, will make you clammy all over. The people, with their exuberance, their duende, their persistent egalitarianism and clamour for a separate identity, will fascinate you.
  Barcelona is one of the most dynamic and exciting cities on the western Mediterranean seaboard, sedulously promoting itself as a European metropolis, a link between the sub-Pyrenean peninsula and the heartland of Western Europe. It is a city that is inconceivable until you get there, unbelievable while you walk its streets and unforgettable after you've gone.

Country : Spain
Time Zone : GMT/UTC +1 hour in winter, +2 hours during daylight-saving time (last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October)
Telephone Area Code : none, though all Barcelona numbers start with 93