Catalonia

Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain located on the Iberian Peninsula bordered to the north by France and Andorra, to the east by the Mediterranean Sea, to the south by the Valencian Community and to the west by Aragon. With an extension of some 32,000 km², almost 8 million people live in Catalonia distributed in the 947 municipalities that make up the Catalan territory. Two thirds of this population resides in the city of Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia and a province of this autonomous community together with the provinces of Girona, Lleida and Tarragona. Several languages are spoken in Catalonia: Catalan, Spanish and Aranese, the latter in the Aran Valley. Among its most visited places of interest is the urban center of Barcelona with emblematic buildings such as La Sagrada Familia, the Catedral del Mar, Casa Batlló, La Pedrera, the famous Parc Güell and the football stadium, Camp Nou. The Montjuic fountain and castle, the Montsec mountain range and its Astronomical Park, the Monserrat abbey, the Tibidabo or PortAventura amusement park, the Aigüestortes, Boí i Taüll national park, the Arán Valley and the Catalan Pyrenees are some of the of the biggest claims of travelers who visit Catalonia.