Barcelona is a city with long history, forming the Roman period. Archaeologists have found many traces of an ancient city at the time of the first century BC.
In its history, Bacerlona has repeatedly been invaded in the fifth century, and the second VIII reign of French Emperor Napoleon I (XVIII century).
Today Barcelona is the capital of the autonomous region Catalonia richest Spain. Autonomous Region had a population of more than 5 million people, accounting for more than a quarter of the country's GDP.
Barcelona is one of the most preferred destination for Europe thanks to the favorable climate and culture diversity. Barcelona owns a massive amount of cultural heritage of art, architecture and painting of the world. The city has more than 45 famous museums and art is known for unique contemporary design, including the work of architect Antoni Gaudi has been recognized as a world cultural heritage.
Barcelona is an important economic center of Spain. Like many other developing cities, regional production plays an important role in the development of Barcelona, while the service sector also grew increasingly strong. The most important industry is textiles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing engine, electronic and print.
The service sector, transport, telecommunications and publishing of information plays an important role. In the transport industry, Port Barcelona is considered as one of the busiest sea ports of the Mediterranean.
Today Barcelona also known for designing the industrial sector and the city has won several major design awards in the world.
