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Best Things to Do in Barcelona

La Sagrada Famitla:This is where to begin you adventure through Barcelona and the wonderful works of Antoni Gaudí His basilica is a project of incredible scale and anbition that is still only aroumd three quarters complete more than 140 years after Gaudi fist started building i. When finished, it will be the tallest church structure in the world. and yet it hardly resembles any religious building you will have seen in you life. The Sagrada Famiia combines several architectural styles, including, Catalan Modernism,Art Nouveau, and Gothic, but Gaudi's masterpiece defies these kinds of definitions when you look up to the ceiling of the sanctuary

La Bogueria: This is an iconic sight and an educational experience. There has been La Boqueria market in Barcelona since medieval times, though this exact spot has only witnessed trade for about 200 years That elegant distinctive iron and glass roof you will see was put up in 1914. In the market you can find many things. such as

vegetables, cold meats, cheese as well as olive products. At the center of the maiket you can also find an ovalshaped plan coiner of fishmongers. At the end of your visit. you can also cool off with a beer and a lapa at one of the maiket's bars.

Barcalona City Eitory Museum The History Museum preserves a few Roman sites acorss the Gothic Ouarter such as the Temple ol Augustus and the Funeral Way of Placa de la Vila de Madnid But Placa del Rei is where you can see Barcelona's ancient historyin detailed layers. You will take an elevator down to where the remnants of a garum factory (garum is a fish sauce)laundries, dyeing shops and parts of ancient Barcino's Roman walls are all visible.The site is large, covering 4.000sguare meters, which you will explore via elevated walkways. As you rise through the museum building you will step forward through time and enter Lhe vaults of the Palau Reial Major seat ol the meadieval Dukes ot Batcelona.

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Read the text and answer the following guestions.Write the answers in your notebook.

a. What architecture styles are combined in the Sagrada Familia?

b. What can you buy at La Boqueria market?

.What can you see at the Barcelona City History Museum?

Discuss your answers with a partner.

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Si desea, puede entregar más información sobre la ciudad de Barcelona a sus estudiantes: Barcelona is one of Spain's largest cities. It is a port located in the Mediterranean Sea. Barcelona is famous for its architecture, especially the Sagrada Familia Basilica (which is still under construction), and its beaches. Barcelona is also the capital of the autonomous community of Catalonia, where both Spanish and Catalan are spoken as official languages.

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3. a. The Sagrada Familia combines several architectural styles, including Catalan Modernism, Art Nouveau,and Gothic.

b. In the market you can find many things, such as vegetables, cold meats, cheese, as well as olive products.

c. The History Museum preserves a few Roman sites across the Gothic Quarter, such as the Temple of Augustus and the Funeral Way on Placa de la Vila de Madrid.

4. Respuesta variable.

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