Ten Interesting Facts About Barcelona

1. It is the second largest city in Spain.
2. It is the largest city on the Mediterranean.
3. It has a metro area population of about 4 million.
4. The official languages are Catalan and Spanish.
5. There are three daily newspapers and several television stations in Catalan only.
6. It was the home of Atoni Guadi and the birth of modernismo.
7. It hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics.
8. Legend has it that the city was founded by Hercules 400 years before the founding of Rome.
9. It is the headquarters of the Spain Barcelona Mission.
10. It will be our home for the next three years.