Welcome to Barcelona
2009; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 36; Issue: S2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1007/s00259-009-1227-5
ISSN1619-7089
Autores Tópico(s)Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
ResumoWelcome to Barcelona.You are lucky; your visit to Barcelona can be an outstanding experience.Catalunya and Barcelona have an old history of combining different things.In Barcelona you will have the opportunity to combine work and pleasure, food and wine, fish and meat, mountain and sea.During this congress you will have the opportunity to enjoy all the treasures of one of the most beautiful cities in the world.Barcelona was founded more than 2,000 years ago.The first inhabitants, Iberians, were called the "laietanos".The legend says that the name of the city probably came from the Carthaginian general Amilcar Barca.Perhaps it is just a coincidence, but a "barca" in the Catalan language is a boat.This is maybe the reason, since Barcelona has always been (especially so in recent years) open to the sea, to the Mediterranean, as you will find when you visit the conference center.During these two millennia Barcelona has hosted various cultures-from the "laietanos" to the Romans, Jews, Muslims, Visigoths.... and, of course, the Catalans.Catalunya's limits were fixed in the 12th century.Today, Barcelona is the capital of Catalunya, and is one of the main Mediterranean cities.During your stay, please visit the "Barrio gotico" (Gothic quarter) and you will understand why Barcelona is proud of its history.From the King's Square to the Sant Felip Neri corner, visiting the Cathedral, and Santa Maria del Mar, you can discover and enjoy Barcelona's past.There are so many beautiful sites that we cannot list all of them.Let me remind
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