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Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, is located on the coast and bounded by the Collserola ridge and rivers Besós and Llobregat. The city is less than 150 kilometres fromthe Pyrenees. Barcelona's location on the shores of the Mediterranean means that it enjoys a warm, welcoming climate and pleasant temperatures all year round. Rainfall is occasionally heavy, with levels of around 1,000mm per year. This helps to maintain the many green areas around the city. In Barcelona mealtimes are usually a little late than in the rest of Europe. Breakfast is between 9am and 11am and is similar to other countries on the continent. Lunch is served in restaurants between 1pm and 3pm and dinner form 9pm until midnight. The working day usually begins between 8am and 9am and people break for lunch at 2pm. In the afternoon businesses open from 4pm to 8pm. Barcelona is known throughout the world as a cultural city, with an important heritage and a permanent and exciting range of activities on offer. Barcelona affords countless possibilities for recreation. Over 40 museums: monographic art collections such as the Museu Picasso, the Fundació Joan Miró and the Fundacio Antoni Tàpies which hold permanent exhibitions of works by the artists As well as temporary shows; the world's finest collection of Romanesque art at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya; Temporary exhibitions of contemporary art at the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona - MACBA ; and numerous art galleries. Design is a characteristic of Barcelona. You can find design in its streets, squares, bars and restaurants. In recent years, the city has become a permanent showroom for design. Barcelona is a shopper's paradise, with all the major international designer names, plus many smaller designer boutiques selling a variety of goods including clothing, shoes and luxury jewellery items such as diamond eternity rings and even diamond engagement rings and diamond wedding rings! There are large branches of the famous spanish department store, El Corte Ingles, in Barcelona, where you can find everything from gourmet food to fashion and household electrical items. You can also find trendy fashion labels such as Diesel and upmarket fashion labels such as Purificacion García. The city also has a funfair on one of its emblematic mountains:Tibidabo. It has restaurants with their own distinctive style, which offer the full flavour of Catalan cuisine and a wide variety of international cooking.
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