Villas and Apartments in Barcelona
Having been invaded by the Romans and the French and occupied on and off over many centuries by Muslims, Christians and people of other nationalities, creeds and denominations, the city of Barcelona seems to have been destined from its birth over 2000 years ago to become the cultural and historical heavyweight that is now. Not only the principle city of a Spanish province of the same name, Barcelona is also the capital city of Catalonia - an autonomous region of Spain accounting for its entire north eastern corner and embracing the separate provinces of Costa Brava, Costa Dorada and Lleida, all of which surround the landscapes and urban environments of Barcelona. In a situation that as such makes this city a natural hub radiating out to the rest of Catalonia, apartment rentals in Barcelona are central to an experience of both this truly magnificent metropolis and all other aspects of Catalonian history and culture - the implications of which are so mind-blowing that there'd still be something left undiscovered even if you chose to rent holiday villas and apartments in Barcelona on an annual basis!
Renowned for an incredible wealth of architecture spanning the years since the Romans first set-up camp in Barcelona, people travel from all over the world to marvel at the design, construction and aesthetic qualities of ancient buildings such as the spectacularly ornate Sagrada Família church (famously left unfinished by the untimely death of its creator Gaudi), as well as more modern feats of engineering like the Torre Agbar skyscraper. A villa or apartment rental in Barcelona can be found literally surrounded by the museums, galleries, theatres and concert halls that are, in themselves, testament to the fact that almost every permanent structure in the city has been touched by the hand and mind of an artistic genius - Antoni Gaudi being responsible for a number of sites around the city of Barcelona that have achieved UNESCO World Heritage status, the same accolade applying to Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau and The Palau de la Música Catalana, both of which were designed by the Catalan architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner.
For a culture-loaded break in one of the most exciting and cosmopolitan cities in the world - not to mention one with the added bonus of having its very own sumptuous sandy beach! - holiday apartments in Barcelona are hard to beat, giving you the opportunity to enjoy an aspect of Catalonia in direct contrast to the experience you would be guaranteed of if you headed out of the metropolis and into the countryside that spreads inland towards the snow-capped mountain peaks of the mighty Pyrenees. Holiday villa rentals in Barcelona will leave you in no doubt about the sheer diversity of Catalonia when you can find such a vibrant city surrounded by such rural tranquility, so if you thought that breathtaking scenery and wild natural environments were only to be found by making a journey right across the region to the Pyrenees, you won't be travelling for long before you realise how wrong you were! By simply passing through the wild and rugged landscapes of the Montnegre-Corredor and Montseny Natural Parks, or any of the sleepy rustic villages full of traditional Catalonian farmhouses, villas and bed and breakfasts, Barcelona will prove itself to be a part of Spain that can boast the kind of versatility that caters for the interests and passions of people of all ages.