Barcelona History : Barcelona: History Built Upon History : The Old City and ... - Barcelona is one of those places where history fills the air.
Barcelona History : Barcelona: History Built Upon History : The Old City and ... - Barcelona is one of those places where history fills the air. . Barcelona is one of those places where history fills the air. According to tradition, barcelona was founded by either the phoenicians or the carthaginians, who had trading posts along the catalonian coast. The original name of the city was in the recent history of the city we cannot forget that barcelona was the site for the olympic games of. The natives of barcelona are catalans, a distinct type of spaniard (that is, if they allow you to call them spanish). Its easily defensible location on the coastal plain between the collserola ridge (512 m) and the mediterranean sea, the coastal route between central europe and the rest of the iberian peninsula. On the 29th of november 1899, joan gamper founded the football club barcelona ( barça). Barcelona was founded by the carthaginians, and, according to tradition, it supposedly