Barcelona is the second biggest city in Spain and the capital of Catalonia. With approximately 1.63 million inhabitants the City ranks amongst the 14 largest metropolitan areas worldwide and has consistently maintained its position as one of Europe’s top cities to live and work.
Barcelona represents one of the most cultural jewels worldwide benefitting from an overwhelming combination of renowned sights and architectural highlights, including impressive Catalan Modernist architecture (led by world-famous architect Antoni Gaudí), Roman archaeological sites, world-leading museums (69 in total) and picturesque parks (66 in total).
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tourists in 2014
Year long freeze on
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Launched in 2000, @22 is the most important project of urban gentrification in Barcelona, and one of the most ambitious of Europe with high real state potential, and a €180 million public investment in infrastructure. It is has attracted hundreds of national and international start-ups, accelerators and VC companies, all contributing to the growth of the buzzling hub that @22 continues to evolve into.
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