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.
Bomb kills 1 in Spain Earth Times Madrid - A car bomb blast killed one person and injured three others at the barracks of the Spanish Civil Guard in the Basque region early Wednesday, according to police. Part of the building...
Pilot whales are Barcelona News.Net London, : Spanish biologists have unearthed evidence that deep-sea whales, which are known to be slow and energy saving creatures, are indeed the cheetahs of the ocean.
Sister of Spanish princess fails to win protection from the media Earth Times Madrid - A Spanish court Thursday rejected a request by Telma Ortiz, sister to Crown Princess Letizia, for a prohibition on the press and television channels from publishing pictures or footage of...
Barcelona had a General Sources ... and are now seven points clear with two games remaining. &I went through so many emotions, especially feeling humiliated and ridiculous,& Toure said of the match. Barca actually...
EU Gives Spain 1 Mo To Lift Endesa Conditions, Or Face Court Morning Star ... and Spanish engineering firm Acciona to accept a series of conditions on their deal before allowing it. The companies were forced to maintain Endesa as an independent company with executive offices...
Spanish relegation battle to reach dramatic conclusion Earth Times Madrid - After nine months of sweat, toil and tears - and occasionally even blood - the Spanish relegation battle reaches its grim, dramatic, traumatic conclusion on Sunday. Four teams are fighting...
Barcelona teenager Krkic to miss Euro 2008 Earth Times Madrid - Barcelona's teenage sensation Bojan Krkic is to miss the European Championship final for unspecified &personal reasons,& Spanish media reported Thursday. El Mundo, Marca and Sport all...
Messi tells Chelsea he is happy at Barcelona General Sources ... amp;amp;I am a Barcelona player and this is what matters most,& he told radio La Red when asked about the press reports about Chelsea's desire to sign him. &I have heard that Chelsea...
Spain ships water to Barcelona to help drought crisis IC Wales 2008 Media Wales A ship loaded with drinking water has docked in Barcelona as part of an unprecedented emergency plan to alleviate a drought triggered by rock-bottom rainfall. The ship...
Car bomb kills one CNN A car bomb explosion at a Civil Guard barracks in Spain killed one person and wounded several others Wednesday, Spain's state-run news agency reported.
ETA attack targets construction of high-speed train in Spain Earth Times Madrid - The militant Basque separatist group ETA has targeted the construction of a high-speed railway linking three Basque cities, Spanish media reported Tuesday. Two bombs damaged excavators...
Blast kills Spanish policeman The Guardian Officers at the scene of the bomb blast in Legutiano, Spain. Photograph: Vincent West/Reuters One policeman was killed and three others were wounded when a powerful bomb exploded outside a police...
Drought forces out Spain Times of India Perhaps the most striking image of Spain's drought, so severe it has forced Barcelona to ship in water, has been that of the underwater church which emerged from a drying dam. For...
Adebayor reveals he would love to join Barcelona The Guardian Emmanuel Adebayor has left his future at Arsenal in doubt. Photograph: John Walton/PA Arsenal were left to decipher mixed messages from Emmanuel Adebayor last night after the Togo forward declared...
It is my dream to play for Barcelona, says Adebayor General Sources Emmanuel Adebayor has come out with a gushing appreciation of Barcelona, insisting no player could turn down the chance to play for the Catalan giants. Sportsmail exclusively revealed last week how...
ECB Ordonez: Spain Banks Healthy, But Face Challenges Morning Star Spanish banks are profitable and solvent but still face challenges in dealing with the fallout from global financial turmoil and a fast-slowing domestic economy, European Central Bank...
Spanish government united in condemnation of bomb Euro News In Madrid, the government held a minute's silence for the victims, while the prime minister, leader of the opposition and King Juan Carlos condemned the attack.Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero was due to...
Gunners boss Wenger looking at Barcelona midfielder Toure General Sources Arsenal are reported to be in the running for Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure. The People says Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is planning to move for the younger brother of Gunners defender Kolo...
Parched Barcelona imports water General Sources Last Modified: 13 Source: PA News A ship loaded with drinking water has arrived in Barcelona as part of an unprecedented emergency plan to alleviate a drought.
One dead in Spanish barracks blast Khaleej Times Madrid- An explosion in a civil guard barracks in Spain's restive Basque country on Wednesday killed at least one person and left several others wounded, the newspaper El Pais reported on its website.
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