Certainly one of the best spots in the Mediterranean , Barcelona is the capital city of Catalunya and is one of the 17 Autonomous Communities that make up Spain . It is strategically located in a very privileged position on the northeastern coast of the Iberian peninsula, along the Mediterranean coast, around 41 and 2 Its being located at the Mediterranean sea in the very north of the Spanish coast also contributes to making it certainly the most cosmopolitan and most economically active city in the country of Spain .
In Barcelona , there are two official languages spoken: Catalan , generally spoken in all of Catalonia , and Castillian Spanish . The two languages coexist in a bilingual situation that is also in the same predicament as those in many other parts of the world. The Catalan language is understood, written, read and spoken by most of the residents in Barcelona . The acts of legislation that recognize Catalan and Castilian as the joint official languages of Catalunya are the Constitution and the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia . Barcelona a place where lots of artist from the past like eccentric genius GaudÃ, include the significant collections by Picasso and Miró .