| You must consider traveling to Barcelona, if you are | | | | located in the Sants-Montjuïc part of Barcelona |
| planning for your sporting holidays. You can find a | | | | were the stadiums used for the 1992 Olympics. |
| number of sporting facilities in Barcelona. The city has | | | | FC Barcelona also has teams in the Spanish basketball |
| long sporting tradition. Barcelona hosted several | | | | ACB league (Winterthur FCB), the handball ASOBAL |
| matches of 1982 Football World Cup, but the 1992 | | | | league (FC Barcelona-Cifec), and the roller hockey |
| Summer Olympics was the major sports event in the | | | | league. The Palau Blaugrana is the basketball team's |
| city. The city has also been host to the X FINA World | | | | stadium that is just across from the Camp Nou football |
| Championships and Eurobasket twice. | | | | stadium. The club also has amateur teams in several |
| Barcelona is home to FC Barcelona sports club, one of | | | | other sports including athletics, baseball, cycling, field |
| the biggest sports clubs of Europe. Futbol Club | | | | hockey, figure skating, and volleyball. The club also has |
| Barcelona, also known as Barça, is famous for its | | | | a museum, the second most visited museum in |
| football team that is one of the dominating teams in | | | | Catalonia. With estimated revenue of €259.1 |
| the Spanish league and the UEFA Champions League. | | | | million, FC Barcelona was the second richest club in the |
| FC Barcelona football team was champion of the | | | | world during the 2005-06 seasons. |
| 2005 and 2006 Spanish League, commonly known as | | | | Additionally, Joventut Badalona is another well-known |
| "La Liga." The team was also the 2006 UEFA (Union | | | | basketball club in the area. Often, there are several |
| of European Football Associations) Champions | | | | famous competitions organized year-round in |
| League, also known as the European Cup. | | | | Barcelona. Some of these competitions include Cursa |
| Along with Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao, FC | | | | del Corte Inglés, Cursa de la Mercè, Cursa |
| Barcelona was one of the founding members of La | | | | Jean Bouin, Milla Sagrada FamÃlia and the San |
| Liga in 1928. It was the first La Liga champion. It is one | | | | Silvestre. The Open Seat Godó is a 50-year-old |
| of the most successful clubs with 18 La Liga, 24 Copa | | | | ATP Tour International Series Gold tennis tournament, |
| del Rey, 7 Supercopa de España, 2 UEFA | | | | which is organized annually in the facilities of the Reial |
| Champions League, 4 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 3 | | | | Club de Tenis Barcelona (Barcelona Royal Tennis |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup/UEFA Cup, and 2 European | | | | Club). |
| Super Cup trophies under its belt. | | | | Besides, you can enjoy swimming race across the |
| Barcelona offers you two UEFA 5-star rated football | | | | port, which is organized during Christmas every year. |
| stadiums - FC Barcelona's Nou Camp and Espanyol's | | | | The Formula One Spanish Grand Prix and the Catalan |
| Estadi OlÃmpic LluÃs Companys. The Nou | | | | motorcycle Grand Prix are hosted by the Circuit de |
| Camp, located in the Les Corts section of Barcelona, | | | | Catalunya racetrack in Montmeló, near Barcelona. |
| and the Estadi OlÃmpic LluÃs Companys, | | | | Barcelona has also grown popular with skateboarders. |