Barcelona map images

Here's where Flat Stanley is now. The first map shows Barcelona relative to Spain. The second shows the city with a shaded area showing the general area where we live. The third shows a closer view of our neighborhood ("barrio" in spanish), which is called Sant Pere.

Barcelona information

Here is some information about Barcelona and the province of Catalunya, where Barcelona is located. The city dates back to 300 B.C.E. when the Romans founded a small city here. It grew over the years and at one time during the Middle Ages (the 13th Century), the city was the capital of Aragon and Catalunya, the most powerful city-states in the Mediterranean Sea.

http://www.bcn.es/english/laciutat/barcelona/
The website from the City of Barcelona, with all kinds of interesting information about the city.

http://www.en.mhcat.net/
The website of the Museum of the History of Catalunya with virtual tours of the region's history.

Because Barcelona is in Spain, spanish is of course spoken, but the citizens here have another official language called catalan, which everyone who is born learns to speak. Catalan is very different from spanish, and in many ways is similar to french.

Arrival in Barcelona

Flat Stanley arrived in Barcelona today, December 19. As his hosts, Gregory and Genevieve Stackel were thrilled to receive the package. We have great plans for Mr. Stanley. We will take him around Barcelona and then, when we travel to Florence for New Year's Eve, we will take him there to see some sights.