The second largest city in Spain, Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia and popular tourist destination due to international and domestic flights.

Despite being a city tourists can find sunbathing and paddling opportunities in one of the seven beaches that edge the city, these include Mar Bella, Llevant and the 1100 metre long Barceloneta. Great locations in Spain include Car Hire Murcia Airport.

For those on a short break, you can park your Car Hire Barcelona Airport and try one of the many city tours, which can be booked via kiosks all round the city with running commentary of the sites. Other unique options include scooter and sailing tours which are just as informative and fun.

For a taste of the cities history and culture a short drive with Car Rental Barcelona can take you to the National Museum of Art of Catelonia where you can view a range of Romanesque Art. Other options include the Barcelona Maritime Museum and the 2006 award winning Cosmocaixa Science Museum.

For those looking for evening and night entertainment the city has a great rage of bars such as Marmalade on Riera Alta and Gimlet cocktail bar open until 3am.

The city has fantastic places to eat such as Alkimia serving modern dishes and Can Majo serving paella and seafood.

A visit to La Rambla is a must a large street full of street entertainers and market stalls running down the centre of the street. Lining the pavements are bars, restaurants and quaint cafes ending the street is a pier and several museums.

For tourists and commuters the popular city is home to Barcelona Airport which is the second largest in the whole of Spain. The airport is conveniently located 10 km south of the city centre and is clearly signposted along its many right hand laned motorways.

Four main terminals are located here T1 Stud, T2A, T2B and T2C. serving airlines such as Easyjest and American Airlines

Barcelona Airport BCN is also known as El Prat Airport.