Barcelona Travel Guide, Venezuela

Barcelona Travel Guide - Presentation

The capital of Azoategui State in Venezuela, Barcelona is an important city, having a total population of around 100 thousand inhabitants which makes it together with Caracas, Valencia and Guanta one of the main urban areas in Venezuela. It is a young city being founded in the 17th century and still preserving a colonial architecture.

Having more than 96% Roman Catholics by religion, Barcelona has a numerous population due to the great urbanization process that happened after the 1990s. Barcelona has many things to offer from historical buildings to modernist ones and great infrastructure, a touristic complex and many other great sports opportunities and facilities offered by the surrounding beaches.

The airport “Aeropuerto Internacional General Jose Antonio Anzoategui”, is also situated in Barcelona, which really improves the quality and accessibility of tourism and transport.

Barcelona Travel Guide – Education

A very well organized educational system that functions properly at a national level is meant to ensure benefits and progress for all cities in Venezuela including Barcelona which also has many schools for both primary and secondary levels. The schools prepare the future students that shall go to universities providing thus, a solid base for the future working fields.

Barcelona Travel Guide – The Economy and the Main Industries

Capital of Bermudez state and an important port of Venezuela, also situated on the Neveri River, Barcelona travel guide must point out that the city is also known as being an unhealthy town because there are deposits of salt and coal quite close to the town. But the city is not so important as it once was when referring to trade and export of coffee, sugar, cacao and wood products. Its industries and trade greatly suffered after the “War of Independence” and the never ceasing political problems. The town exports a lot of tobacco besides coffee, cacao and sugar, in the meantime being situated in the middle of an area that successfully deals with stock-raising.

The commercial zone the town is situated in is willing to develop and increase the production of some of the most desired products in the world.

Barcelona Travel Guide –Things to Do

The beautiful surroundings with attractive, sandy beaches like Isla de Plata, represent heaven for every tourist who is willing to take a good sunshine bath. This unique part of the world has a touristic complex as well, called “the El Morro”consisting of many canals, apartments and hotels, boatyards, the Maremares Resort and Spa, and many other facilities that meant to attract the tourist and make him relax, enjoy and come again.

It is a perfect location for water sports and yachting. Shopping is another important activity that mostly the female tourist want to do and it can be done properly at the modern shopping centre called Centro Commercial Plaza Mayor built in colonial style. Barcelona city is also the place of the three plazas Bolivar, Miranda and Boyacá which invite travelers to walking and shopping in some of the most elegant shops, also full of souvenirs and good quality products.

A traditional city, located in the eastern part of Venezuela with all its historical and modern beauties, its port and beaches, its significant location and pleasant climate, its friendly people, Barcelona is a touristic destination that should be taken into consideration when deciding to travel to Venezuela and discover some of the life secrets of the Latino Americans.