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Residencia Onix Barcelona Hostel

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Offering a roof-top swimming pool, Residencia Onix is a university residence set 100 metres from Barcelona’s Estació del Nord Bus Station. It has a fitness centre and air-conditioned apartments with free internet access.
The apartments at Residencia Onix feature bright colours and simple décor. Each one has a TV and a bathroom, and the kitchenettes come with a hob and microwave. There is a daily cleaning service. Bed linen and towels are provided.
The residence has extensive common areas, including a DVD lounge, a computer room and a games room with table tennis. There are also vending machines for snacks and drinks and a laundry.
You can walk to Ciutadella Park in 8 minutes from Residencia Onix, and Barceloneta Beach is a 20-minute walk away. Located 5 minutes’ walk away, Arc de Triomf Metro Station is just 2 stops from Plaza Catalunya and the Ramblas.

Apartments/rooms: 234 Onix.

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There are two official languages spoken in Barcelona: Catalan, generally spoken in all of Catalonia, and Castillian Spanish. The city of Barcelona has a population of 1.510.000, but this number spirals to more than 4.000.000 if the outlying areas are also included.

The capital of Catalonia is unequivocally a Mediterranean city, not only because of its geographic location but also and above all because of its history, tradition and cultural influences. The documented history of the city dates back to the founding of a Roman colony on its soil in the second century B.C. Modern Barcelona experienced spectacular growth and economic revival at the onset of industrialization during the second half of the 19th century. The 1888 World's Fair became a symbol of the capacity for hard work and the international outlook projected by the city. Culture and the arts flourished in Barcelona and in all of Catalonia; the splendor achieved by Catalonian modernism is one of the most patent displays.

Barcelona, more than just a single city, is really a collection of multi-faceted and diverse cities. The visitor unfamiliar with its history might be surprised that such a modern and enterprising city preserves its historic Gothic center almost intact, or by the curious contrast between the maze of narrow streets and the grid-like layout of the Eixample, the urban planning "Enlargement" project of the end of the 19th century.