Barcelona is part of Catalunya, a region in Spain that has a very distinct culture and cuisine.

巴塞罗那是加泰罗尼亚——西班牙一个拥有独特文化和美食的地区——的一部分。

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Foodies have their own reasons to visit Barcelona and the surrounding region.

Foodies有自己餐馆巴塞罗那和周围地区的理由。

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Born in the Italian city of Bari, raised in Vigo in the Spanish region of Galicia and currently thriving at FC Barcelona, Thiago Alcantara certainly has as an interesting background.

出生在意大利的巴里，成长于西班牙加利西亚区的维戈，如今在巴塞罗那俱乐部蓬勃发展的蒂亚戈·阿尔坎·塔拉，当然会有一个有趣的背景。

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Bond markets, which have for 12 months tried to price the risk of a eurozone breakup, now have to calculate the possibility of the breakup of the Spanish state - for secession in Barcelona would surely prompt centrifugal tendencies in the Basque region, and exacerbate the fiscal crisis in the poorest regions.

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However, Macia suggests the success of Barcelona's football team and the views of some of the region's other top sport stars has helped promote the idea of self governance.

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Jaleo is the story of the son of two nurses eating simple, traditional food in his home region of Asturias in northern Spain, then later in and around Barcelona, where his parents moved when he was 5.

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