Released on: August 22, 2008, 7:45 am

Press Release Author: Dan Johnson

Industry: Real Estate

Press Release Summary: With the upcoming closing of the highly successful Beijing
Olympics, leading international property portal The MoveChannel.com looks at how the
Games affected former host city, Barcelona.

Press Release Body: With the upcoming closing of the highly successful Beijing
Olympics, leading international property portal TheMoveChannel.com looks at how the
Games affected former host city, Barcelona.

Beaches

Barcelona has seven beaches, totalling 4.5 km of coastline. Sant Sebastià and
Barceloneta are the biggest, oldest and most popular beaches in the city.

Since the massive clean-up operation of the beaches and nearby Olympic marina and
village undertaken for the 1992 Olympics, Barcelona\'s beaches have become a magnet
for locals and foreigners alike. A lot of effort goes into maintaining the
cleanliness of both sand and sea, which is tested daily, and all beaches have
disabled access, lifeguards (in season), showers and sun beds.

Parks

Barcelona houses a number of lovely parks, covering 10% of the city. In total
Barcelona contains 68 municipal parks, divided into 45 urban parks, 12 historic
parks, 6 forest parks and 5 thematic (botanical) parks.

The most popular of these parks are the Montjuïc (the largest), the Ciutadella Park
(situated in the place of the old military citadel, which houses the Parliament
building, the zoo and several museums), the Guinardó Park and the Park Güell, which
was designed by Gaudi.

Dan Johnson, Managing Director, comments:
"The Olympics has greatly regenerated numerous cities around the world. Many UK
investors, despite the credit crunch, may still be considering the Olympics as an
opportunity to ride a growth curve in London. Barcelona is an example of a city
where the Olympics has been a success story, something which London will definitely
be looking to emulate. "

For information on Spanish Properties
and related information on properties in Spain visit www.themovechannel.com

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Web Site: http://www.themovechannel.com

Contact Details: Dan Johnson
Managing Director
www.TheMoveChannel.com
dj@themovechannel.com