Catalonia - a historical region and autonomous community in Spain, in the north- east of the Iberian peninsula between the Mediterranean coast and the Pyrenees. Autonomy is bordered by the lands of Aragon and Valencia in the west - in the south. From the east by the Mediterranean Sea Catalonia. Region covers about 40,000 km2, with a population of more than 7,000 000. Official languages are Catalan and Spanish. The capital of Catalonia, Barcelona beautiful and majestic. The region is divided into 4 areas : Barcelona, Girona, Lleida and Tarragona. The territory of Catalonia, for the most part in line with its historical territory - the former Duchy of Catalonia. Regarding his name, there are many interpretations. The most accepted theory suggests that Catalonia is- land of castles, no wonder so many of them here !
The climate of Catalonia - Mediterranean, albeit with large differences in temperature between the coastal and inland regions. In coastal climate is characterized by mild winters and hot summers. In the interior of the winter cold, summer is hot. In the Pyrenees mountain climate, so that in winter the temperature is below zero here and a lot of snow, and summers are not too hot .