La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain – now a ghost town due to the pandemic. Photo: Unsplash La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain – now a ghost town due to the pandemic. Photo: Unsplash
La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain – now a ghost town due to the pandemic. Photo: Unsplash
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Barcelona in Covid-19: hotels get creative as tourists disappear, and locals like basketball player Sergi Pino move into discounted hotel rooms over apartments

The popular travel destination’s top sights like the Ramblas and La Sagrada Familia would normally be packed all year round, but not in 2020 – is a ‘Detroit effect’ plaguing the city?

Topic |   Spain
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 2:00pm, 19 Dec, 2020

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La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain – now a ghost town due to the pandemic. Photo: Unsplash La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain – now a ghost town due to the pandemic. Photo: Unsplash
La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain – now a ghost town due to the pandemic. Photo: Unsplash
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