The central station of Sants is one of the best in Barcelona, with direct connections to the airport and connecting cities. Nearby, there are further underground stations, like Plaça de Sants and Tarragona, which belong to the green line. Nearby, you also have the posibility to go shopping. The "L'Illa", which is located on Diagonal in the north of Sants, or "Las Arenas" next to Plaza Espana. Having your girlfriend with you, you will be happy to have the chance to store all her shopping bags inside your car rental. Sants even has an own district festival in August! During this month the streets are decorated and people dance all night. Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, is the second biggest city of Spain. As a town with a great traditional background, culture and history, it is attracting thousands of tourists every year. Although many people say, that it was Hercules who built the city 400 years before the foundation of Rome, it were the Romans themselves who built this town in the year 15 BC. A big trading city was created from a small settlement.