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A 15-year-old girl died and two other people were hospitalized with severe injuries after an amusement park ride in Barcelona, Spain, broke in midair, a city spokeswoman said.

It's not as achingly hip as Barcelona and it's more manageable than Madrid: Spain's third city has plenty of flavor, an urban edge and uniquely Valencian oddities.

Part of a sports center collapsed in high winds Saturday in the northern Spanish city of Barcelona, killing three children and injuring 16 others, witnesses said.