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Must-see attractions in Catalonia

  • Museu Episcopal

    Catalonia

    This museum holds a marvellous collection of Romanesque and Gothic art, second only to Barcelona's Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya. The Romanesque…

  • Pont Fortificat

    Costa Brava

    Besalú’s fortified stone bridge is so old, it strains memory. The first records of the bridge date to 1075, though periodic modifications have bolstered…

  • Inside Poble Espanyol

    Poble Espanyol

    Barcelona

    Welcome to Spain! All of it! This ‘Spanish Village’ is an intriguing scrapbook of Spanish architecture built for the local-crafts section of the 1929…

  • Crypt of the colònia güell in Province of Barcelona

    Colònia Güell

    Barcelona

    Apart from La Sagrada Família, Gaudí’s last big project was the creation of a utopian textile workers’ complex for his magnate patron Eusebi Güell outside…

  • Barcelona:Cannon in Montjuic Castle

    Castell de Montjuïc

    Barcelona

    Enjoying commanding views over the Mediterranean, this forbidding fortress dominates the southeastern heights of Montjuïc. It dates, in its present form,…

  • Temple of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at Mount Tibidabo, Barcelona, Spain.

    Tibidabo

    Barcelona

    Framing the north end of the city, the pine-forested mountain of Tibidabo, which tops out at 512m, is the highest peak in Serra de Collserola. Much of its…

  • Exterior of MUHBA Refugi 307

    MUHBA Refugi 307

    Barcelona

    Barcelona was the city most heavily bombed by Franco's air forces during the Spanish Civil War, and as a result developed more than 1300 air-raid shelters…

  • Fundacio Antoni Tapies, Modernista building by Domenech i Montaner - Barcelona, Cataluna

    Fundació Antoni Tàpies

    L'Eixample

    The Fundació Antoni Tàpies is both a pioneering Modernista building (completed in the early 1880s) and the major collection of leading 20th-century…

  • Exterior of Gran Teatre del Liceu

    Gran Teatre del Liceu

    La Rambla & Barri Gòtic

    If you can’t catch a night at the opera, you can still take in the awe-inspiring architectural riches of one of Europe’s greatest opera houses. Opened in…

  • Inside El Fòrum

    El Fòrum

    Barcelona

    Once an urban wasteland, this area has seen dramatic changes since the turn of the millennium, including sparkling buildings, open plazas and waterfront…

  • Outside of Palau de la Generalitat

    Palau de la Generalitat

    La Rambla & Barri Gòtic

    The early-15th-century Palau de la Generalitat opens through a monumental late-Renaissance facade with neoclassical leanings, designed by Pere Blai, but…

  • Entrance of Museu Disseny

    Museu del Disseny de Barcelona

    Barcelona

    Nicknamed la grapadora (the stapler), Barcelona's fascinating design museum lies inside a monolithic contemporary building with geometric facades and a…

  • Barcelona, Barrio Gotico

    Basílica de Santa Maria del Pi

    La Rambla & Barri Gòtic

    Begun in 1320, on the site of a 10th-century Romanesque church, this striking 14th-century basilica is a classic of Catalan Gothic, with an imposing…

  • Inside of Casa Amatller

    Casa Amatller

    L'Eixample

    One of Puig i Cadafalch’s most striking flights of Modernista fantasy, Casa Amatller combines Gothic window frames and Romanesque flourishes with a…

  • View over the Cementiri del Sud-Oest

    Cementiri de Montjuïc

    Barcelona

    On the seaward hill to the south of the Anella Olímpica (Olympic Ring), this huge cemetery dating from 1883 stretches down Montjuïc's southern slopes,…

  • Hospital de Sant Pau in Barcelona, Spain - A UNESCO World Heritage Site.

    Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau

    L'Eixample

    Domènech i Montaner outdid himself as architect and philanthropist with the Modernista Hospital de la Santa Creu i de Sant Pau, renamed the 'Recinte…

  • Front of ³¢â€™A±ç³Üà°ù¾±³Ü³¾

    ³¢â€™A±ç³Üà°ù¾±³Ü³¾

    Barcelona

    It's hard not to shudder at the sight of a shark gliding above you, displaying its toothy, wide-mouthed grin – but this 80m shark tunnel is the highlight…

  • Outside of Pavelló Mies van der Rohe

    Pavelló Mies van der Rohe

    Barcelona

    Designed in glass, steel and various marbles in 1929 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886–1969) for the World Exhibition, this curious work of artful…

  • Entrance to Museu Etnològic

    Museu Etnològic

    Barcelona

    Delving into Catalonia's rich heritage, Barcelona’s ethnology museum presents an intriguing permanent display from its 70,000-object collection, with…

  • Main square in Sant Cugat del Vallès

    Sant Cugat del Vallès

    Barcelona

    Muslims razed the one-time Roman encampment-turned-Visigothic monastery of Sant Cugat del Vallès to the ground in the 8th century. These things…

  • Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pa, Catalan for Hospital of the Holy Cross and Saint Paul. The complex built between 1901 and 1930 in Barcelona.

    Antic Hospital de la Santa Creu

    El Raval

    Behind the Mercat de La Boqueria stands the Gothic Antic Hospital de la Santa Creu, which was once the city’s main hospital. Founded in 1401, it…

  • Entrance gate to Bellesguard

    Bellesguard

    Barcelona

    An entrancing work that combines Gothic and Modernista elements, this lesser-known Gaudí masterpiece was rescued from obscurity and opened to visitors in…

  • The Palau Pedralbes inside the gardens

    Jardins del Palau de Pedralbes

    Barcelona

    Sculptures, fountains, citrus trees, bamboo groves, fragrant eucalyptus, towering cypresses and bougainvillea-covered nooks lie scattered along the paths…

  • Caixaforum gallery.

    CaixaForum

    Barcelona

    The La Caixa building society prides itself on its involvement in (and ownership of) art, in particular all that is contemporary. The bank's premier expo…

  • Inside the Sinagoga Major

    Sinagoga Major

    La Rambla & Barri Gòtic

    At the heart of the ancient Jewish Call lie the remains of what may well be the city’s main medieval synagogue (though some historians cast doubt on the…

  • Inside of Palau Macaya

    Palau Macaya

    L'Eixample

    The 1901 Palau Macaya is one of Barcelona's great yet least-known Catalan Modernisme gems. It was designed by architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch, who was…

  • Exterior of the Museu Egipci

    Museu Egipci

    L'Eixample

    Hotel magnate Jordi Clos has spent much of his life collecting ancient Egyptian artefacts, brought together in this private museum divided into thematic…

  • Ticket desk of Museu de la Música (Museum of Music).

    Museu de la Música

    Barcelona

    Some 500 instruments (less than a third of the full collection) are on show in this red-clad museum, housed on the 2nd floor of the administration…

  • Monastery of Santa Maria de Poblet.

    Reial Monestir de Santa Maria de Poblet

    Catalonia

    The largest monastery of the Cistercian Route, Unesco-listed Santa Maria de Poblet was founded by monks from southern France in 1150, and rose rapidly to…

  • Fountain inside Palau de Lloctinent

    Palau del Lloctinent

    La Rambla & Barri Gòtic

    Flanking the Plaça del Rei, this 1550s palace was built as the residence of the Spanish lloctinent (viceroy) of Catalonia and later converted into a…

  • In the courtyard of Museu Can Framis

    Museu Can Framis

    Barcelona

    Set in an 18th-century former textile factory surrounded by greenery, this contemporary gallery is a showcase for Catalan painting from the 1960s onwards…

  • Front of Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya

    Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya

    Barcelona

    Occupying the 1929 World Exhibition's Graphic Arts Palace, this intriguing archaeology museum covers both Catalonia and cultures from across Spain. There…

  • Font Màgica during the day

    Font Màgica

    Barcelona

    Originally created for the 1929 World Exposition, this huge colour-lit fountain has again been a magnet since the 1992 Olympics, shimmering on the long…

  • Tiles inside Casa de l’Ardiaca

    Casa de l’Ardiaca

    La Rambla & Barri Gòtic

    The 16th-century Casa de l’Ardiaca has housed the city’s archives since the 1920s. Stroll around the supremely serene courtyard, cooled by a fountain and…

  • Sagrat Cor, Mount Tibidabo

    Basílica del Sagrat Cor de Jesús

    Barcelona

    At the very top of 512m-tall Tibidabo hill, overlooking the Parc d'Atraccions, this landmark basilica is meant to be Barcelona’s answer to Paris’ Sacré…

  • People admiring the view from Turó de la Rovira

    Bunkers del Carmel

    Barcelona

    For magnificent 360-degree Barcelona views, head to the El Carmel neighbourhood (under a kilometre east of Park Güell) and up the Turó de la Rovira hill…

  • Natural Park of Collserola in Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain, Europe.

    Parc Natural de Collserola

    Barcelona

    Barcelonins needing an easy escape from the city seek out this protected pine-scented 80-sq-km park. It's a great place to hike, run and bike, and has a…

  • Facade of Església de Sant Miquel del Port

    Església de Sant Miquel del Port

    Barcelona

    Dating from 1755, this sober baroque church was the first building completed in Barceloneta. Built low so that the cannon in the then Ciutadella fort…