Top Reasons to Go

Top Reasons to Go

La Boqueria: Barcelona's produce market is the most exciting mid-city cornucopia in the world.

Santa Maria del Mar: The church is peerless in its Mediterranean Gothic style; hearing Renaissance choral music here is one of the ultimate sensory experiences.

La Sagrada Família: Gaudí's stalagmites, stalactites, and cylindrical towers add up to the city's most surprising architectural marvel.

El Palau de la Música Catalana: Cavalry erupts from the wings and a stained-glass chandelier plummets from above: this Art Nouveau tour de force is alive with music before the first note sounds.

Fashion & Design: How could a city famous for its architecture fail to offer a fleet of chic shops and trend fairs?

Castellers & Sardanas: Human castles and Catalonia's national dance are two of the beloved symbols of this nation-within-a-nation.