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Antic Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Founded in the 10th century, this is one of Europe's earliest... |
Architectural Sites, Libraries | El Raval |
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Arc del Triomf
This imposing, exposed-redbrick arch was built by Josep Vilaseca... |
Architectural Sites, Memorials / Monuments | La Ciutadella and Barceloneta |
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Baixada de Santa Eulalia
Straight out from the side door of the cathedral cloister down... |
Religious Sites | The Barri Gotic |
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Biblioteca Popular de la Dona Francesca Bonnemaison
Barcelona's (and probably the world's) first library originally... |
Libraries | Sant Pere and La Ribera |
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Cafe Zurich
This traditional café and rendezvous point at the top... |
Restaurants | The Rambla |
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CaixaForum
This redbrick, neo-Mudejar Art Nouveau fortress, built to house... |
Museums / Galleries, Arts / Performance Venues | Montjuïc |
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Camp Nou
If you're in Barcelona between September and June, a chance to... |
Sports Venues | Upper Barcelona |
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Capella d'en Marcus
This Romanesque hermitage looks as if it had been left behind... |
Religious Sites | Sant Pere and La Ribera |
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Capella de l'Antic Hospital de la Santa Creu
Now an art gallery, the chapel is generally open for a browse... |
Museums / Galleries, Religious Sites | El Raval |
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Carrer Banys Vells
This little pedestrian-only alleyway paralleling Carrer Montcada... |
Neighborhoods / Streets | Sant Pere and La Ribera |
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Carrer dels Escudellers
Named for the terrissaires (earthenware potters) who worked here... |
Neighborhoods / Streets | The Rambla |
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Carrer Flassaders
The Carrer Flassaders (named for blanket makers) loop begins... |
Neighborhoods / Streets | Sant Pere and La Ribera |
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Carrer Petritxol
Just in from the Rambla and one of Barcelona's most popular streets... |
Neighborhoods / Streets | The Rambla |
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Carrer Sant Carles No. 6
The last Barceloneta house left standing in its original 1755... |
Houses / Mansions | La Ciutadella and Barceloneta |
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Casa Asia-Palau Baro de Quadras
The neo-Gothic and plateresque (intricately carved in silversmith-like... |
Houses / Mansions | The Eixample |
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Casa Bruno Quadros
Like something out of an amusement park, this former umbrella... |
Architectural Sites | The Rambla |
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Casa Calvet
This exquisite but more conventional town house (for Gaudí... |
Houses / Mansions | The Eixample |
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Casa Comalat
At the bottom of Gràcia between the Diagonal and Carrer... |
Houses / Mansions | Gracia |
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Casa de l'Ardiaca
The interior of this building, home of the municipal archives... |
Architectural Sites, Government Buildings | The Barri Gotic |
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Casa de la Caritat-Pati Manning
The Centre d'Estudis i Recursos Culturals de la Diputació... |
Libraries | El Raval |
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Casa de la Ciutat-Ajuntament de Barcelona
The 15th-century city hall on Plaça Sant Jaume faces the... |
Architectural Sites, Government Buildings | The Barri Gotic |
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Casa de la Misericordia
This pretty ivy-covered courtyard with palm trees and vines was... |
Squares | El Raval |
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Casa de la Papallona
This extraordinary apartment house crowned with an enormous yellow... |
Houses / Mansions | The Eixample |
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Casa de la Pia Almoina-Museu Diocesa
This 11th-century Gothic almshouse, now a museum, once served... |
Museums / Galleries | The Barri Gotic |
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Casa de la Sang
To the right as you look up at the rose window of the church... |
Architectural Sites | The Rambla |
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Casa de les Punxes
Also known as Casa Terrades for the family that owned the house... |
Houses / Mansions | The Eixample |
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Casa Domenech i Estapa
This less radical example of Eixample Art Nouveau architecture... |
Houses / Mansions | The Eixample |
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Casa Golferichs
Gaudí disciple Joan Rubió i Bellver built this... |
Houses / Mansions | The Eixample |
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Casa Macaia
This graceful Puig i Cadafalch building constructed in 1901 was... |
Houses / Mansions | The Eixample |
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Casa Mila
Usually referred to as La Pedrera (The Stone Quarry), with a... |
Houses / Mansions | The Eixample |
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Casa Montaner i Simo-Fundacio Tapies
This former publishing house—and the city's first building... |
Museums / Galleries | The Eixample |
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Casa Vicens
Antoni Gaudí's first important commission as a young architect... |
Houses / Mansions | Gracia |
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Casa-Museu Gaudi
Within Park Güell, the museum occupies a pink, Alice-in-Wonderland... |
Museums / Galleries | Gracia |
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Castell de Montjuïc
Built in 1640 by rebels against Felipe IV, the castle has had... |
Castles / Palaces | Montjuïc |
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Castell dels Tres Dragons
Built by Palau de Música architect Lluís Domènech... |
Museums / Galleries, Castles / Palaces | La Ciutadella and Barceloneta |
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Catedral de la Seu
Barcelona's cathedral (named for La Seu, or See, the seat of... |
Religious Sites | The Barri Gotic |
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Centre de Cultura Contemporanea de Barcelona
No matter what's on the schedule, this multidisciplinary gallery... |
Museums / Galleries, Arts / Performance Venues | El Raval |
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Centre Excursioniste de Catalunya (CEC)-Columnes del Temple d'August
The highest point in Roman Barcelona is marked with a circular... |
Archaeological Sites | The Barri Gotic |
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Centre Moral Instructiu de Gracia
Another creation by Gaudí's assistant Francesc Berenguer... |
Architectural Sites | Gracia |
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Col.legi d'Arquitectes
Barcelona's architects' college, constructed in 1961 by Xavier... |
Educational Institutions | The Barri Gotic |
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Col.legi de les Teresianes
Built in 1889 for the Reverend Mothers of St. Theresa, when Gaudí... |
Educational Institutions | Upper Barcelona |
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Convent dels Angels
This former Augustinian convent directly across from the main... |
Arts / Performance Venues | El Raval |
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Cooperative Obrera La Fraternitat
This strikingly ornate building in the otherwise humble fishermen's... |
Architectural Sites | La Ciutadella and Barceloneta |
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CosmoCaixa-Museu de la Ciencia Fundacio "La Caixa"
Young scientific minds work overtime in this interactive science... |
Museums / Galleries | Upper Barcelona |
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