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| Name | Category | Location |
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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Baixada de Santa Eulàlia
Straight out from the side door of the cathedral cloister down... |
Religious Sites | The Barri Gòtic |
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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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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 Àsia-Palau Baró de Quadras
The neo-Gothic and plateresque (intricately carved in silversmith-like... |
Houses / Mansions | The Eixample |
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Casa de l'Ardiaca
The interior of this building, home of the municipal archives... |
Architectural Sites, Government Buildings | The Barri Gòtic |
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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 Gòtic |
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Casa Milà
Usually referred to as La Pedrera (The Stone Quarry), with a... |
Houses / Mansions | The Eixample |
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Casa Vicens
Antoni Gaudí's first important commission as a young architect... |
Houses / Mansions | Gràcia |
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Catedral de la Seu
Barcelona's cathedral (named for La Seu, or See, the seat of... |
Religious Sites | The Barri Gòtic |
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Centre de Cultura Contemporànea 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 Gòtic |
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CosmoCaixa-Museu de la Ciència Fundació "La Caixa"
Young scientific minds work overtime in this interactive science... |
Museums / Galleries | Upper Barcelona |
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Dipòsit de les Aigües-Universitat Pompeu Fabra
The Ciutadella campus of Barcelona's private Universitat Pompeu... |
Libraries | La Ciutadella and Barceloneta |
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Els Quatre Gats-Casa Martí
Built by Josep Puig i Cadafalch in 1896 for the Martí... |
Houses / Mansions | The Barri Gòtic |
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Estació de França
The elegantly restored Estació de França, Barcelona's... |
Transportation Sites | La Ciutadella and Barceloneta |
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Fossar de les Moreres
This low marble monument runs across the eastern side of the... |
Cemeteries | Sant Pere and La Ribera |
Fundació Miró
The Miró Foundation, a gift from the artist Joan Miró... |
Museums / Galleries | Montjuïc |
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Generalitat de Catalunya
Housed in the Palau de la Generalitat, opposite city hall, this... |
Government Buildings | The Barri Gòtic |
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Gran de Gràcia
This central artery up through Gràcia would be a lovely... |
Neighborhoods / Streets | Gràcia |
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Gran Teatre del Liceu
Barcelona's opera house has long been considered one of the most... |
Arts / Performance Venues | The Rambla |
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Hospital de Sant Pau
Certainly one of the most beautiful hospital complexes in the... |
Architectural Sites | The Eixample |
La Boqueria
Barcelona's most spectacular food market, also known as the Mercat... |
Markets / Bazaars | The Rambla |
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La Llotja
Barcelona's Llotja, or maritime trade center was designed to... |
Architectural Sites | Sant Pere and La Ribera |
Manzana de la Discòrdia
The name is a pun on the Spanish word manzana, which means both... |
Houses / Mansions | The Eixample |
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Mercat de la Llibertat
This uptown version of the Rambla's Boqueria market is one of... |
Markets / Bazaars | Gràcia |
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Mercat de la Revolució
Officially the Abaceria Central, the market got its early name... |
Markets / Bazaars | Gràcia |
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Mercat de Santa Caterina
This marketplace, a splendid carnival of colors with a roller-coaster... |
Markets / Bazaars | Sant Pere and La Ribera |
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Mies van der Rohe Pavilion
One of the architectural masterpieces of the Bauhaus School... |
Architectural Sites | Montjuïc |
Monestir de Pedralbes
This marvel of a monastery, named for its original white stones... |
Museums / Galleries, Religious Sites | Upper Barcelona |
Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona
Designed by American architect Richard Meier in 1992, this gleaming... |
Museums / Galleries | El Raval |
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Museu d'Història de Catalunya
Built into what used to be a port warehouse, this state-of-the-art... |
Museums / Galleries | La Ciutadella and Barceloneta |
Museu d'Història de la Ciutat
This fascinating museum just off the Plaça del Rei traces... |
Museums / Galleries | The Barri Gòtic |
Museu Marítim
The superb Maritime Museum is housed in the 13th-century Drassanes... |
Museums / Galleries, Nautical Sites | The Rambla |
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
Housed in the imposingly domed, towered, frescoed, and columned... |
Museums / Galleries | Montjuïc |
Museu Picasso
The Picasso Museum is housed in five adjoining palaces on Carrer... |
Museums / Galleries | Sant Pere and La Ribera |
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Palau Dalmases
If you can find a way through the massive portals that open onto... |
Arts / Performance Venues, Architectural Sites | Sant Pere and La Ribera |
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Palau de la Música Catalana
One of the world's most extraordinary music halls, with facades... |
Arts / Performance Venues | Sant Pere and La Ribera |
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Palau Güell
Gaudí built this mansion in 1886-89 for textile baron... |
Houses / Mansions, Architectural Sites | The Rambla |
Park Güell
Güell Park is one of Gaudí's, and Barcelona's, most... |
Parks | Gràcia |
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Passeig del Born
Once the site of medieval jousts and Inquisitional autos-da-fé... |
Squares | Sant Pere and La Ribera |
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Pavellons de la Finca Güell-Càtedra Gaudí
The former stables of the Güell family contain the Càtedra... |
Libraries | Upper Barcelona |
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Plaça de la Vila de Gràcia
Originally named (until 2009) for the memorable Gràcia... |
Squares | Gràcia |
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Plaça del Rei
This plaza is widely considered to be the oldest and most beautiful... |
Squares | The Barri Gòtic |
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Plaça Reial
Nobel Prize-winning novelist Gabriel García Márquez... |
Squares | The Rambla |
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Plaça Sant Felip Neri
A tiny square just behind Plaça de Garriga Bachs off the... |
Squares | The Barri Gòtic |
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Plaça Sant Jaume
This central hub a couple of blocks east of the cathedral is... |
Squares | The Barri Gòtic |
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Portaferrissa fountain
Both the fountain and the ceramic representation of Barcelona's... |
Memorials / Monuments, Fountains | The Rambla |
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Sant Agustí
This unfinished church is one of Barcelona's most unusual structures... |
Religious Sites | The Rambla |
Sant Pau del Camp
Barcelona's oldest church was originally outside the city walls... |
Religious Sites | El Raval |
Santa Maria del Mar
The most beautiful example of early Catalan Gothic architecture... |
Religious Sites | Sant Pere and La Ribera |
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Santa Maria del Pi
Sister church to Santa Maria del Mar and to Santa Maria de Pedralbes... |
Religious Sites | The Rambla |
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Sarrià
The village of Sarrià was originally a cluster of farms... |
Towns | Upper Barcelona |
Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família
Barcelona's most emblematic architectural icon, Antoni Gaudí's... |
Religious Sites | The Eixample |
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Torre Bellesguard
For Gaudí to the last drop, climb up above Plaça... |
Houses / Mansions | Upper Barcelona |
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Vallvidrera
This perched village is a quiet respite from Barcelona's headlong... |
Towns | Upper Barcelona |
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