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| Name | Category | Location |
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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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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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Café Zurich
This traditional café and rendezvous point at the top... |
Restaurants | The Rambla |
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Capella d'en Marcús
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 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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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 | Gràcia |
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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 Misericòrdia
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 Diocesà
This 11th-century Gothic almshouse, now a museum, once served... |
Museums / Galleries | The Barri Gòtic |
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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 Domènech i Estapà
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 Montaner i Simó-Fundació Tàpies
This former publishing house—and the city's first building... |
Museums / Galleries | The Eixample |
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Casa-Museu Gaudí
Within Park Güell, the museum occupies a pink, Alice-in-Wonderland... |
Museums / Galleries | Gràcia |
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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 Domènech i Montaner as the café and restaurant... |
Museums / Galleries, Castles / Palaces | La Ciutadella and Barceloneta |
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Centre Moral Instructiu de Gràcia
Another creation by Gaudí's assistant Francesc Berenguer... |
Architectural Sites | Gràcia |
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Col.legi d'Arquitectes
Barcelona's architects' college, constructed in 1961 by Xavier... |
Educational Institutions | The Barri Gòtic |
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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 Àngels
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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El Transbordador Aeri del Port
This hair-raising cable-car ride over the Barcelona harbor from... |
Transportation Sites | La Ciutadella and Barceloneta |
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Església de Betlem
The Church of Bethlehem is one of Barcelona's few baroque buildings... |
Religious Sites | The Rambla |
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Estadi Olímpic
The Olympic Stadium was originally built for the International... |
Sports Venues, Museums / Galleries | Montjuïc |
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Farmacia Saim
This ornate house with floral trim around the upper balconies... |
Houses / Mansions | La Ciutadella and Barceloneta |
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Font de Canaletes
This fountain is a key spot in Barcelona, being the place where... |
Fountains | The Rambla |
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Fuente de Carmen Amaya
Down at the eastern end of Carrer Sant Carles, where Barceloneta... |
Memorials / Monuments, Fountains | La Ciutadella and Barceloneta |
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Hotel España
A cut alongside the jagged edge of the Sant Agustí church... |
Architectural Sites | The Rambla |
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La Cascada
The sights and sounds of Barcelona seem far away when you stand... |
Memorials / Monuments, Fountains | La Ciutadella and Barceloneta |
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Mercat de Sant Antoni
An interesting spot for browsing—both for its artistic... |
Markets / Bazaars | El Raval |
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Monument a Colom
This Barcelona landmark to Christopher Columbus sits grandly... |
Memorials / Monuments | The Rambla |
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Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya
Just downhill to the right of the Palau Nacional, the Museum... |
Museums / Galleries | Montjuïc |
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Museu de la Geologia
Barcelona's first public museum displays rocks, minerals, and... |
Museums / Galleries | La Ciutadella and Barceloneta |
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Museu del Calçat
Hunt down the tiny Shoe Museum, in a hidden corner of the Gothic... |
Museums / Galleries | The Barri Gòtic |
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Museu Egipci de Barcelona
Even though you came to Barcelona to study, presumably, Catalonia... |
Museums / Galleries | The Eixample |
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Museu Frederic Marès
Here, in a building off the left (north) side of the cathedral... |
Museums / Galleries | The Barri Gòtic |
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Museu Tèxtil i de l'Indumentària-Palau de los Marqueses de Llió
With one of Carrer Montcada's two best courtyards (the other... |
Museums / Galleries | Sant Pere and La Ribera |
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Palau de la Virreina
The neoclassical Virreina Palace, built by a viceroy to Peru... |
Museums / Galleries, Castles / Palaces | The Rambla |
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Palau del Lloctinent
The three facades of this fine building face the Carrer dels... |
Castles / Palaces | The Barri Gòtic |
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Palau Moja
The first palace to occupy this corner on the Rambla was built... |
Castles / Palaces | The Rambla |
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Palau Reial de Pedralbes
Built in the 1920s as the palatial estate of Count Eusebi Güell—one... |
Museums / Galleries, Castles / Palaces | Upper Barcelona |
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Parc de la Ciutadella
Once a fortress designed to consolidate Madrid's military occupation... |
Parks | La Ciutadella and Barceloneta |
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Parlament de Catalunya
Once the arsenal for the Ciutadella—as evidenced by the... |
Government Buildings | La Ciutadella and Barceloneta |
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Passatge Permanyer
Cutting through the middle of the block bordered by Pau Claris... |
Neighborhoods / Streets | The Eixample |
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Plaça de Catalunya
Barcelona's main transport hub, Plaça de Catalunya, is... |
Squares | The Rambla |
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Plaça de Espanya
This busy circle is a good place to avoid, but sooner or later... |
Squares | Montjuïc |
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Plaça de Garriga Bachs
Ceramic murals depicting executions of heroes of the Catalan... |
Squares | The Barri Gòtic |
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Plaça de la Virreina
The much-punished and oft-restored church of Sant Joan de Gràcia... |
Squares | Gràcia |
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Plaça de les Olles
This pretty little square named for the makers of olles, or pots... |
Squares | Sant Pere and La Ribera |
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Plaça del Diamant
This little square is of enormous sentimental importance in Barcelona... |
Squares | Gràcia |
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Plaça del Pedró
This landmark in medieval Barcelona was the dividing point where... |
Squares, Historic Districts / Sites | El Raval |
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Plaça Rovira i Trias
This charming little square and the story of Antoni Rovira i... |
Squares | Gràcia |
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Plaça Sant Just
Off to the left side of city hall down Carrer Hèrcules... |
Squares | The Barri Gòtic |
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Poble Espanyol
Created for the 1929 International Exhibition as a sort of artificial... |
Architectural Sites | Montjuïc |
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Port
Beyond the Columbus monument—behind the ornate Duana (now... |
Neighborhoods / Streets | The Rambla |
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Port Olímpic
Choked with yachts, restaurants, tapas bars, and mega-restaurants... |
Neighborhoods / Streets | La Ciutadella and Barceloneta |
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Port Vell
From Pla del Palau, cross to the edge of the port, where the... |
Neighborhoods / Streets, Stores / Malls, Zoos / Aquariums | La Ciutadella and Barceloneta |
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Reial Cercle Artístic
This private fine-arts society has two art galleries and a restaurant... |
Museums / Galleries | The Barri Gòtic |
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Sant Miquel del Port
Have a close look at this baroque church with its modern (1992)... |
Religious Sites | La Ciutadella and Barceloneta |
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Sant Pere de les Puelles
One of the oldest medieval churches in Barcelona has been destroyed... |
Religious Sites | Sant Pere and La Ribera |
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Tibidabo
One of Barcelona's two promontories this hill bears a particularly... |
Viewpoints | Upper Barcelona |
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Torre de Collserola
The Collserola Tower was designed by Norman Foster for the 1992... |
Architectural Sites | Upper Barcelona |
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Universitat Central
Barcelona's Central University was built in 1889 by Elies Rogent... |
Educational Institutions | The Eixample |
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Zoo
Barcelona's excellent zoo occupies the whole bottom section of... |
Zoos / Aquariums | La Ciutadella and Barceloneta |
