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Antigua Casa Figueres
This Moderniste café, grocery, and pastry store on the...
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Architectural Sites Ciutat Vella (Old City)
 
Arc del Triomf
This imposing, exposed-redbrick arch on Passeig de Sant Joan...
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Architectural Sites Barceloneta and Port Olimpic
 
CaixaForum
Built by architect Josep Puig i Cadafalchto in 1911 to house...
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Museums / Galleries Montjuïc
 
Casa Àsia-Palau Baró de Quadras
The neo-Gothic and plateresque (intricately carved in silversmithlike...
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Houses / Mansions The Eixample
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Casa de les Punxes
Also known as Casa Terrades, for the family that commissioned...
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Houses / Mansions The Eixample
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Casa Macaia
Built in 1901, this graceful Puig i Cadafalch building was until...
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Museums / Galleries The Eixample
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Casa Montaner i Simó-Fundació Tàpies
This modern, airy building showcases the work of contemporary...
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Museums / Galleries The Eixample
 
Casa-Museu Gaudí
The Casa-Museu Gaudí, within Park Güell, is a pink...
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Museums / Galleries Upper Barcelona
 
Castell de Montjuïc
Built in 1640 by rebels against Felipe IV, the star-shape pentagon...
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Castles / Palaces Montjuïc
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Castell dels Tres Dragons
Built by Domènech i Montaner as a restaurant for the Universal...
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Castles / Palaces Barceloneta and Port Olimpic
 
Catedral de la Seu
On Saturday afternoons, Sunday mornings, and occasional evenings...
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Religious Sites Ciutat Vella (Old City)
 
Centre de Cultura Contemporànea de Barcelona
Formerly a medieval convent and hospital, the renovated Casa...
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Museums / Galleries, Arts / Performance Venues Ciutat Vella (Old City)
 
El Transbordador Aeri del Port
The creaky looking but recently refurbished cable car leaving...
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Transportation Sites Barceloneta and Port Olimpic
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Estació de França
Outside the west gate of the Ciutadella, the gracefully restored...
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Transportation Sites Barceloneta and Port Olimpic
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Estadi Olímpic
The Olympic Stadium was originally built for the International...
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Sports Venues Montjuïc
 
Gran Teatre del Liceu
Along with Milan's La Scala, Barcelona's opera house has long...
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Arts / Performance Venues Ciutat Vella (Old City)
 
Hospital de Sant Pau
Certainly one of the most beautiful hospital complexes in the...
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Hospitals The Eixample
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La Cascada
Take a break by the Ciutadella's lake, and, behind it, you'll...
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Bodies of Water Barceloneta and Port Olimpic
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Monument a Colom
This 60-meter (200-foot) tall monument at the foot of the Rambla...
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Memorials / Monuments Ciutat Vella (Old City)
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Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya
Just downhill to the right of the Palau Nacional, the Museum...
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Museums / Galleries Montjuïc
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Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona
Designed in 1992 by American architect Richard Meier, this gleaming...
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Museums / Galleries Ciutat Vella (Old City)
 
Museu d'Història de Catalunya
Built into what used to be a port warehouse, this state-of-the-art...
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Museums / Galleries Barceloneta and Port Olimpic
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Museu de la Geologia
The Museum of Geology is next to the Castell dels Tres Dragons...
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Museums / Galleries Barceloneta and Port Olimpic
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Museu Frederic Marès
You can browse for hours amid the miscellany assembled by the...
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Museums / Galleries Ciutat Vella (Old City)
 
Palau de la Virreina
The neoclassical Virreina Palace, built by a viceroy to Peru...
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Castles / Palaces Ciutat Vella (Old City)
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Palau Reial de Pedralbes
Built in the 1920s for King Alfonso XII, this palace houses the...
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Castles / Palaces Upper Barcelona
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Parc de la Ciutadella
Once a fortress designed to consolidate Madrid's military occupation...
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Parks Barceloneta and Port Olimpic
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Plaça d' Espanya
This busy circle is a good place to avoid, but sooner or later...
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Squares Montjuïc
 
Plaça de Catalunya
Barcelona's main transport hub, the Plaça de Catalunya...
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Squares Ciutat Vella (Old City)
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Poble Espanyol
The Spanish Village was created for the International Exposition...
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Towns Montjuïc
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Port
Beyond the Monument a Colom—behind the Duana, or former...
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Neighborhoods / Streets Ciutat Vella (Old City)
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Port Olímpic
Choked with yachts, restaurants, and tapas bars of all kinds...
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Neighborhoods / Streets Barceloneta and Port Olimpic
 
Port Vell
Barcelona's marina stretches the length of Passeig de Joan de...
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Neighborhoods / Streets Barceloneta and Port Olimpic
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Sant Pere de les Puelles
One of the oldest medieval churches in Barcelona, this one has...
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Religious Sites Ciutat Vella (Old City)
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Santa Maria del Pi
Like Santa Maria del Mar, the church of Santa Maria del Pi is...
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Religious Sites Ciutat Vella (Old City)
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Sarrià
This intimate, bite-size, 1,000-year-old village was once a cluster...
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Towns Upper Barcelona
 
Tibidabo
On clear days, the views from this hill are legendary, particularly...
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Viewpoints Upper Barcelona
 
Torre de Collserola
Created by Norman Foster, the Collserola Tower was erected for...
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Architectural Sites Upper Barcelona
 
Zoo
Barcelona's zoo occupies the bottom part of the Parc de la Ciutadella...
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Zoos / Aquariums Barceloneta and Port Olimpic
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