Casa Batllo is a famous, futuristic apartment block renovated by Gaudi for Josep Batllo i Casanovas. Completed in 1907 and in the Modernist style, the...

The intriguing, delightful Perfume Museum of Barcelona houses thousands of perfume containers from old and new cultures. Perfume has always been a precious product and...

The Church of Santa Anna is located in a tranquil, little square off the busy Carrer de Santa Anna. The church dates from the 12th...

Thronged with people day and night, the historic avenue La Rambla can claim to be Spain`s most famous street. In times past it was a...

The Fundacio Francisco Godia is a private foundation set up to display the collections of Francisco Godia who died in 1990. He specialised in Romanesque...

The Palau de la Musica Catalana is one of Barcelona`s main concert halls. Completed in 1908, it is a splendid Moderniste building with an elaborate...

The Royal Palace was the former residence of the Counts of Barcelona, and it is where King Ferdando and Queen Isabella most likely received Columbus...

The Arc de Triomf was built as the grand entrance to the 1888 Universal Exposition in the Parc de la Ciutedella. Instead of using a...

The Parc de Joan Miro is an unusual, popular park built in the 1980s on the site of what was once a massive abattoir. On...

The Mercat de Sant Josep is the best place to buy fresh produce in Barcelona. There has been a market in the vicinity for centuries,...

Inaugurated in 1995, the Museum of Contemporary Art is a white, glass fronted building designed by the American architect Richard Meier. It is now a...

The Archdeacon`s House dates from the 12th Century and stands against a Roman wall, which can still be seen. The building was remodelled in the...

Founded by Barcelona`s chocolate and pastry makers, the Museu de la Xocolata explores the history of this immensely popular foodstuff, starting with the discovery of...

The peaceful, shady Placa de Sant Felip Neri was once a medieval cemetery. During the Civil War, summary executions took place here after the fall...

The Church of Santa Maria del Pi, in a pretty square off La Rambla, was built in the 14th and 15th centuries in the Gothic...

Built by Antoni Gaudi between 1906 and 1910, Casa Mila is also known as La Pedera - The Stone Quarry. This extraordinary corner apartment block...

During the medieval era, the Antic Hospital de la Santa Creu was one of Europe`s finest hospitals. As well as caring for sick people, it...

One of the loveliest features of this magnificent Gothic cathedral is the cloister, which has a pool with white geese and a statue to St...

The Frederic Mares Museum is one of the most fascinating in Barcelona. The sculptor Frederic Mares was also a traveller and a collector, and he...

This intriguing museum occupies the medieval mansion Casa Clarana-Padellas which was moved from its original site in 1931 and rebuilt stone by stone. During the...