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...

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

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Gran Teatre del Liceu is Barcelona`s opera house. Dating from 1847, it was gutted by fire in 1994 and reopened five years later. The...

The Palau de la Generalitat has been the seat of the Catalonian Government since the early 15th Century. On the Renaissance facade is a statue...

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...

Placa Sant Jaume was the centre of Roman Barcelona and since medieval times it has been the city` political centre. The square is named after...

The magnificent City Hall was built in the 14th Century and beside its entrance is the statue of Jaume 1. In the entrance hall is...

The Church of Sants Just i Pastor is thought to be one of the oldest churches in Barcelona. It is said to have been founded...

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 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...