The Monasterio de Sant Cugat del Valles was established by Benedictine monks in medieval times. The church contains Romanesque and Gothic features. The oldest part...

Catalonia in Miniature is a theme park which holds cultural copies of many buildings in Catalonia. It is one of the largest of its type...

The Torre de Collserola is a telecommunications tower located near the mountain of Tibidabo. It stands over 900 feet high and is made of tubular...

The Parc d` Atraccions is an amusement park located on the heights of Tibidabo, the highest point overlooking Barcelona. The park opened in the early...

The Temple del Sagrat Cor is a modern church on the 1783 foot summit of Mount Tibidabo. It was designed by Enric Sagnier in the...

The Parc del Laberint consists of beautiful Italian style gardens that once surrounded an 18th Century mansion which was demolished a long time ago. In...

The Monestir de Montserrat is the most important holy place in Catalonia. A monastery has been on the site since the 9th Century but during...

The Museu de Montserrat contains a collection of artworks which the abbey has brought together since it was restored in the 1840s. There is a...

The Science Museum is a modern museum, offering hands on experiments, which are popular with children. Optics and perception are explored, and in the large...

The Monastery of Santa Maria of Pedralbes was founded in 1326 for the nuns of the Order of St Clare by Queen Elisenda de Montcada...

The Gava Prehistoric Mines are about six thousand years old and they are said to be the oldest gallery mines in Europe. They were worked...

Colourful, unique Parc Guell is one of Antoni Gaudi`s creations. He was commissioned in the 1890s by Count Eusebi Guell to design a garden city...

Palau Reial de Pedralbes was part of the estate belonging to Count Eusebi Guell until it passed into the hands of the Spanish king in...

In Parc Guell is the Casa Museu Gaudi where Antoni Gaudi lived for some of the time between 1906 and 1926. It was not designed...

Castelldefels Castle stands on a hill overlooking the Garrif hills and Barcelona. From the summit are magnificent views. The fortress was restored in the medieval...

Located in the Camp Nou stadium, the Barcelona Football Club is one of Europe`s biggest football clubs. It was founded in 1899 and has more...

Castelldefels Beach stretches for three miles. It has been awarded the Blue Flag and there are lifeguards. The beach is composed of fine sand and...

The Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau is an extraordinary 20th Century hospital designed by Domenech i Montaner. The hospital was started in...

The Garraf Natural Park is an area of mainly limestone rock with rounded hilltops and deep valleys. There are many caves, sinkholes amd underground rivers...

Casa Terrades is a six sided apartment block built in the early 20th Century that was designed by the Modernist architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch....