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...

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...

Vilassar de Dalt is a charming place with narrow, steep streets and a castle which has a tower dating back to the 12th Century. Enlarged...

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...

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...

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...

Eagles` Park is a unique place where you can observe different species of hawks and eagles as well as watch them fly. The centre opened...

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...

Tiana is a small, peaceful village which stands inland in a sheltered valley. The late Gothic Church of Mare de Deu de l` Alegri has...

Orrius lies in a valley in the hills of the Costa del Maresme and in its centre stands the 16th Century Church of Sant Andreu....

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....

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

Antoni Gaudi started work on the Expiatori Temple of the Holy Family in the 1880s and it became his life`s work. His vision was for...

The Parc de l` Espanya Industrial was created in the 1980s on the site of a former textile mill. Designed by the Basque architect Luis...