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...

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...

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

In the middle of the Placa d` Espanya is a fountain by Josep Maria Jujol on the site of public gallows that were moved to...

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...

Poble Espanyol was laid out for the 1929 International Exhibition on Montjuic as a life sized village illustrating the architecture of different areas of Spain....

Bauhaus architect Ludwig Mies Van der Rohes created this modern masterpiece of glass and marble for the 1929 exhibition. Although widely acknowleged as a classical...

St Anthony`s Market is one of the largest markets in Barcelona. It is located in a modernist wrought-iron construction, built in the late 19th Century,...

This museum houses what may be Europe`s finest collection of Romanesque art. There are 11th and 12th Century frecoes and wood carvings from Catalan...

Housed in a building remaining from the 1929 World Exhibition, the Archaeology Museum is located on the slopes of the Montjuic hill. In the museum...

The Museu Etnologic displays cultural collections from around the world, including America, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Ethiopia and Morocco. The museum presents its exhibits through...

The Olympic Games of 1992 were held in Barcelona and a stadium with a capacity for holding 65,000 spectators was built on the site of...

Born in Barcelona in 1893, Joan Miro was a Catalan artist who developed a Surrealistic style. He attended La Llotja art school in Barcelona and...

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 Galerie Olimpic is devoted to commemorating the 1992 Olympic Games held in Barcelona. Exhibits include photographs and video clips of the Games, including the...

The first major project of Antoni Gaudi, Palau Guell was constructed in the 1880s for the Guell family. The building has a striking facade and...

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 Maritime Museum is located in the Royal Shipyards which date from the 13th Century and were in use for 500 years. The vast halls...

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...