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...

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...

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 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 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...

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,...

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

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

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

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...