Museo del Prado
One of the finest art collections in the world and the best collection of classical art in Madrid.
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Spain: 50 places in Atlas — Barcelona, Madrid. Expect top sights, food and markets, nature. Mark where you have been and plan your trip on your own map.
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Palau de la Música Catalana
Modernist design by Lluís Domènech i Montaner is a UNESCO World Heritage site, a masterpiece of Catalan's modernist architecture.
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La Pedrera
One of Gaudi's masterpieces, there is not one straight edge on the exterior and the structure is one of Gaudi’s most eccentric and enticing architectural creations.
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Barcelona's most popular and famous attraction, the Sagrada Família is a testament to Antonio Gaudi's modernist style and unlike any other church in the world.
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The Palacio Real is an enormous palace, one of the biggest in Europe, with scorching plains of concrete around it.
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Parque del Retiro
The main park of Madrid, the perfect place to take a rest during a sunny day, or take part in the drum circles around the statue of Alphonso XII on summer evenings.
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Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Housed in a former public hospital with an adjacent modern wing, this museum contains Spain's largest collection of 20th century art.
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Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
Contains a large art collection including masterpieces by Monet, Goya, Degas, Renoir, Van Gogh, Picasso, Mondrian, Bacon and Lichtenstein.
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2,000 years of history that remounts to the days when Barcelona was a Roman enclave, uncover charming squares and hidden gems where the locals hang out these days.
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Mercado de La Boqueria
On the Rambla, and offering a wide variety of fresh, mainly raw foods.
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One of Barcelona's most highly regarded restaurants, run by acclaimed restaurateur Jordi Vilà.
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Legendary fish restaurant.
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Park Güell
A large urban park heavily influenced by Antonio Gaudi.
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The Eixample is the quarter designed during the middle of the 19th century by Ildefons Cerdà, expanding the medieval city of Barcelona into space left empty for defence outside the city walls.
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Plaza Mayor
Perhaps the best known plaza in Madrid, this impressive square is now one of the main stops on any tourist visit.
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Another Gaudi masterpiece along the same avenue as La Pedrera.
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Opened in 1725, Botín is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest operating restaurant in the world.
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This plaza is the heart of Madrid and one of the busiest places in the city - a hub for the local transit system, a favorite meeting spot for locals, a visible area for festivals or political demonstrations, and an opportune location for tour guides, street performers, pickpockets and anyone else looking to take advantage of all the tourists on-hand.
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Gran Vía
Literally 'Great Way', Gran Vía is one of the busiest avenues in Madrid.
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For football fanatics, a trip to the Santiago Bernabeu, the home of local club Real Madrid is not to be missed.
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Templo de Debod
An Egyptian temple in one of Madrid′s most beautiful parks.
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Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
This former hospital is an architectural masterpiece that is now open for visitors.
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CosmoCaixa
Isaac Newton 26; Perhaps one of the best science museums in Europe.
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Housed in Drassanes, the Gothic shipyard of the city.
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A beautiful Gothic monastery near the university, there are a museum which depicts the monastery life, a church, and a marvelous chapel covered with medieval frescoes.
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If you're a football fanatic, then you can't miss a visit to this football temple, the home ground for Barcelona's biggest and most popular team and one of Europe's greatest footballing 'cathedrals'.
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Has the single best collection of Romanesque art in the world, and a fine Gothic collection as well.
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One of the most representative examples of Catalan Gothic architecture, it features a sombre but beautiful interior.
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The Pavilion is one of the emblematic works of Mies van der Rohe and key reference architecture of the twentieth century.
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Port Vell
The harbor was closed to the public until the 80s and received a complete makeover before the Olympics in 1992.
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Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid
Established in 1755, the garden has been in its current location since 1774.
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Teatro Real
The main opera theatre in Madrid.
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A massive roundabout at the intersection of Calle de Alcala and Paseo del Prado, this plaza houses one of Madrid's emblems, the Fountain of Cibeles, which portrays the Roman goddess of fertility sitting upon a chariot pulled by two lions.
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Museo Arqueológico Nacional
Don't let the sound of it frighten you.
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Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas
Arguably the most important bullfighting site in Spain.
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Specializing in chocolate con churros, this Madrid fixture is the perfect place to top off a night on the town.
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This museum is in what was the impressionist painter's house and features fine furniture and porcelain as well as his paintings.
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This small church is famous for its murals, painted by Goya.
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Corral de la Morería
One of the most famous flamenco tablaos in the world.
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This massive cathedral faces the Palacio Real.
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Matadero Madrid
Madrid's former main abattoir, an early 20th-century industrial brick compound in Arganzuela district, has been converted to an arts and cultural centre since the 2000s.
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The best Catalan dishes.
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CaixaForum Madrid
A private centre particularly well-known for the 'vertical garden' by Patrick Blanc installed on a wall in front of the museum, as well as the quite special architecture of the building itself.
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Sant Pau del Camp
A rare example of Romanesque architecture, the prettiest in Barcelona.
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A historic literary cafe.
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Located on the mountains of Barcelona and offers a spectacular view of the city.
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Casa Lucio
Pricey but worth it.
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They open during the morning.
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Museum of the History of Catalonia
A must in order to understand the troubled and sad history of the Catalans.
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Named one of the '80 Hottest New Restaurants in the World' by Condé Nast Traveller shortly after opening in 2004, Cinc Sentits surpasses expectations.
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