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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Barcelona is Catalonia’s capital and a port on Spain’s Mediterranean coast. Its medieval Old Town, Gaudí buildings, beaches and hillside parks offer different ways to explore the city.
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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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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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Another Gaudi masterpiece along the same avenue as La Pedrera.
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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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The best Catalan dishes.
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Sant Pau del Camp
A rare example of Romanesque architecture, the prettiest in Barcelona.
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Located on the mountains of Barcelona and offers a spectacular view of the city.
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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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Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art
Art from the second half of the twentieth century to today.
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Barcelona's most central park, and includes a zoo, a lake and several museums.
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The first building Gaudi built in Barcelona.
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Park Güell, the main entrance
Two Gaudi-style pavilions mark the entrance to the park and lead to the steps up to the Hipostila Room.
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Often the first landmark that people identify with the city.
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Barcelona/Gràcia
Gràcia is a district of Barcelona and is the most distinctively Catalan neighbourhood within easy walking distance of the city centre.
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Cathedral of Santa Eulàlia
The main Gothic church in Barcelona.
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Palau Güell
Palace designed by Gaudí for the industrial tycoon Eusebi Güell.
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Gaudi House Museum
Distinctive pink house that Gaudi lived in for nearly 20 years.
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Plaça d'Espanya
Placa d'Espanya was created for the 1929 World Exhibition, on a site once used for public hangings.
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Renowned Catalan chef Joan Roca serves up tasty treats such as sea bass with lemongrass or a delicious suckling pig.
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Try out the labyrinth in the centre of this park.
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Many local business people come to dine here during the week.
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Casa Amatller
Designed by Puig i Cadafalch, the building is a fine work of Modernism.
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Treasured museum dedicated to Joan Miró and always has interesting temporary expositions on display.
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This is one of the oldest restaurants in Barcelona.
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Els Quatre Gats
Frequented by tourists, Els Quatre Gats, is the successor to the famous cafe where Gaudi drank and Picasso exhibited, in a fine Modernisme building by Puig i Cadafalch.
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The small hidden gem has 19 tables, hence reservation is highly recommended.
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Can Culleretes
Founded in 1786, it is the second oldest restaurant in Spain.
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A very popular area with great restaurants and places to have a few drinks.
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Mar Bella
Mar Bella is considered the nudist beach for Barcelona
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Although a botanic garden had been established in Barcelona as early as 1888, the current gardens date from 1999.
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This is the highest point of the park and where Gaudi wanted to build a chapel.
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Parc Diagonal Mar
Urban park created from redeveloping industrial land.
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Barceloneta Beach
The beach stretches from the tip of Barceloneta in Port Vell and far away, passing Vila Olimpica and further.
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This zoo was famous for its albino gorilla Snowflake prior to his death.
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