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Palace of Catalan Music (Palau de la Musica Catalana) Barcelona

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  • Sep 21, 2002: ... a tour of the Palau de la Música Catalana (the Palace of Catalan Music) - an insanely amazing Modernist concert hall in the ...

Magic Fountain Barcelona

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  • 9 reviews
  • 26 travel blogs
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  • Apr 30, 2009: ... that no one was really in and got to take some nice secluded photos. The Magic Fountain wasn´t running, like pretty much ...
  • Jul 14, 2008: ... some americans who told us about what they called the Magic Fountain, which sounded cool, so we dragged along Kristian, Alex ...
  • Oct 29, 2005: ... Parc Guell! I also visited Parc Montjuic and saw the amazing Font Magica (magic fountain) show, there are some video clips ...
  • Mar 6, 2008: ... last stop of the day was a visit to the Palace and the Magic Fountain. The Palace reminded me a lot of Aladin and Jasmine J. ...

Guell Park (Parc Guell) Barcelona

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  • 35 reviews
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  • Apr 25, 2007: ... sometimes forget that I was in Spain. Park Guell was probably my favorite place in Spain and I would absolutely love to go ...
  • Jan 27, 2006: ... time we were glad we made it to Spain and no visas were required. Barcelona is an attractive and very interesting city ...
  • Jul 16, 2009: ... seeing the city and sampling the cuisine.  Barcelona is a beautiful city and it has a great metro system which makes it ...
  • Mar 20, 2002: ... amazing stone structures, stunning tiling, and fascinating buildings.  At the top of Guell park is a terraced area with ...

Casa Batllo Barcelona

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  • 21 reviews
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  • Jun 28, 2004: ... Guell with it´s amazing wavy mosaic benches and gnome-houses, and Casa Batllo (beautiful beautiful beautiful! wait until I ...
  • Nov 29, 2007: ... , the Temple de la Sagradra Família, and my absolute favorite, the Casa Batlló. This storybook apartment house, which was ...
  • Jun 20, 2006: ... , oriental, medieval and natural sources. First stop was the Casa Batllo, a magnificent residential building built ...
  • Sep 11, 2006: ... first to present his argument - the mysterious and marvellous facade of Casa Batllo magically lighting Passeig de Gracia as ...

Church of the Sacred Family (Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia) Barcelona

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  • Oct 31, 2006: ... people who are watching people, has been the Gaudi church, called Church of the Sacred Family I think. It has been under ...

La Pedrera - Mila House (Casa Mila) Barcelona

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  • Nov 29, 2007: ... and his incredible designs at the apartment building Casa Milà "La Pedrera", the famed, sandcastle like cathdral yet to be ...
  • Jun 20, 2006: ... 's last residential work, built between 1906 and 1912, called La Pedrera (The Quarry). Despite the rough exterior (which was ...
  • Mar 8, 2005: ... complete. We climbed it once again and took loads of photos. Then we went to 'La Pedrera', yet another Gaudí building. The ...
  • Mar 9, 2005: ... than mushies !!! We left had lunch, Rioja, and then walked to his two houses. La Pedrera, where we climbed up to the roof, ...

CaixaForum Barcelona

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  • Feb 3, 2009: ... but on the way to the metro station, I walked past the CaixaForum which houses free art exhibitions, so drawn by curiosity, I ...
  • Aug 18, 2009: ... I go to the bottom of the hill, toward Plaza Espana, I hit CaixaForum. It is a free museum for contemporary art, of varying ...
  • Jan 7, 2009: ... in this part of the world, and may even be slightly early for some! People in Barcelona eat breakfast at about 10ish (yes, ...

National Art Museum of Catalonia (Museu Nacional d`Art de Catalunya - MNAC) Barcelona

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  • Feb 26, 2003: ... to Montjuic, mountain/hill where the Olympic park and national art museum of Catalunya are. We took some great photos before ...
  • Jul 28, 2000: ... the fountain light show by the National Art Museum of Barcelona. July 29 A day out and about in Barcelona. The highlight ...

Picasso Museum (Museu Picasso) Barcelona

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  • 187 travel blogs
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  • Jul 15, 2004: ... have to with Spanish. Today the plan is to go to the Picasso Museum, but I don´t know if that will actually pan out. I don´t ...
  • Feb 20, 2006: ... at the sea, we went to the picasso museum, we went up a funicular (i love those things!) and just ran around town. I had ...
  • May 6, 2004: ... the city at some of the sites. Barcelona has A LOT to see. At the Picasso museum, there were some ladies from the southern ...
  • May 4, 2004: ... reserved offices and are truly marvelous Hansel and Grettel houses. The Picasso museum was enlightening; during his student ...

L'Eixample District Barcelona

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  • Jun 8, 2006: ... Rick Steve's advice we headed to the Eixample district of Barcelona. The Eixample district was developed in the 1850s as ...
  • Sep 25, 2009: ... after beach day), we went to the Eixample district. It’s an area of Barcelona that is mostly modernisme. “Wide ...
  • Oct 30, 2007: ... , today it's all about Gaudi. We're staying in the L'Eixample district and take a bus to get to La Sagrada Familia. We see ...
  • Aug 20, 2008: ... on the Thursday. Our self guided tour began in the L'Eixample district with a coffee near Casa Batllo, a very weird looking ...

Joan Miro Foundation (Fundacio Joan Miro) Barcelona

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  • Nov 1, 2006: ... we knew that there were attractions we'd missed, like the Joan Miró Foundation and the Botanical Gardens (the new ones). It ...

Mabarcelone Barcelona

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Passeig de Gracia Barcelona

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  • Sep 11, 2006: ... his argument - the mysterious and marvellous facade of Casa Batllo magically lighting Passeig de Gracia as I emerge from the ...
  • Oct 31, 2006: ... it. Now the tiles are paved all over Ave. Passeig de Gracia. We climbed to the most famous part of the building, one I ...
  • Aug 7, 2006: ... ! After the Sagrada, I ventured to Passeig de Gracia where many of Barcelona´s finest modernist buildings are. Trust me ...
  • Jul 16, 2008: ... quasi all'improvviso salendo sull'arrampicata sfarzosa del Passeig de Gràcia tempestato di farmacie di lusso, rivendite di ...

Las Ramblas Barcelona

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  • 323 travel blogs
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  • Sep 11, 2006: ... after florist cramp together alongside bird sellers and street artists on las ramblas. the human statues constantly try t ...
  • Jul 5, 2008: ... In between them runs one of the world's famous avenues- Las Ramblas, where throngs of people walk around a mostly pedestrian ...
  • Oct 29, 2007: ... the ship when allowed.  We take the shuttle into Las Ramblas and wander along it although nothing much is open.  We ...
  • Jul 15, 2004: ... They do that a lot. We walk down the main street here, Las Ramblas, and they shout it and talk loudly about how the United ...

Temple d'August Barcelona

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Frederic Mares Museum (Museu Frederic Mares) Barcelona

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  • Nov 22, 2000: ... mood. It is worth popping into the Frederic Mares Museum, a totally obsessive collector whose vast collection is displayed ...

Casa Amatller Barcelona

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  • Mar 20, 2006: ... , as Casa Batllo is one of the three creative homes and Casa Amatller is right next door. But I took more pictures and also ...
  • Aug 17, 2009: ... architectural detail after another. Next door to the Casa Amatller, another very interesting building. They do not go ...
  • Mar 17, 2006: ... (there's that word again!) Next to the Casa Batllo is Casa Amatller. Interesting, but I'm not in love with Cadafalch. Then ...
  • Jun 18, 2007: ... on Cokes or ice cream. Next door to Gaudi´s work is Casa Amatller by Josep Puig i Cadafalch. His design is a creative mix ...

Casa Comalat Barcelona

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Santa Eulalia Cathedral Barcelona

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FC Barcelona President Nunez Museum

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