Barcelona History and Culture

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

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453 reviews 4 travel blogs 2 photos

Distance: 0.7 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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Dec 26, 2009 We attended a Christmas Performance of a Catalan School Choir -- mostly so that we could enjoy the interior of the theater.. ...
Sep 22, 2002 ... a tour of the Palau de la Música Catalana (the Palace of Catalan Music) - an insanely amazing Modernist concert hall in the ...
Jun 28, 2011 ... took us past the Royal Palace, the cathedral, the stunning Palace of Catalan Music, Basilica de Santa Maria del Mar, the ...

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Magic Fountain Barcelona

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410 reviews 75 travel blogs 194 photos

Distance: 7.8 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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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 10, 2011 ... two streets wide that lead to the Font Montjuic (magic fountain) and further to the Royal Palace, a magnificent place. The ...
May 1, 2006 ... flanked with exhibition halls that culminates at the magnificent 'magic fountain', before the stairs that lead up to the ...
Aug 6, 2009 ... never the less. Other sites I visited in Barcelona include the Magic Fountain (thank you Kellyn), the Barconleta, Castell ...

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Guell Park (Parc Guell) Barcelona

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1358 reviews 67 travel blogs 188 photos

Distance: 2.5 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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Dec 2, 2011 Make sure to get here before sundown as the park doesn't light up too well. There is a great spot from a monument with a ...
Nov 18, 2011 Parc Guell este unul dintre cele mai uluitoare parcuri din lume. Scarile principale si pavilioanele par desprinse dintr-un ...
Apr 13, 2011 Pick up a little picnic and sit on the famous snaking benches to watch people watching people, or just catch a bit of sun.
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 ...

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Casa Batllo Barcelona

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758 reviews 176 travel blogs 455 photos

Distance: 0.8 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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Dec 2, 2011 I felt like I was Ariel. Gaudi designed the house with water in mind. You can spend a whole day in here, so just leave plenty ...
Nov 18, 2011 Casa Batllo este una dintre cele doua cladiri impresionante proiectate de Antoni Gaudi pe Passeig de Gracia, cealalta fiind ...
Jul 22, 2011 Beautiful artwork, amazing design. inspiring. Gives me a good idea of what Gaudi is all about.
May 1, 2011 I love this Place!

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

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2092 reviews 26 travel blogs

Distance: 1.5 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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Dec 29, 2011 You cannot fully describe the absolutely fantastic architecture of this building without first seeing it. Absolutely Awesome
Dec 2, 2011 A definite must-see for all those travelling to Barcelona! You will be in awe! Try to get up to the top levels on the hour, ...
Nov 18, 2011 Sagrada Familia, capodopera neterminata a lui Gaudi este dupa parerea mea cel mai impresionant loc din Barcelona. Ideea de a ...
Oct 4, 2011 When visiting the Sagrada Familia, you pay the entry fee and can choose to add some 'options' like an audio tour (well worth ...

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La Pedrera - Mila House (Casa Mila) Barcelona

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485 reviews 169 travel blogs 369 photos

Distance: 1.1 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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Nov 18, 2011 Casa Mila, cunoscuta mai mult sub numele de "La Pedrera" este cea mai mare constructie de locuit proiectata de Gaudi. Acest ...
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 ... to Gaudi's last residential work, built between 1906 and 1912, called La Pedrera (The Quarry). Despite the rough exterior ...
Mar 8, 2005 ... complete. We climbed it once again and took loads of photos. Then we went to 'La Pedrera', yet another Gaudí building. ...

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CaixaForum Barcelona

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23 reviews 4 travel blogs 3 photos

Distance: 2 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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Feb 2, 2009 ... but on the way to the metro station, I walked past the CaixaForum which houses free art exhibitions, so drawn by curiosity, ...
Dec 29, 2010 ... Cuando estuvo aquí aprovechamos para visitar el centro de Barcelona. Estuvimos en Montjuïc (Caixafòrum, Anella ...
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 6, 2009 ... norm in this part of the world, and may even be slightly early for some! People in Barcelona eat breakfast at about 10ish ...

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

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156 reviews 11 travel blogs 18 photos

Distance: 1.9 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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Dec 15, 2011 Make sure you have time to see all of it because it's really worth it. The museum is divided into different artistic periods ...
Feb 26, 2003 ... to Montjuic, mountain/hill where the Olympic park and national art museum of Catalunya are. We took some great photos ...
Nov 13, 2010 ... visit to the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (or the National Art Museum of Catalonia) which was built for the 1929 ...
Jul 18, 2011 ... stops on the bus tour included the Barcelona Art Museum, the 1992 Olympic Stadium and ancillary stadiums/arenas where the ...

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Picasso Museum (Museu Picasso) Barcelona

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244 reviews 302 travel blogs 46 photos

Distance: 10.1 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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Dec 2, 2011 If you're a culture vulture, set some quality time for this. The exhibition has a few pieces from each period, mostly the ...
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 ...
Jul 15, 2004 ... I 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 ...
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 ...

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L'Eixample District Barcelona

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18 reviews 18 travel blogs 3 photos

Distance: 1.2 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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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 ...
Jun 3, 2011 ... 3 weeks we share house together goes past smoothly indeed. The Eixample district was an extension made to the city in the ...
Sep 25, 2009 ... (day after beach day), we went to the Eixample district. It’s an area of Barcelona that is mostly modernisme. ...
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 ...

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Joan Miro Foundation (Fundacio Joan Miro) Barcelona

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94 reviews 5 travel blogs 2 photos

Distance: 1.5 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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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 ...
Apr 14, 2011 ... highlights, besides other interesting spots as the Joan Miró Foundation, parks, cable cars (funicular), nice fountain ...
Sep 17, 2011 ... enjoyed the atmosphere, content and contrast of the two. The Joan Miro Foundation in its specially designed ...

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Mabarcelone Barcelona

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10 reviews

Distance: 2.1 miles from city center

Category: Sightseeing

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Passeig de Gracia Barcelona

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275 reviews 91 travel blogs 43 photos

Distance: 1.5 miles from city center

Category: Sightseeing

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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 ...
Oct 31, 2006 ... and rejected it. Now the tiles are paved all over Ave. Passeig de Gracia. We climbed to the most famous part of the ...
Aug 7, 2006 ... return to work! After the Sagrada, I ventured to Passeig de Gracia where many of Barcelona´s finest modernist ...
Jul 17, 2008 ... Ci si arriva quasi all'improvviso salendo sull'arrampicata sfarzosa del Passeig de Gràcia tempestato di farmacie di lusso, ...

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Las Ramblas Barcelona

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325 reviews 547 travel blogs 423 photos

Distance: 1 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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Nov 18, 2011 La Rambla este cea mai faimoasa strada din Barcelona si se intinde de la Placa de Catalunya pana la statuia lui Columb. Este ...
Sep 11, 2006 ... after florist cramp together alongside bird sellers and street artists on las ramblas. the human statues constantly try t ...
Oct 29, 2007 ... the ship when allowed. We take the shuttle into Las Ramblas and wander along it although nothing much is open. ...
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 ...

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Temple d'August Barcelona

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3 reviews

Distance: 0.9 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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Frederic Mares Museum (Museu Frederic Mares) Barcelona

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12 reviews 1 travel blog

Distance: 0.9 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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

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Casa Amatller Barcelona

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7 reviews 11 travel blogs 16 photos

Distance: 0.8 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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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 ...
Oct 30, 2010 ... only because of Gaudi's Casa Batlo, or even the Casa Amatller, which resembles a castle next door. The street is filled ...
Nov 9, 2009 ... on the Avenue of Discord as it's called is Casa Amatller or The Wedding Cake and Casa Lleo Morera with the working animals ...
Sep 23, 2010 ... facade, then checked out another Modernista building next door, the Casa Amatller. Didn't do much there but check out ...

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Casa Comalat Barcelona

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1 review 2 photos

Distance: 1.3 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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Santa Eulalia Cathedral Barcelona

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68 reviews 4 travel blogs

Distance: 0.9 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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Apr 9, 2009 ... way to the area around Santa Eulalia Cathedral, a Gothic masterpiece in the heart of old Barcelona when it was a Visigothic ...

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FC Barcelona President Nunez Museum

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26 reviews 1 travel blog 1 photo

Distance: 11.3 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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City History Museum (Museu d'Historia de la Ciutat) Barcelona

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79 reviews 14 travel blogs

Distance: 0.9 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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Sep 24, 2009 ... etchings of what happened to her). We also went to a city history museum that had an excavated part of the Roman days in ...
May 1, 2006 ... Casa Clariana-Padelias, which houses the City History Museum, that has the most impressive Roman and Medieval remains in the ...
Mar 13, 2009 ... old Barcelona, cathedral de Barcelona, Columbus monument, the harbor, Picasso museum, the City history museum, and we walked ...
Jun 9, 2001 ... really wanted to see the city history museum, which contains ruins from the Roman, Medieval and Visigoth time ...

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Mountain of the Jews (Montjuic) Barcelona

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92 reviews 14 travel blogs 3 photos

Distance: 2 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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Dec 15, 2011 We managed to find a parking spot (is this a lot harder than it sounds) and got a breathtaking view of the city. We could see ...
Sep 29, 1998 Located at the outskirts of Barcelona, and home of the Olympic stadium, it's definitely the place to have a sight of the city
Oct 26, 2009 ... Taking the cable car up to Castell de Montjuic, (Mountain of the Jews) afforded great panoramic views over the city ...
Nov 7, 2008 ... built. The structures up on Montjeuic (Mountain of the Jews-really) are the most impressive, offering really stunning ...

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Wax Museum (Museu de Cera) Barcelona

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13 reviews 2 travel blogs 7 photos

Distance: 7.6 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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Mar 20, 2007 ... the hidden cafe beneath quiet trees. Find the forest bar in the Wax Museum. if you come from a clean air city be prepared ...
Jul 5, 2010 ... (Tree Bar) that is next to the Wax Museum on Las Ramblas. It was really chill and a great place to just sit, have ...

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Cook and Taste Barcelona

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116 reviews 1 travel blog 1 photo

Distance: 1 miles from city center

Category: Education Sites and Libraries

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Jul 28, 2011 ... that day’s lunch cooking class from “Cook and Taste “ for a Boqueria Market tour with ...

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Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona)

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35 reviews 7 travel blogs 3 photos

Distance: 0.8 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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Oct 31, 2006 ... day was sitting in front of the MACBA - the Museum of Contemporary Art. We didn't actually go in the museum, because the ...
Sep 17, 2010 ... considering new projects. We also loved the museums of contemporary art and the beautiful parks as well as the dingy ...
Jul 3, 2009 ... center. I went straight for MACBA (the Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona) which did not disappoint. I ...
May 29, 2006 ... as well... those crazy catelonians. 10. the museum of contemporary art is hot and white i encountered a fontana and ...

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Catalunya Square Barcelona

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49 reviews 20 travel blogs 11 photos

Distance: 0.9 miles from city center

Category: Sightseeing

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Aug 4, 2009 ... mountain. We were back on the bus by 11.30am and back in Barcelona in Catalunya Square at 12.30pm. we all hoped off and ...
Mar 30, 2008 ... back through some very pretty narrow little streets, to catalunya square, where we had an icecream then caught ...
Aug 24, 2007 ... time. We have been dropped off in the city at the Catalunya Square Plaza and have the rest of the day to ourselves. We ...
May 25, 2007 ... , to have a late lunch. Went to a place on La Rambla near Catalunya Square Called Cuitat Comdal that was recommended by the ...

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Barcelona Egyptian Museum (Museu Egipci de Barcelona)

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14 reviews 1 travel blog

Distance: 0.9 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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Feb 4, 2011 ... to Egypt, you’d be familiar with Tahrir. The Egyptian Museum, which houses the most precious of the ...

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Gothic Quarter (Barri Gotic) Barcelona

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510 reviews 253 travel blogs 101 photos

Distance: 1 miles from city center

Category: Historic sites

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Nov 18, 2011 Cartierul gotic este zona veche a orasului, caracterizata prin stradute inguste pietruite si cladiri vechi si inalte. Picasso ...
Sep 29, 1998 Ancient quarter of Barcelona with narrow streets and plenty of tourists.
Nov 12, 2006 ... ell (and a bunch of other Gaudi tourist spots), Camp Nou, Gothic Quarter and the 1992 Olympic area to name a few. The ...
Oct 21, 2007 ... trying to figure it out. From there we headed to the Gothic Quarter. It is home to a gorgeous cathedral that was started ...

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Little Barcelona (La Barceloneta)

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36 reviews 1579 travel blogs 306 photos

Distance: 2 miles from city center

Category: Sightseeing

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Jul 24, 2008 ... , the park entry was discounted because of the Barcelona Card thing we have, and it was perfectly sized ... big enough to be ...
Jul 26, 2008 ... Army Knife type things on the SpanAir flight we caught in to Barcelona, ... and Samuel is obsessed with it. Always wants it. ...
Jul 25, 2008 ... ok. I have found a new favorite in Barcelona. "Bravas". French Fries with a spicy sauce and a bit of sour-cream, mayonnaise ...
Jul 23, 2008 ... , "dude. In a back alley in Barcelona. Thugs nearby. If anything goes down, i'm texting you and you call the cops. : )". We ...

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Gaudi House Museum (Casa Museu Gaudi) Barcelona

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36 reviews 4 travel blogs 9 photos

Distance: 5.1 miles from city center

Category: Historic sites

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Dec 26, 2009 Not to be missed...this is what you go to Barcelona to see!
Apr 10, 2010 ... be finished. The ticket we bought included the Gaudi House Museum, which we thought was the famous Gaudi ...
Sep 14, 2009 ... park we headed back closer to town to see Gaudi house museum. This house apparently has been under construction for over 100 ...

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