DESTINATION BARCELONA
Barcelona is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe, due to its good climate and its cultural offerings. Barcelona houses several renowned museums as well as the unique modernist architecture. The city also has 4.5 km of beaches, from the historical Barceloneta to the newest, sandless bathing zone in the Forum.
DESTINATION BARCELONA:
Artigas Gardens,
Barcelona Pavilion,
Barri Gotic,
Camp Nou,
Casa Batllo,
Casa Mila,
Casa Vicens,
Cathedral of Santa Eulalia,
Fabra Observatory,
Gran Teatre del Liceu,
Hospital de Sant Pau,
La Rambla,
Palau Guell,
Palau de la Musica,
Parc de la Ciutadella,
Park Guell,
Port Vell,
Sagrada Familia,
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ARTIGAS GARDENS
The Artigas Gardens, in Lillet, Barcelona, Spain, were built between 1905 and 1906, and were designed by the modernist architect Antoni Gaudí. Gaudí had done a similar project, although on a smaller scale, at Park Güell which he was then building in the Gràcia District of Barcelona. He sent some of Park Güell's workers to Lillet, and the resulting stylistic and structural similarities ...
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BARCELONA PAVILION
The Barcelona Pavilion, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, was the German Pavilion for the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona. This building was used for the official opening of the German section of the exhibition. It was an important building in the history of modern architecture, known for its simple form and extravagant materials, such as marble ...
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BARRI GOTIC
El Gòtic, also known as Barri Gòtic ('Gothic Quarter') is the centre of the old city of Barcelona. It stretches from La Rambla to Via Laietana, and from the Mediterranean seafront to Ronda de Sant Pere. Despite several changes undergone in the 19th and early 20th century, many of the buildings date from Medieval times ...
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CAMP NOU
The Camp Nou, often erroneously called the Nou Camp in English, is a football stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The stadium, located in the west of the city, has been the home of FC Barcelona since its construction in 1957. It has hosted numerous international matches at senior level, and two UEFA Champions League finals, the most recent being in 1999 ...
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CASA BATLLO
Casa Batlló is a building restored by Antoni Gaudí and Josep Maria Jujol, built in the year 1877 and remodelled in the years 1904–1906; located at 43, Passeig de Gràcia (passeig is Catalan for promenade or avenue), part of the Illa de la Discòrdia in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Spain ...
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CASA MILA
Casa Mila, better known as La Pedrera (Catalan for 'The Quarry'), is a building designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi and built during the years 1906-1910, being considered officially completed in 1912. It is located at 92, Passeig de Gracia in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Spain ...
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CASA VICENS
Casa Vicens is a family residence in Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudí and built for industrialist Manuel Vicens. It was Gaudí's first important work. It is added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Works of Antoni Gaudí in 2005. It was built in the period 1883-1889 and is located at Carrer de les Carolines 24 ...
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CATHEDRAL OF SANTA EULALIA
The Cathedral of Santa Eulalia (also called La Seu) is the Gothic cathedral seat of the catholic Archbishop of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral was constructed during the 13th to 15th centuries on top of a former Visigothic church. The Gothic-like facade is much more recent: from the 19th century ..
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FABRA OBSERVATORY
Observatori Fabra (Fabra Observatory) is an astronomical observatory located in Barcelona, Catalonia, pointed towards the south at 415 m of altitude over the level of the sea. It was established in 1904 and belongs to the Reial Acadèmia de Ciències i Arts de Barcelona ...
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GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU
The Gran Teatre del Liceu is an opera house on La Rambla in Barcelona. The Liceu opened on April 4, 1847. In contrast with other European cities, where the monarchy took on the responsibility for the building and upkeep of opera houses, the Liceu was built with private shareholders, organized in a similar way ..
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HOSPITAL DE SANT PAU
The present Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Catalan for Hospital of the Holy Cross and Saint Paul) in the neighborhood of El Guinardó, Barcelona, is a complex built between 1901 and 1930, designed by the Catalan modernist architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site ...
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LA RAMBLA
La Rambla is an iconic and busy street in central Barcelona, popular with both tourists and locals alike.
A kilometer-long tree-lined pedestrian mall in the Barri Gotic, it connects Placa de Catalunya in the center with the Christopher Columbus monument at Port Vell. Usually full of street theatre, cafes and market stalls ...
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PALAU GUELL
The Palau Guell is a town mansion (translated literally it means a palace) in Barcelona, Spain designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi for the Catalan industrial tycoon Eusebio de Guell. The home is centered on a main room for entertaining high society guests. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site ...
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PALAU DE LA MUSICA
The Palau de la Música Catalana (Palace of Catalan Music) is a concert hall designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner. It was built in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, between 1905 and 1908 for the Orfeó Català, a choral society founded in 1891 ...
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PARC DE LA CIUTADELLA
The Park of the Ciutadella is the most central park in all of Barcelona, and one of the first ones considered only for public delectation. After its establishment during the mid 19th century, it was for decades the only green area in the city, and hitherto of the most popular. It is located at the northeastern edge of the old town, and hosts the city's substantial zoo ...
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PARK GUELL
Park Güell is a garden complex with architectural elements situated on the hill of el Carmel in the Gràcia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí and built in the years 1900 to 1914. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Works of Antoni Gaudí. The park was originally part of a commercially unsuccessful housing site ...
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PORT VELL
Port Vell (Literally 'Old Harbour' in Catalan) is a waterfront harbour in Barcelona, Spain. It was built as part of an urban renewal program prior to the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Before this, it was a run-down area of empty warehouses, railroad yards, and factories. 16 million people visit the complex each year. It is now a focal point of the city and tourist attraction ...
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LA SAGRADA FAMILIA
Considered the master-work of renowned Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926), the project's vast scale and idiosyncratic design have made the Sagrada Familia one of Barcelona's (and Spain's) top tourist attractions for many years. The church is to be consecrated and proclaimed a Basilica by Pope Benedict XVI on November 7, 2010, during his visit to Barcelona ...
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