Not too far from the Ramblas, walking in direction of the sea, you will get to Barceloneta. Built during the 18th century, Barceloneta has a triangular shape and is divided in 3 different neighbourhood : Port Vell, La Ribera and el Puerto Oly ...

Situated Between the city and the sea, the hill of Montjuic  offer to its visitors a fun and cultural walk through its museums, gardens, and monuments,. The institutions you will find spread around the Park, of renowned international prestige ...

El Hotel Vell, designed by Ricardo Bofill will soon be part of the Barcelona seaside of Barceloneta. The 90 Meters High building will host 480 rooms of the Hotel, run by Starwood. The project also includes 31 000m2 of offices and 900 places parkin ...

During the 15th Century, in the Royal Shipyard of Barcelona were built ships that crossed seas and oceans searching for new worlds and fortune. Today this impressive gothic building host a museum dedicated to this great sea adventure. You’ll ...

After 50 years of loyal services, el Camp Nou celebrates its golden anniversary. To celebrate this venue, the club offer a brand new stadium for 2012. Designed by Norman Foster, well know English architect also realized project such Wembley, Bilba ...

Josep Puig i Cadafalch, Catalan Architect born in Mataro in 1867. Student of Lluís Domènech i Montaner, well know architect of Barcelona, Puig Is known as the last modernist architect but also represent a new style of early 19’ ...

Lluís Domènech i Montaner born in Barcelona in 1850 has been a highly influent Spanish architect but also a prominent catalan politician.
Better know as a modernist achitect, Domenech played an important rôle in defining t ...

Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso was born in Malaga the 25th of October 1881, Painter, draughtsman and sculptor Picasso is the first son ...

Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marquis of Púbol (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989) was a Spanish Catalan surrealist painter born in Figueres. Dalí was a skilled draftsman, best known for the s ...

For the football fans, this stadium cannot be missed. It is considered as the biggest European stadium, with a capacity of more than 100000 seats. UEFA qualified it as five stars. It is also the field of one of the most prestigious teams of the wo ...

The new pole of Urban development of Plaza Glories, L’auditori is a modern bulding hosting a musical complex where performs the Orquestra Simfonica de Barcelona. Divided in 3 different stages of respectively 2200, 600 and 400 seats, this bui ...

El Palau de la Musica has been for hundred years a privileged scene for the international and national concerts of Barcelona. Designed by the architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, el Palau was built ...

The Gran Teatro del Liceo of Barcelona is since 1847 one of the world's finest and biggest stage and acoustic settings for opera. Located on the Ramblas downtown, El Liceo has been the scene of the most prestigious artists and the proud of Catalan ...

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Built in 1714 by Philip V to defend the city, the biggest military citadel in Europe was offered by the general Prim in 1869 to Barcelona. For the International exhibition of 1888, Rius I Taulet decided to demolish the old citadel to edified the p ...

Located in the old town Raval, the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB) organizes and produces exhibitions, debates, festivals and concerts, programmes film cycles, courses and lectures, and encourages creation using new tech ...

Being interested in art and architecture you should definitely not miss one of the less known modernist buildings of Barcelona. The old textile factory Casaramona has been realized of the architect Josep

The Palau Nacional built for the 1929 International Exhibition hosts today the National Museum of Catalan Arts. The MNAC embraces all the arts and gives an general approach of Catalan Art from the Romanesque period to the mid-twentieth century.

The history of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA) goes back to 1959 when art critic Alexandre Cirici Pellicer championed the idea of creating a museum of contemporary art in Barcelona. Cirici and Cesáreo Rodríguez Aguilera headed ...

The Museum dedicated to the artist shows us the strong link between Pablo Picasso and Barcelona. You discover an interesting collection of his work from 1895 to 1904, years he lived in Barcelona to study at the Art Academy. He had strong links wit ...

The Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys (formerly known as the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc) was first built for the 1929 international exhibition. In 1989 the city redesigned it for the Olympics games of 1992. Located in Montjui ...

The colon monument is the most famous statue of Barcelona. Symbol of the discovery of the New world among the 15th century, The monument has been built for the Universal exhibition of Barcelona in 1888 by the Sculptor, Rafael Atche.
Located a ...

Stretched between Plaza Catalunya and Colon Statue, Las Ramblas is a city symbol for locals and tourists. Flowers and animal stalls ...

El Palau de la Musica has been for hundred years a privileged scene for the international and national concerts of Barcelona. Designed by the architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, el Palau was built ...

The Gothic Cathedral of Santa Eulalia is a monument of a great historical and artistic interest. Situated in Gothic District not too far from the Ramblas the cathedral also called La Seu host the a ...

The Tower Agbar rises from the ground of Barcelona with power and lightness of a Geyser touching the bleusky. According to Jean Nouvel, The hill of Montserrat inspired the french architect in conceiving the Tower of Agua de Barcelona, the water co ...

The sword of St Georges plunged in his back, the “Dragon”, la Casa Batllo lays down on Paseig de Gracia 43 in Eixample district, he ...

Josep Puig i Cadafalch, well know architect left his print on Paseo de gracia wit ...

Walking down the Ramblas you will reach Port Vell stretched from  the Barcelona Cruise Harbor to Barceloneta district. After its urban renewal in 1992 for the olympics games, P ...

Formerly it use to be a avenue surrounded by gardens joining Barcelona to Gracia (Today a district). Slowly after few works Paseo de gracia became the symbol of industrial prosperity of Barcelona in Early 20th and the favourite pla ...

Designed by Antoni Gaudi architect to be a residencial parc and built between 1900 and 1914, Park Guell is also part of the Unesco World Herita ...

Located in between the old town (Ciudat vella) and the other districts, the Eixample is considered the heart of Barcelona. The visionary architect, Ildefons cerda, designed the Eixample as a grid pattern crossed by wide avenues and square blocks c ...

Located in Eixample district of Barcelona, on the Paseo de Gracia, The Casa Mila or La Pedrera is one of the outstanding works of Antoni Gaudi. The construction ...

Located in between the old town (Ciudat vella) and the other districts, the Eixample is considered the heart of Barcelona. The visionary a ...

For somebody who loves art and nature the Miro museum is the perfect place to visit. Embedded in the parc of Montjuic this cubistic white building will offer you the most well known pieces of Miro. ...

Of the fifty public markets built in Barcelona, named after their districts , the Boqueria is an exception. Located on the Ramblas in the old town, this market has become one of the emblem at the s ...

Born in Aachen, Germany in 1886, Mies Van der Rohe along Le Corbusier, is widely known as a pioneer of Modern Architecture. He influenced the 20th Century Architecture with Simplicity and Clarity in his style, using modern materials. Famous for hi ...

Born in Reus (Catalonia, Spain) the 25th of June 1852, Antoni Placid Guillem Gaudi I Cornet is surely one of the most outstanding architects Spain and Barcelona ever had. The Catalan architect belongs to the modernist style movement and is fa ...

Located in Eixample, El Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia better know as La Sagrada Familia, is one of the most impressive architectural ...

Designed in 1929 for the Barcelona International Exhibition by the German architect Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, the pavilion has been reconstructed in 198 ...