Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA)
Quite apart from the permanent collection of Catalan, Spanish and other European contemporary art, and the special exhibitions, the museum is itself a work of art (architect Richard Meier). Just...
View ArticleBarcelona Cathedral
While everyone flocks to Gaudi’s still-in-progress spires, it’s very much worth remembering that there’s a medieval cathedral still standing proud in Barcelona’s old town. There’s perhaps a touch of...
View ArticleHospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
When you go to Sagrada Familia, don’t jump back on the Metro but persevere up Avinguda de Gaudi. You’ll eventually come across this still part-working hospital that you are free to stroll around and...
View ArticleArchitecture in Barcelona
This city has a deserved reputation for its architecture. Many of the buildings are majestic with classical styles, but a dominant theme through the city is that of Art Nouveau, with its curvi-linear...
View ArticleLa Sagrada Familia
Obligatory on any visitor’s itinerary is the church of the Holy Family designed by the ultra-pious architect, Gaudi. George Orwell said that this was one of the ugliest buildings on Earth, and...
View ArticleSagrada Familia
Designed by Gaudi, begun in 1883 and still being constructed, the Sagrada Familia radiates a compelling presence in the city, even before you visit it. Maybe it is the fact that it is unfinished, maybe...
View ArticleCathedral La Seu
One of the entrances to Cathedral La seu is through the cloistered courtyard. It’s a wonderful space, stone flagged floors, arched recesses, gothic columns and lush green foliage. One can easily...
View ArticleLa Sagrada Familia
I'd recommend it because it's a beautiful church designed by Gaudi, an artist. It wasn't finished when I went but it was still beautifully carved, a masterpiece I'd say. It reminded me of an amazing,...
View ArticleGaudí architecture and design
Sagrada Familia, Casa Batlló, Pedrera, Güell Parc and Palau Güell are staple Gaudí monuments that give Barcelona its magic.But here are some of Gaudí's lesser-known, beautiful contributions to design...
View ArticleLa Pedrera
In Barcelona there is the Casa Milà which is better known as La Pedrera; a building designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. The roof of this building was used in the 1975 Jack Nicholson film...
View ArticleGaudi architecture route
If you love Gaudí and modernist architecture, this is a great webpage that gives a list of his buildings in Barcelona you can visit in one or two days, with addresses and opening hours.
View ArticleTheatres of Barcelona
For fans of old architecture, I strongly recommend a visit to these two masterpieces: Liceu Theatre and Catalan Music Palace. You can buy a tour ticket from the venues.
View ArticleBarcelona’s antique shop fronts
Barcelona is a terrific city for shopping, but I find the elegant old exteriors of the stores with their marble façades with gold lettering easily as interesting as what’s inside. You’ll find the...
View Article'Las Arenas' Shopping Centre
This is a new shopping centre that was once the main bull ring. Designed by Richard Rodgers, it has a roof terrace where you can walk in a full circle, and experience a 360 degree view of the entire...
View ArticleCasa Bruno Quadros
On the eastern side of the Rambla you’ll see one of Barcelona’s most photographed buildings, the Casa Bruno Quadros or, to give it its popular name, the House of Umbrellas. The ground floor of the...
View ArticleBarcelona Photocircuits Photography Tours
The last time I visited Barcelona I had a great experience with the guys of Barcelona Photocircuits. They run a photography studio and organise photography tours across Barcelona. I spent an afternoon...
View ArticleGaudi's architecture
For me the highlight of Catalonia is a person – or perhaps the places he created. Antoni Gaudi’s masterpiece is usually considered to be Barcelona Cathedral, Sagrada Familia. But I prefer his more...
View ArticleLa Colonia Guell
Eusebi Guell's model industrial village built in 1890 to house occupants of the textile industry. The highlight is one of Antonio Gaudi's key works - the unfinished church crypt. The crypt features...
View ArticleCarrer d'Enric Granados
Carrer d'Enric Granados is a beautiful, semi- pedestrianised street in the heart of Eixample, just a hop and a skip from Passeig de Gracia and Rambla Catalunya. The street is named after the Catalan...
View ArticleBarcelona’s Four Hidden Corners
Barcelona has a well-documented tourist trail marking out the must see highlights of the city. However there’s an abundance of interesting places in the city that visitors aren’t made aware such as the...
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