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• CosmoCaixa. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Isaac Newton 26. 08022. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 932537473 | E-mail: savibcn.fundacio@lacaixa.es. http://www.obrasocial.lacaixa.es/nuestroscentros/cosmocaixabarcelona/cosmocaixabarcelona_es.html. This refurbished science museum has collections featuring plant life, insects, rocks, mete…

• La Creueta del Coll Park. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Paseo Mare de Déu del Coll 89. 08023. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 934132424 | E-mail: parcsijardins@mail.bcn.es. www.bcn.es/parcsijardins. The park is located in a built-up area, a large area pressed against the edge of the mountains. It is set on the site of an old stone quarry. It has a large…

• Colegio de las Teresianas House. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Ganduxer 85-105. 08022. Barcelona. (Catalonia) http://ganduxer.escolateresiana.com/. The sobriety of Gaudí. This work was not begun by Gaudí, he just finished it. Owing to the fact the nuns had very little money, it was built in brick but with the stamp of the great master. The materials and s…

• Pedralbes Monastery. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Bajada Monestir 9. 08034. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 932039408 | E-mail: monestirpedralbes@bcn.cat. http://www.bcn.cat/museuhistoriaciutat/es/muhba_monestir_pedralbes.html. Gothic monastery with a single-nave church. The Gothic style monastery was built in the 14th century. The church has only…

• Güell park. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Calle Olot 7. 08024. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 934132424 | E-mail: parcsijardins@mail.bcn.es. www.bcn.es/parcsijardins. This is listed as UNESCO World Heritage, together with another six works by Antoni Gaudí. It was conceived as a residential town, inspired by English garden cities, although…

• Horta Maze. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Calle Germans Desvalls (Parc del Laberint ) s/n. 08035. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 934132424 | E-mail: parcsijardins@mail.bcn.es. www.bcn.es/parcsijardins. It was created when a Catalan aristocrat decided to convert an old, extensive family property at the end of the 18th century. The garden’s…

• Gaudí Experiencia. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Larrard, 41. 08024. Barcelona. (Catalonia) E-mail: info@gaudiexperiencia.com . http://www.gaudiexperience.net. A space for approaching the work of genius Antoni Gaudí through new technologies. 4D audiovisual material, models of the monuments or interactive walls help to understand the language…

• Gaudí House-Museum. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Carretera del Carmel 23. 08024. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 932846446 | E-mail: informa@casamuseugaudi.org. www.casamuseugaudi.org. Güell Park , designed by Antoni Gaudí, is the setting for the architect's house-museum. The building where Gaudí lived for twenty years was built by Francesc Beren…

• Casa Vicens House. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle de les Carolines 24. 08012. Barcelona. (Catalonia) http://www.casavicens.es/. The first work by Gaudí on his own. This house exhibits the architectural concept of Gaudí that is repeated in his other buildings, the materials with their own texture and colour, the passionate colours and fauna. T…

• Güell pavilions. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Avenida de Pedralbes 7. 08034. Barcelona. (Catalonia) E-mail: cultura-impuqv@bcn.cat . http://www.rutadelmodernisme.com. The use of the suspended chain. Here, the 'catenaria' or suspended chain is used for the first time. The ends of a chain are fixed and the rest is left hanging, thus showing the e…

• Ceramics Museum. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Avenida Diagonal 686, (Palau Reial de Pedralbes). 08034. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 932801874 | E-mail: museuceramica@bcn.cat. www.museuceramica.bcn.cat. This museum is home to Spain’s most important collection of glazed ceramics, dating from the 11th century through to the latest artistic tre…

• Museums at Disseny Hub Barcelona. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Avenida Diagonal 686, Palau de Pedralbes. 08034. Barcelona. (Catalonia) E-mail: dhub@bcn.cat. http://www.dhub-bcn.cat. The site is home to two museums: the Textile and Clothing Museum and the Decorative Arts Museum. They are both located in the Pedralbes Palace at Hub Barcelona. The Textile and Clot…

• Pedralbes Palace gardens. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Avenida Diagonal 686. 08034. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 934132424 | E-mail: parcsijardins@mail.bcn.es. www.bcn.es/parcsijardins. The park at the Pedralbes Royal Palace has its origins in an estate belonging to the Güell family, ceded in 1920 for the construction of a residence for the royal fa…

• Casa Milà "La Pedrera" House. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Passeig de Gràcia, 261-265. 08008. Barcelona. (Catalonia) E-mail: premsa@funcaixacat.org. http://www.lapedrera.com. A masterpiece by Gaudí. Everything in this building is curved and undulating. Its originality and the techniques used in its construction are surprising throughout. This is one of the …

• Santa Creu and Sant Pau Hospital. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Sant Antoni Maria Claret 167. 08025. Barcelona. (Catalonia) E-mail: recintehistoric@santpau.cat. www.rutadelmodernisme.com. Its origins date from 1401, with the merger of six hospitals existing at the time in Barcelona. With the growth of the city in the 19th century, it was decided to raise a…

• Barcelona Football Club Museum. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Avenida Aristides Maillol s/n. 08028. Barcelona. (Catalonia) E-mail: museu@fcbarcelona.cat. www.fcbarcelona.com. Visca el Barça!. An exciting tour of one of the most important football clubs in the world. The F.C. Barcelona football club is a team with a history going back for over a century. In thi…

• The Egyptian Museum in Barcelona. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Valencia 284. 08007. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 934878060 | E-mail: visites@museuegipci.com. www.museuegipci.com. The Essence of the Nile. Located in the Clos Archaeological Foundation, its aim is to promote awareness of the art and culture of Ancient Egypt. This collection of Egyptian a…

• Museum of the Antoni Tàpies Foundation. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Aragó 255. 08007. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 934870009 | www.fundaciotapies.org. The father of "Action Painting". A look at the work of this outstanding artist, who reflects the modern world in a completely unique way. Antoni Tàpies is the standard-bearer of the post-war Spanish avant-ga…

• Minor Basilica of La Concepció. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Aragó 299. 08009. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 932075664 | E-mail: purissima_concepcio@yahoo.com. www.concepciobcn.com. This Gothic church has been moved stone by stone to its current site. It was formerly part of the Monastery of Jonqueres and was moved in the 19th century. It is in the G…

• Casa Batlló House. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Paseo de Gràcia 43. 08007. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 934883090 | E-mail: infovisites@casabatllo.es. www.casabatllo.es. Gaudi's world. It is one of Gaudí's best buildings, even though he only redesigned the old façade, making the building more beautiful and converted the main floor into a home…

• La España Industrial Park. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Paseo de Sant Antoni, Plaza Països Catalans s/n. 08014. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 93-413 24 24 | E-mail: parcsijardins@mail.bcn.es. www.bcn.es/parcsijardins. This new park was built in the middle of the last century on the former site of a major textiles company, covering an area of 50,000 m2…

• La Sagrada Familia Cathedral. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Mallorca 401. 08013. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 934761010 | E-mail: informacio@sagradafamilia.org. www.sagradafamilia.org. The great temple of atonement. In 1883 the brilliant architect Gaudí agreed to take on this project, succeeding Francisco de Paula. The artist worked on it until his…

• Sagrada Familia Church Museum. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Mallorca 401. 08013. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 934761010 | E-mail: informacio@sagradafamilia.org. www.sagradafamilia.cat. The Sagrada Familia Museum has a host of elements and objects on display to enable visitors to understand the significance and complexity of Gaudí’s masterpiece. Pla…

• Casa Amatller house. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Passeig de Gràcia, 41. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Tel.: +34 934877217 | +34 934961254 | +34 934877217 | http://www.barcelonaturisme.com. This work by the architect Puig i Cadafalch combines the neo-Gothic style with a curious stepped gable. It is located near the buildings of Casa Batlló, Gaudí, and the…

• Joan Miró Park. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Calle Aragó 1. 08015. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 934132424 | E-mail: parcsijardins@mail.bcn.es. www.bcn.es/parcsijardins. This park was the object of one of the first and hardest-fought competitions of its type held in Barcelona, won by four young Catalonian architects. Located at the western …