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Settlement of Olèrdola. Olèrdola.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Carretera del Castell d’Olèrdola, s/n. 08734. Olèrdola. Barcelona. (Catalonia) E-mail: difusiomac.cultura@gencat.cat. http://www.mac.cat/cat/Seus/Olerdola. Located on a ridge overlooking the plain of El Penedès, this settlement was inhabited from the Bronze Age through to the time of the Christian r…
Romantic Museum. Sitges.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Calle Sant Gaudenci 1. 08870. Sitges. Barcelona. (Catalonia) E-mail: museusdesitges@diba.cat. http://www.museusdesitges.com. The "Can Llopis" Romantic Museum is located in a late 18th-century house and shows the lifestyle of an affluent Catalan family at the height of the Romantic movement. The Neoc…
Cau Ferrat Museum. Sitges.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Calle Fonollar s/n. 08870. Sitges. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 938948529 | E-mail: m.sitges@diba.cat. This is a small gallery with works by the artist Santiago Rusiñol and his contemporaries. It is also home to the world's largest collection of wrought iron.…
Maricel Museum. Sitges.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Calle Fonollar s/n. 08870. Sitges. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 938948529 | http://www.museusdesitges.com. It has its own major collection, with a wealth of Medieval art. The museum also has an exhibition of paintings by artists with ties to Sitges, from Romanticism through to the 20th century, …
Colonia Güell Crypt. Santa Coloma de Cervelló.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Claudi Güell s/n. 08690. Santa Coloma de Cervelló. Barcelona. (Catalonia) E-mail: coloniaguell@adleisure.com. http://www.gaudicoloniaguell.org. The church with twisted columns. This monument blends in perfectly with the surrounding countryside. It is considered one of Gaudí's most emblematic works f…
Barà Triumphal Arch. Roda de Barà.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… A 20 kms. de Tarragona. 43883. Roda de Bará. Roda de Barà. Tarragona. (Catalonia) http://www.mnat.cat/. Triumphal arch. It is a triumphal arch. Commemorative in character with military or political gestures.Located on the old Vía Augusta in the direction of Rome. There is one site space, 12.3 m. hig…
Santes Creus Monastery. Aiguamúrcia.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Plaza Jaume el Just s/n. 43815. Aiguamurcia. Aiguamúrcia. Tarragona. (Catalonia) http://www.es.mhcat.cat/. It is a representative example of a Cistercian monastery . It is situated in the region of Alt Camp, in a valley close to the River Gaiá. The collection is an excellent example of the architect…
Santes Creus Royal Monastery Gardens. Aiguamúrcia.
Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]
… Plaza Jaume el Just s/n. 43815. Santes Creus. Aiguamúrcia. Tarragona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 977638329 | The most characteristic thing about the wonderful cloister at this monastery is the unusual washhouse, a small shelter set in the garden area with a large circular basin around a stone with a foun…
Montserrat Monastery. Monistrol de Montserrat.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Monte Montserrat s/n. 08199. Monistrol de Montserrat. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 938777724 | E-mail: informacio@larsa-montserrat.com. www.montserratvisita.com. The Virgin of Montserrat. The veneration of this Virgin spread all over South America when the monk Bernat Boil accompanied Christophe…
Montserrat Museum. Monistrol de Montserrat.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Monasterio de Montserrat. 08199. Montserrat. Monistrol de Montserrat. Barcelona. (Catalonia) E-mail: museu@larsa-montserrat.com. http://www.museudemontserrat.com/. A host of works of art in the stunning surroundings of the Montserrat Mountains. The museum contains a valuable ensemble of artistic obj…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Sant Cugat del Vallés Monastery. Sant Cugat del Vallès.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Jardines del Monasterio s/n. 08172. Sant Cugat del Vallès. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 935895340 | E-mail: museu@santcugat.cat. http://www.museu.santcugat.cat. This is the most important monastery in Barcelona. It dates back to the 9th century. It consists of a church, built in the 11th and 12t…
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…
Roman Town of Els Munts. Altafulla.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Paseo del Fortín s/n. 43893. Altafulla. Tarragona. (Catalonia) http://www.mnat.cat/?page=munts-centre-info-general. Archaeological site dating from between the 1st and 5th centuries D. C. An example of a luxurious villa, given the material that has been excavated, marble, sculptures, wall paintings,…
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…
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…
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 …
CaixaForum. Barcelona.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Avenida Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 6-8. 08038. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 934768635 | E-mail: caixaforum.fundacio@lacaixa.es. http://obrasocial.lacaixa.es/nuestroscentros/caixaforumbarcelona/caixaforumbarcelona_es.html. A gem of modern architecture. Designed by the architect, Puig i Cadafalch,…
Mies Van der Rohe Pavilion. Barcelona.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Avenida Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia 7, (Parc de Montjuïc). 08038. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 934263772 | E-mail: pavello@miesbcn.com. http://www.miesbcn.com. Influenced by Bauhaus. This edifice was built under the clear influence of Bauhaus, for the International Exhibition of 1929. This is the …
Catalonia Science and Technology Museum. Terrassa.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Rambla D’Egara 270. 08221. Terrassa. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 937368960 | E-mail: info.mnactec@gencat.cat. http://www.mnactec.cat. The fundamental aim of this museum in Terrassa is to preserve the region's industrial heritage, and to remember the process of industrialisation in the 19th cent…
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