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• The Egyptian Museum in Barcelona. Barcelona.

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  … 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…

• 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 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…

• 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…

• 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 …

• Sant Antoni Market. Barcelona.

  [Arts and culture] | [Monuments]

  … Ronda Comte d'Urgell 1. 08011. Barcelona. (Catalonia) http://www.mercatdesantantoni.com/. Interesting iron structure designed by Rovira i Trias. Inaugurated in 1882 and its framework is one of the best examples of iron architecture in the second half of the 19th century. Mercat de Sant Antoni is a g…

• Casa Calvet House. Barcelona.

  [Arts and culture] | [Monuments]

  … Calle Casp 48. 08010. Barcelona. (Catalonia) www.casacalvet.es. One of the masterpieces by Gaudí. Prize given to the best finished 19th century building. There is a basement, ground floor, four floors, and a roof terrace. The main facade has a Baroque gallery with iron railings and reliefs of differ…

• Contemporary Culture Centre (CCCB). Barcelona.

  [Arts and culture] | [Museums]

  … Calle Montalegre 5. 08001. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 933064101 | E-mail: info@cccb.org. www.cccb.org. The Barcelona Contemporary Culture Centre (CCCB) is a multidisciplinary institution that can be defined as a centre for urban culture. The activities it organises include exhibitions, musical…

• Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA). Barcelona.

  [Arts and culture] | [Museums]

  … Plaza Dels Àngels, 1. 08001. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 934124602 | www.macba.cat. From Tapiès to Klee. The museum contains works by artists from the last 50 years. The MACBA was designed by the American architect Richard Meier and inaugurated in 1995. It features works by contemporary artists…

• Parque del Clot. Barcelona.

  [Arts and culture] | [Parks and gardens]

  … Calle Escultor Claperós s/n. 08018. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 934132424 | E-mail: parcsijardins@mail.bcn.es. www.bcn.es/parcsijardins. This is a 4-hectare park created on industrial ruins in which the double archway of the old Renfe railway workshop has been converted into an aqueduct whose w…

• Santa Ana Church. Barcelona.

  [Arts and culture] | [Monuments]

  … Plazoleta de Santa Anna s/n. 08002. Barcelona. (Catalonia) E-mail: santaannabcn@gmail.com. http://www.parroquiasantaanna.org/. A church with Romanesque and Gothic elements. Its structure is in the Romanesque style. The cloister and the roof are Gothic and date from the 15th century. It forms part of…

• Roman Necropolis. Barcelona.

  [Arts and culture] | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Vila de Madrid s/n. 08002. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 932680454 | E-mail: museuhistoria@bcn.cat. http://www.bcn.cat/museuhistoriaciutat/es/muhba_via_sepulcral.html. Ninety five tombs from the second and third centuries A.D. Part of a necropolis from the second and third centuries A…

• Archaeological Museum of Catalonia (MAC). Barcelona.

  [Arts and culture] | [Museums]

  … Paseo Santa Madrona 39-41. 08038. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 934245630 | E-mail: mac.cultura@gencat.cat. www.mac.cat. The aim is to conserve and disseminate the archaeological remains that illustrate evolution throughout history, from prehistoric times through to the Medieval period. Currently…

• Palau de la Música Catalana Auditorium. Barcelona.

  [Arts and culture] | [Monuments]

  … Calle Palau de la Música, 4-6. 08003. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 932957208 | E-mail: visites@palaumusica.cat. www.palaumusica.org. A modernist building that is one of the city's most emblematic edifices. It was inaugurated in 1908, after three years of building work orchestrated by the famous …

• Moja Palace. Barcelona.

  [Arts and culture] | [Monuments]

  … Porta Ferrisa 3. 08002. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 933162741 | www.bcn.es. An eclectic building. An eclectic building with both Gothic and Neoclassical elements. Designed by the architect Josep Mas towards the end of the 18th century. This palace, was commissioned by the Marquises of Moja and …

• Virreina Palace. Barcelona.

  [Arts and culture] | [Monuments]

  … Rambla de les Flors 99. 08002. Barcelona. (Catalonia) www.virreina.bcn.cat. Archetype of Baroque civil architecture. Built in the 17th century and is one of the best examples of Baroque civil architecture in Barcelona. Inside its sumptuous interior there is a spacious vaulted hall. Today it is used …

• Old Santa Creu Hospital. Barcelona.

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  … Calle Hospital 56. 08001. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 932702304 | E-mail: bustia@bcn.es. It is one of the city's most characteristic Gothic buildings. Built in the fifteenth century and declared a national Historic-Artistic Monument in 1931, the ancient Santa Creu hospital is one of the city's …

• Sant Jordi Palace. Barcelona.

  [Arts and culture] | [Monuments]

  … Paseo Olímpic 5-7. 08038. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 934250506 | www.bsmsa.es. The Barcelona of the Olympic Games. Designed by Arata Isozaki, it is the most significant building of the Barcelona of the Olympic Games. The Palau de Sant Jordi is the most impressive of the numerous constructions …

• Sant Pere de les Puelles Church. Barcelona.

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  … Lluís el Piadós, 1. 08003. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 933807454 | E-mail: santpere164@arqbcn.cat. http://www.parroquiasantpere.org. It preserves diverse Romanesque elements. The church forms part of the premises of the monastery of Benedictine nuns, which was founded in the mid-10th century an…

• Barcelona Auditorium. Barcelona.

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  … Calle Lepant 150. 08013. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 932479301 | E-mail: info@auditori.org. www.auditori.org. It is a modern building where classical music concerts are held. The auditorium is an ideal place for listening to music measuring over 42,500 square metres. Barcelona's Auditorium, des…

• Albéniz Palace. Barcelona.

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  … Avenida Estadi 65-69. 08038. Barcelona. (Catalonia) www.bcn.es. It was built in 1928 and was inspired by neo-classicism. It was built in 1928 and was inspired by neo-classicism. Official residency to the Spanish monarchy during their visits to Barcelona. Albéniz small palace is the official residenc…