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• El Médol Roman Quarry. Tarragona.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Carretera N-340 a 8 kms. de Tarragona. 43006. Tarragona. (Catalonia) www.museutgn.com. There is a large hole of more than 200 m. in length from which stone was extracted during the Roman period.In the centre of the quarry there is a non-excavated stone spire, known as the “agulla del Mèdol”. The sto…

• Pont de les Ferreres or “Devil’s Bridge” Aqueduct. Tarragona.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … CN-240 de Valls a Lleida a 4 Km. de Tarragona. 43006. Tarragona. (Catalonia) www.tarragonaturisme.cat. Date of construction is uncertain, some believe that it was built during the era of Augustus.Restored during the reign of caliph Abd-el Rahman III and in the 18th century. Known as the Puente del D…

• Centelles Roman Town and Mausoleum. Constantí.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 43006. Constanti. Constantí. Tarragona. (Catalonia) http://www.mnat.cat/?page=centcelles-centre-info-general. The district of Centcelles is a Roman town built in the vicinity of Tarraco during the 4th century.The mausoleum is the most important Paleochristian monument in Roman Spain. Excavations hav…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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 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…

• 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…

• 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,…

• Joan Miró Foundation. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Parque de Montjuïc s/n. 08038. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 933298609 | E-mail: info@fundaciomiro-bcn.org. www.fundaciomiro-bcn.org. A highly personal world. This museum looks at the work of Joan Miró, a prolific and original artist. Designed in 1975, the Joan Miró Foundation has a magnificent c…

• National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC). Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Palau Nacional. Parque de Montjuïc s/n. 08038. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 936220383 | E-mail: mnac@mnac.cat. www.mnac.cat. One museum - 1,000 years of art. The MNAC contains works of art from the 10th to the 20th century. The different collections at the National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC)…

• 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 …

• 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 …

• Barcelona Botanical Garden. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Calle Doctor Font i Quer 2. 08038. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 934245053 | E-mail: jardibotanic@mail.bcn.es. www.jardibotanic.bcn.es. In 1995, construction of a new Botanical Garden on Montjuïc hill was completed, a second one for the city of Barcelona (in addition to the Botanical-Historical G…

• 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 …

• 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…

• Albéniz Palace. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• Jardines Costa i Llobera. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Carretera Miramar 1. 08038. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 934132424 | E-mail: parcsijardins@mail.bcn.es. www.bcn.es/parcsijardins. The Costa i Llobera is on the hill at Montjuïc and was built at the same time as the Mossen Cinto Verdaguer and Joan Maragall gardens, all of them dedicated to poets …

• Sant Pau del Camp Church. Barcelona.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Sant Pau 101. 08001. Barcelona. (Catalonia) E-mail: santpaudelcamp@ono.com. http://webs.ono.com/santpaudelcamp/cas/informacion.htm. Church dating from the 12th and 13th centuries. The Romanesque cloister is of particular interest. It is the only structure remaining from Sant Pau del Camp Monas…

• 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…