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• 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, …

• 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…

• 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…

• 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 …

• 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…

• 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…

• 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 …