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Museu d’Historia de la Ciutat
BARRI GÒTIC AND LAS RAMBLAS
Pl. Rei
}932 56 21 00; www.museuhistoria.bcn.es
If you thought the winding streets of the Barri Gòtic were old school, check out the Museu d’Història de la Ciutat’s Rom…
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Ajuntament de Barcelona (City Hall)
BARRI GÒTIC AND LAS RAMBLAS
Pl. Sant Jaume, enter on C. Font de Sant Miquel
}934 02 70 00; www.bcn.es
The stolid 18th-century Neoclassical façade facing the Pl. de Sant Jaume hides a more interesting 15th-century Gothic on…
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Columbus Monument
BARRI GÒTIC AND LAS RAMBLAS
Portal Pau
}933 02 52 24
The Mirador de Colom, at the coastal end of Las Ramblas, offers a phenomenal view of the city and a heart attack for tho…
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Museu Picasso
EL BORN
C. Montcada, 15-23
}932 56 30 00; www.museupicasso.bcn.es
Tucked away among the bodegas and medieval charms of the old city is the Museu Picasso—five beautiful connected mansions…
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Palau Güell
EL RAVAL
C. Nou de la Rambla, 3-5
}934 72 57 75; www.palauguell.cat
Commissioned by Eusebi Güell, the wealthy industrialist of Parc Güell fame, Güell Palace was designed by Antoni Gaudí an…
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Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA)
EL RAVAL
Pl. Àngels, 1
}934 12 08 10; www.macba.cat
If the teeny art galleries and student-studded restaurants around El Raval have struck your fancy, consider checking out…
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Casa Batlló
L’EIXAMPLE
Pg. de Gràcia, 43
}932 16 03 06; www.casabatllo.es
From the spinal-column stairwell that holds together the scaly building’s interior to the undulating Ddragon’s back curv…
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Sagrada Família
L’EIXAMPLE
C. Mallorca, 401
}932 08 04 14; www.sagradafamilia.cat
If you know Barcelona, you know the Sagrada Família—its eight completed towers and fanciful forms befitting its Gaudí na…
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Parc Güell
GRÀCIA
Main entrance on C. Olot
Now a mecca for countless tourists and outdoor- or architecture-loving locals, Parc Güell was originally intended for th…
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Fundació Miró
MONTJUÏC AND POBLE SEC
Parc de Montjuïc
}934 43 94 70; www.fundaciomiro-bcn.org
From the outside in, the Fundació serves as both a shrine to and a celebration of the life and work of Joan Miró, one of…
Palau de la Música Catalana
EL BORN
C. Sant Francesc de Paula, 2
}902 44 28 82; www.palaumusica.org
Although the Bach- and Verdi-studded stage still hosts primarily classical concerts, this modernista structure welcomes …
Catedral de Barcelona
BARRI GÒTIC AND LAS RAMBLAS
Pl. Seu
}933 42 82 60; www.catedralbcn.org
Behold: la Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia (the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia, or La Seu, for …
Palau de la Generalitat
BARRI GÒTIC AND LAS RAMBLAS
Pl. Sant Jaume
}902 40 00 12; www.gencat.cat/generalitat/eng/guia/palau/
Facing the Pl. de Sant Jaume and the Ajuntament, the Palau de la Generalitat provides a second reason explaining this pl…
Gran Teatre del Liceu
BARRI GÒTIC AND LAS RAMBLAS
Las Ramblas, 51-59
}934 85 99 00; www.liceubarcelona.com
Though La Rambla itself is one of Europe’s grandest stages, the highbrow Liceu specializes in opera and classical music.…
Plaça de l’Àngel
BARRI GÒTIC AND LAS RAMBLAS
Corner of Via Laietana and C. Princesa
The square immediately surrounding the Jaume I may now seem like nothing but a place to catch the Metro or grab a good p…
Roman Walls
BARRI GÒTIC AND LAS RAMBLAS
Scattered throughout the Ciutat Vella, Roman ruins are marked clearly with informative orange and black plaques provided…
La Rambla de les Canaletes
BARRI GÒTIC AND LAS RAMBLAS
The head of Las Ramblas when walking from Pl. Catalunya to the water, this rambla is named after the fountain that marks…
La Rambla dels Estudis
BARRI GÒTIC AND LAS RAMBLAS
Named for the university that was once located here, the path is now closer to a lesson in animal taxonomy than more phi…
La Rambla de Sant Josep
BARRI GÒTIC AND LAS RAMBLAS
If you’re looking for a bouquet for that special someone, or you’ve just decided that your hostel bed could really benef…
La Rambla dels Caputxins
BARRI GÒTIC AND LAS RAMBLAS
La Rambla dels Caputxins boasts access to Liceu and a straight shot to the Pl. Sant Jaume via C. Ferran, which runs dire…

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