FC Barcelona Museum at Camp Nou: Football History on an Epic Scale
Whatever your relationship with football, the FC Barcelona Museum at Camp Nou is hard to ignore. It is the most visited museum in Spain — more popular than the Prado,…
Fundació Antoni Tàpies: Barcelona’s Temple to a Catalan Art Giant
On Carrer d'Aragó in the Eixample, look for the building crowned with a tangle of wire, tubing, and a cloth figure — the unmistakable sculptural installation Núvol i Cadira (Cloud…
Museu de Cera de Barcelona: A Wax Museum Reborn in a 19th-Century Palace
At the foot of La Rambla, in a neoclassical palace dating from 1867, the Museu de Cera de Barcelona has recently undergone a major renovation that transformed it from a…
Museu de la Xocolata Barcelona: A Sweet Journey Through Chocolate History
Tucked into a former convent in the El Born neighbourhood, the Museu de la Xocolata is one of Barcelona's most delicious surprises. It traces the history of chocolate from its…
Museu Marítim Barcelona: Medieval Shipyards and the Age of Exploration
Long before the Eixample was built, long before the Olympic Village existed, Barcelona's relationship with the sea was defined by the Reials Drassanes — the Royal Shipyards. Built in the…
Museu d’Història de Catalunya: From Ancient Times to the Present Day
Housed in the grand 19th-century Palau de Mar warehouse at the edge of Barceloneta, the Museu d'Història de Catalunya tells the story of Catalonia from prehistoric times through to the…
Cases Ramos: Barcelona’s Little-Known Modernista Treasure at Plaça de Lesseps
At the top of the Gràcia neighbourhood, where the streets open into Plaça de Lesseps, a cluster of modernista apartment buildings known as Cases Ramos catches the eye of anyone…
Tibidabo Amusement Park: A Century of Magic Above Barcelona
At 512 metres above sea level, Tibidabo is the highest point of the Collserola ridge that forms Barcelona's natural backdrop. The mountain takes its name from the Latin phrase —…
Búnquers del Carmel: Barcelona’s Forgotten Bunkers with the City’s Best View
Ask a local where to find the best view in Barcelona and they'll often say the same place: the Búnquers del Carmel. Perched on the Turó de la Rovira hill…
El Call Jueu: Exploring Barcelona’s Medieval Jewish Quarter
Beneath the surface of Barcelona's Gothic Quarter lies a history that most visitors never encounter. El Call (from the Hebrew kahal, meaning community) was the Jewish quarter of medieval Barcelona…