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Rising 288 metres above the Tibidabo hillside, the Torre de Collserola is visible from virtually every corner of Barcelona — a slender needle of concrete and steel that punctuates the…

In the Sant Andreu neighbourhood, far from the tourist circuits but very much alive with Barcelona's creative community, the Fabra i Coats complex rises from the streets in a magnificent…

High on the plateau of Montjuïc, the Anella Olímpica (Olympic Ring) preserves the main venues of the 1992 Barcelona Olympics — an ensemble of buildings that together represent one of…

Built for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and transforming what had been an industrial wasteland into a vibrant waterfront district, the Port Olímpic remains one of the most significant urban regeneration…

At the far end of Barceloneta beach, a curved glass sail rises from the sea — the unmistakable silhouette of the Hotel W Barcelona, known to locals simply as the…

Built for the 1929 International Exposition and intended as a temporary exhibition, the Poble Espanyol has somehow survived for nearly a century and become a permanent fixture of Barcelona's cultural…

A minute's walk from the Boqueria market, through an arched gateway in the Raval, lies one of the most peaceful and least-visited spaces in central Barcelona. The Antic Hospital de…