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…
Plaça de Sant Felip Neri: Barcelona’s Most Hauntingly Beautiful Square
Off a narrow alley in the heart of the Gothic Quarter, Plaça de Sant Felip Neri is the kind of place that stops you mid-step. Small, shaded by an orange…
Santa Maria del Mar: Barcelona’s Perfect Gothic Church by the Sea
If Barcelona's Gothic Cathedral impresses with its scale and grandeur, Santa Maria del Mar moves with something rarer: purity of design. Built between 1329 and 1383 in the ribera neighbourhood…
CosmoCaixa Barcelona: Science Museum for Curious Minds of All Ages
Tucked away in the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi district at the foot of the Tibidabo hills, CosmoCaixa is regularly rated one of the best science museums in Europe — and significantly undervisited…
CaixaForum Barcelona: World-Class Exhibitions in a Modernista Factory
At the foot of Montjuïc, a former textile factory has been transformed into one of Barcelona's most visited cultural spaces. CaixaForum Barcelona occupies the Fàbrica Casaramona, a 1911 building by…
MUHBA: Exploring Two Millennia of Barcelona History Underground
Beneath the Gothic Quarter's medieval streets lies one of Europe's most remarkable archaeological sites. The Museu d'Història de Barcelona — MUHBA — gives visitors access to an extraordinary underground Roman…
CCCB: Barcelona’s Centre for Culture, Debate, and Experimentation
Next door to MACBA in the Raval, the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona — CCCB — occupies a beautifully converted 19th-century former poorhouse (the Casa de la Caritat). Where…
MACBA: Contemporary Art in the Heart of the Raval
Richard Meier's gleaming white building landed in the Raval in 1995 and immediately transformed the neighbourhood. The Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona — MACBA — was controversial from the start:…