Locations

From the summit of Montjuïc, the Castell de Montjuïc has watched over Barcelona's port and coastline for centuries. Built in its current form in the 17th century on the site…

Visible from almost every corner of Barcelona, the Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor crowns the summit of Tibidabo at 512 metres above sea level, its monumental Christ figure with arms…

Few discoveries in Barcelona are as startling as turning into a medieval courtyard in the Gothic Quarter and finding yourself face to face with four enormous Roman columns, standing 9…

Beneath the streets of the Poble-sec neighbourhood, a network of tunnels tells one of the most immediate and personal stories of the Spanish Civil War. Refugi 307 is the largest…

Just off La Rambla, through a narrow archway, Plaça Reial opens up like a stage set: a vast neoclassical square lined with palm trees, arcaded buildings in uniform yellow ochre,…

A minute's walk from La Rambla, through an archway and down a narrow street, stands one of the best-kept secrets in the Gothic Quarter. The Església de Santa Anna is…

In the centre of Barcelona's Gothic Quarter, a rectangular square marked the crossing of the two main roads of the Roman city of Barcino two thousand years ago. Today, that…

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…

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 —…

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…