Plaça de Sant Jaume: The Heart of Catalan Political Life for 2,000 Years
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…
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…
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…
Mies van der Rohe Pavilion: The Minimalist Icon That Defined Modern Architecture
Built for the 1929 International Exposition and then demolished — and later reconstructed in 1986 — the Barcelona Pavilion designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is one of the…
Colònia Güell Crypt: Gaudí’s Structural Laboratory Beneath Barcelona
Most visitors to Barcelona never make it to Colònia Güell, the model workers' village built by Eusebi Güell on the outskirts of the city. That's a pity — because the…
Palau Macaya: Barcelona’s Puig i Cadafalch Masterpiece and Cultural Centre
Completed in 1901 and designed by the prolific Josep Puig i Cadafalch, Palau Macaya is one of the most beautiful private mansions ever built in Barcelona. Commissioned by industrialist Macaya,…