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,…
Casa Comalat: The Wavy Hidden Gem of Barcelona’s Eixample
Barcelona has no shortage of extraordinary modernista architecture, but Casa Comalat remains one of the district's best-kept secrets. Designed by Salvador Valeri i Pupurull and completed in 1911, this undulating…
Casa de les Punxes: Barcelona’s Fairy-Tale Castle on Avinguda Diagonal
Few buildings in Barcelona stop pedestrians in their tracks quite like Casa de les Punxes — the House of Spikes. Rising at the intersection of Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer de…
Casa Lleó Morera: Barcelona’s Most Delicate Modernista Facade
Of all the modernista buildings lining Passeig de Gràcia, Casa Lleó Morera may be the most exquisitely crafted. Designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner and completed in 1906, it stands…