Museum

If you are an art lover, then you must not miss a visit to the most visited museum in the city, which houses the richest collection of Picasso's famous works. The museum houses paintings, drawings, lithographs and engravings from the artist's various periods. [btn "The best accommodation in Barcelona" https://www.booking.com/city/es/barcelona.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-barcelona-museu-picasso] The collection of more than 4,500 works by…

Theatre, Historic building

The Catalan Palace of Music, or Palau de la Música Catalana, is a monument unique in the world, built in the ornate style of Catalan Modernism. Together with the Sant Pau Hospital complex, it is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is the only concert hall in the world to hold this status. This leading concert hall in Barcelona will captivate you with its colourful façade, but the biggest surprise awaits inside. The main hall, filled…

Monastery, Mountain, Cable car, Museum

There are plenty of sights to visit right in Barcelona itself, but if you’re spending at least 3 or 4 days in the city, I’d definitely not miss out on a trip to Montserrat. The Benedictine monastery lies about 50 km from Barcelona, set amidst an unusual rocky massif. Most people come here for the basilica and the Black Madonna, but in my opinion, the surrounding countryside, the views and the short and full-day hiking trails are at least as…

Stadium, Museum

Barcelona hosted the Summer Olympic Games in 1992, which significantly transformed the city’s landscape. Most of the sports venues were built on Montjuïc Hill, including the main Olympic Stadium. The stadium is named the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium. It was originally built in 1927, but was extensively renovated and expanded prior to the 1992 Olympics to accommodate a capacity of 55,000 spectators. The structure is remarkable for the way it…

Museum, Palace

The National Palace is one of Barcelona’s most striking and largest landmarks. It stands on the northern slope of Montjuïc hill, overlooking Plaça d’Espanya, and the journey to its monumental façade alone is well worth the visit. Today, the Palau Nacional houses the Catalan National Art Museum, known by the acronym MNAC. You can explore its extensive art collections, opulent interiors and rooftop terraces offering views over Barcelona. If you…

Skanzen, Museum, For kids

Poble Espanyol is an open-air architectural museum built in 1929 for the International Exhibition in Barcelona. Covering an area of over 40,000 m², it features 117 life-size buildings that replicate real houses, squares, churches and streets from different parts of Spain. As well as the architecture, you’ll find craft workshops, a museum of contemporary art, multimedia exhibitions, restaurants and several spots offering views of Barcelona. …