Tourist Attractions & Monuments Barcelona

Did you know that number 10, carrer Paradís, next to the cathedral, is actually the central point of Mont Tàber, on which the temple dedicated to the cult of the emperor Augustus was erected? While renovating a medieval courtyard, the architect Domènech i Montaner discovered three 9-meter-high columns from the^1st century BC. A fourth column from the Roman Barcino, displayed in the Plaça del Rei, is now back in its original location. The remains of this ancient forum bear witness to over 2,000 years of history.

Opened in 1882, the oldest museum in Barcelona has a rich collection of minerals, fossils, plants and animals.

Studio of the painter and sculptor Josep Clará (1878-1958), whose work was inspired by Modernist. His drawings, inks, watercolours and sculptures were moved to the Museum of Modern Art while a public library invested the places.

The Palace Nadal welcomes a beautiful collection of pre-Columbian art representing almost all of the civilizations prior to Columbus'arrival on the South American continent, as well as ancient civilizations in Africa and Asia. Surprising Amazon votive statuettes.

Housed in Casa Quadras, the modernist building of Puig i Cadafalch, the newest study centre in the Orient (Casa Asia). The museum of music that resided there found refuge at the Auditori.

Under the Born market, archaeologists discovered the remains of 1714 of the city's old wholesale market. Excavations can see how construction of the th century was structured. Space should be transformed into a cultural centre.

La Monumental bullring is the only bullring in the city of Barcelona, located at the crossroads of Gran Via des Corts Catalanes and Carrer Marina. They are listed as a "property of local cultural interest". Inaugurated in 1914, they were remodeled in 1916 to accommodate up to 24,000 spectators. Neo-Mudejar and neo-Byzantine in style, they are decorated with blue and white mosaics. With a current capacity of 19,500, the arena hosts a variety of musical and circus events. A metro station, named Monumental, serves the arena from carrer Marina. In 2014, a project to transform the arena into a forty-thousand-seat mosque was proposed by Qatar, but has since been abandoned.

A little detour through this relatively recent park (1993), which saw a Mediterranean wood crossed through a zigzag of paths lined with pine, oak and ash. The balconies offer a breathtaking view of the Llobregat. A round road leads to the Castell de Montjuïc, which is also a beautiful promenade.

Located on the heights of Barcelona, this vast park offers a green break in the Horta district.

In the heart of Pedralbes, a tiny forest park to many plant species.

Located near the Tibidabo, behind Güell Park, this park was built on a former career. An artificial lake is the main attraction since swimming is permitted in summer.

This park, a veritable forest at the gates of the city, is the green lung of Barcelona. It is a huge area where you can make many walks, excursions for the most courageous, walking or cycling.

This house, founded in 1820, then underwent several renovations. The facade as inside has preserved the charm of the past century. The shop's storefront testifies to cabinetmaking and impressive metals.

Raise your eyes. It is above the banking agency on the ground floor that you will discover the magnificent decorations of the facade, otherwise adorned with spectacular medallions.

A very entertaining market where you can find beautiful souvenirs and gifts.

By turning on the left and in a little amount, we come to this garden, which was once a amusement park. This is the latest date on the hill and is a work by Patrizia Falcone. Specially dedicated to children with all kinds of games, it nevertheless kept much of the original vegetation, especially a beautiful pine massif. The sculptures in the amusement park were also preserved, they are dedicated to the dancer Carmen Amaya, the gymnast Joaquim Blume, but also to Charlot and clown Charlie Rivel.

In addition to Miramar Road, this garden was inaugurated on July 20, 1970 by the dictator Francisco Franco, along with two other gardens on the hill, also dedicated to two poets, Joan Maragall and Mòssen Cinto Verdaguer. The one dedicated to Miquel Costa i Llobera specialises in the cacti and is one of the largest gardens, in this area, Europe. The asientos of suegra (mother-in-law seats), in the shape of géantes giant sponges, come from Mexico, the notable cactus tunnel, formed from cacti originating in Africa and the oldest cactus that is more than two centuries old. A little phantasmagorical with the port in the background. By continuing the path, we arrive at Dante's Plaza, where since 1920, 600 th anniversary of the death of the famous poet Dante Alighieri (the Divine Comedy) is a monument to his memory. But the monument that attracts the most attention in this place is a beautiful female nude in the middle of a fountain, the Belleza (1925), work by Josep Llimona.

The current botanical garden in the city was opened in 1999. It is located behind the Olympic Stadium, on a plot of 14 hectares. There is a didactic route that has been identified by signs that allow us to observe the vegetation of the different Mediterranean climate areas of the world, Australia, Chile, California, South Africa and of course the Mediterranean coast. It is, of course, a large project that needs time to grow, so it will have to come back in a few years'time so that some plants have reached their maximum size. It's already a marvel. The world's greatest architects, passing through Barcelona, always visit him. The author, Carlos Ferrater, organized the ground into triangular platforms that saved the slopes of the hill and create small micro-climates suitable for plants.

From a higher place, close to the Miró Foundation, to the surroundings of the Greek Teatre, following the curve of the Paseo de Santa Madrona, this large garden has been created by Jean-Claude-Nicolas Forest for the 1929 Exhibition. Originally, it was a large property owned by the lawyer and journalist, Josep Laribal, director of the newspaper El Diluvio. In 1908, it was purchased by the Ayuntamiento, which entrusted it to the French gardener. It made it a Spanish-Arabic garden that benefits from the slopes of the old quarries that were there and the existing vegetation. There was a set of waterfalls flowing into waterfalls, paths with pleasant curves, where you can admire the city. In the lower part is the historic font Font del Gat, a chat fountain, memories of the fountains that were at other times popular places of rest by the hikers fleeing the city.

Just opposite the previous one is the park, to visit absolutely if you are there in March, April, May because it is the moment when the bulbous plants that characterize the place (begonias, chauderon, captures and other tulips) bloom. In June and July, the aquatic plants are honoured. A range of terraces and water plans allow you to admire lotus flowers, water lilies, hyacinth, etc. Do not surprise you if you see a first recipient or groom for a photographic report of "their" day, it is a very romantic and very popular place for this kind of typical Spanish pleasure.

This baroque church, built in the th and th centuries, was originally part of a Jesuit convent. In 1936, during the civil war, a fire destroyed the interior of the church. Only the facade side Carrer del Carme was saved. The use of ceramics as a decorative element of domes is common in Catalonia.

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