Spain - tourist attractions (page 42)

	Bellesguard Tower	La Torre de Bellesguard is located on the foot of Mount Tibidabo in the district of Sant Gervasi in Barcelona. It was designed by Antonio Gaudi. In the Catalan language "Bellesguard" means "buena vista", meaning "good view". The tower is also known as Casa Figueras from family to which it was belong...
	Plaza de España	Plaza de España in Barcelona is one of the biggest squares in the city covering an area of approximately 34,000 square meters. It is also one of the most important communications hubs, linking some of the main streets of Barcelona, such as Avenida Paralelo, Gran Via de les Corts Catalans, Carrer de ...
	Gaudí's House-Museum	Gaudí's House-Museum is a building located in Park Güell which was opened as a museum in 1963 by the Association of Gaudí. Also known as the "Torre Rosa" (Pink Tower) due to the colour of its façade, which can be linked to Gaudí's religious devotion to Virgen del Roser (Dziewicy z Rosal). Between 1...
	Archeological Museum	Archaeological Museum of Catalonia (MAC) includes a complex of several archaeological sites in Catalonia. The main goal of this institution is to preserve, research, and popularize the archaeological remains illustrating the historical evolution which has been taking place during the period between ...
	Palace of the Vicereine	The Palace of the Vicereine (Palau de la Virreina in Catalan) is a baroque-style palace sited in Las Ramblas in Barcelona. Much of its dependencies are now used as headquarters of the cultural area of Barcelona City Council and some of the rooms are frequently used for exhibitions or other cultural ...
	Mapfre Tower	La Torre Mapfre is one of the two tallest skyscrapers in the city of Barcelona, together with the Hotel Arts, located a few meters further. They form a symbolic gateway to the Olympic Barcelona from the Olympic port and were built for the Olympic Games of Barcelona 92. This symbolic meaning refers...
	Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos	The Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos (Spanish for "Alcázar of the Christian Monarchs"), also known as the Alcázar of Córdoba, is a medieval Alcázar located in Córdoba, Spain next to the Guadalquivir River and near the Grand Mosque. The Alcázar takes its name from the Arabic word القصر ( Al-Qasr, mean...
	Barcelona Cathedral	The Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia (Catedral de la Santa Cruz y Santa Eulalia in Spanish, Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia in English), popularly known as Barcelona Cathedral, is the Gothic cathedral which is home to the Archbishop of Barcelona. It is located in the Gothic Qu...
	Plaça del Rei - Tinell Hall	Plaça del Rei (King's Square) is a square containing a group of buildings located in the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona, in the District of Ciutat Vella. Close to the complex, there is a palace which in the past belonged to the last Catalan dynasty of kings that lasted till the 13th century when the...
	Antoni Tàpies Foundation	Antoni Tàpies Foundation is an art foundation, a museum and a cultural centre located on the Aragon Street in Barcelona. The building of the foundation was designed in the modernist style by the architect Lluis Domenech i Muntaner. It is mainly dedicated to the life of Antoni Tàpies and holds almost...