Catalonia - tourist attractions (page 17)

markerA Castle of Cardona The Castle of Cardona (Catalan: Castell de Cardona; Spanish: Castillo de Cardona) is arguably the most important medieval fortress in the Principality of Catalonia. It is situated on a hill overlooking the river valley of the Cardener and the town of Cardona. The fortress was initially constructed ... Castle of Cardona - photo
markerB Basilica of St. Mary of Mataró Basilica of St. Mary of Mataró - photo
markerC Coll i Regàs House Coll i Regàs House - photo
markerD La Beneficència of Mataró La Beneficència of Mataró was founded as a charity house for orphan girls and for the survival of women with economical difficulties. La Beneficiencia was built according to the project by Josep Puig i Cadafalch. The inspiration for the building came from the Medieval Catalan architecture. It was re... La Beneficència of Mataró - photo
markerE Casa Fuster Fuster House (in catalan Casa Fuster) is an art-nouveau building located in Passeig de Gracia Avenue, the most exclusive avenue in Barcelona. The architect was Lluís Domènech i Montaner who built the house between 1908 and 1910. He used in this house many of its characteristics as an architect: the... Casa Fuster - photo
markerF Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park The Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park (Catalan: Parc Natural de la Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa) is a natural park area covering a Holocene volcanic field (also known as the Olot volcanic field) in Catalonia, northeastern Spain. The volcanos, of which there are about forty within the park, are n... Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park - photo
markerG Dalí Theatre and Museum The Dalí Theatre and Museum  is a museum of the artist Salvador Dalí in his home town of Figueres, in Catalonia, Spain. The heart of the museum was the building that housed the town's theatre when Dalí was a child, and where one of the first public exhibitions of young Dalí's art was shown. The old... Dalí Theatre and Museum - photo
markerH Santa Maria de Montserrat Santa Maria de Montserrat  is a Benedictine abbey located on the mountain of Montserrat, in Monistrol de Montserrat, in Catalonia, Spain. It hosts the Virgin of Montserrat, and the Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat, a publishing house, one of the oldest presses in the world still running, with... Santa Maria de Montserrat - photo
markerI Platja Gran Platja Gran - photo
markerJ Lake of Banyoles Lake of Banyoles (or Estany de Banyoles in catalan) is a natural lake located in the city of Banyoles in Girona, in northeastern Catalonia. It is named after the nearby town of Banyoles, to which it belongs entirely. On the western shore it borders with the town of Porqueres. The lake is approximat... Lake of Banyoles - photo