Catalonia - tourist attractions (page 16)

markerA IMAX Port Vell The IMAX Port Vell is a cinema located in the Port Vell in Barcelona, near the Aquarium and the Maremagnum shopping centre. Its main attraction is the projection of films in three dimensions thanks to the use of 3D glasses and omnimax dome system creating wrap-around images projected onto a screen ... IMAX Port Vell - photo
markerB Palm House Palm House, located in the Ciutadella Park in Barcelona, is a shelter for tropical plants protecting them from excessive sunlight while providing adequate humidity. It was designed by Josep Fontserè and built of brick and wood. The building is covered with climbing plants. The entrance to the buildi... Palm House - photo
markerC Bogatell Beach Bogatell Beach, located in the Sant Marti-Poblenou district, is one of the beaches restored to the city in the 1990's, when the construction works related to the Olympics were carried out along the coastline of Barcelona. It has about 600m of shoreline, and even though it is not in the centre of the... Bogatell Beach - photo
markerD Perfume Museum The Perfume Museum is a private museum located in the centre of Barcelona in the Gracia district, right behind the Regia perfumery. The purpose of the museum is to show the public the evolution of perfume bottles and other containers through different times and places. In the museum, scattered aroun... Perfume Museum - photo
markerE Egiptian Museum The Egyptian Museum or Clos Archeology Foundation, located in Eixample district close to Passeig de Gracia, spreading over an area of about 2000 square metres, it offers a private collection of over one thousand pieces from ancient Egypt. This collection is unique in Spain. Three large chambers hous... Egiptian Museum - photo
markerF Barcelona Town Hall The Barcelona Town Hall (La Casa de la Ciudad de Barcelona) is a Gothic and Neoclassical building located in the Plaça Sant Jaume, in the Ciutat Vella district in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter. It is home to the Barcelona City Council (Ajuntament de Barcelona), the governing body of the city. The origi... Barcelona Town Hall - photo
markerG Pedraforca The Pedraforca is a mountain of the Pyrenees, located in the Berguedà comarca. It is one of the most famous and emblematic mountains in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It has a very peculiar shape, composed of two parallel ridges (the pollegons) joined by a neck (the Enforcadura). The... Pedraforca - photo
markerH Diocesan Museum of Urgell Diocesan Museum of Urgell - photo
markerI Cathedral of Santa Maria d'Urgell The Cathedral of Santa Maria d'Urgell, called Cathedral of la Seu d'Urgell or Cathedral of Urgel, is a cathedral located in the city of la Seu d'Urgell, (Alt Urgell), seat of the Diocese of Urgell. This temple is the seat of the diocese and is dedicated to Saint Mary. The Cathedral of Urgell is con... Cathedral of Santa Maria d'Urgell - photo
markerJ Parc Olímpic del Segre Parc Olímpic del Segre is a canoeing and kayaking facility in La Seu d'Urgell, Catalonia. It was built in 1990 for use during the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. The competition whitewater course is 300 m long, with a 6.5 m drop, making a 2.2% slope of 114 ft/mile or 22 m/km. The natural flow of... Parc Olímpic del Segre - photo