Barcelona - tourist attractions (page 3)

markerA Montjuïc Cable Car The Montjuïc Cable Car is located on the Montjuïc mountain in Barcelona and allow people to access the Montjuïc Park from the port, at the same time offering superb views over the city. It connects the port with the Tower of Puerto Jaume I.In 2007, the cable car was modernized for security reasons s... Montjuïc Cable Car - photo
markerB Port Vell Aerial Tramway Port Vell Aerial Tramway is a cable railway that runs in Barcelona's Port Vell connecting it to the Montjuïc mountain. The cable cars start at the Miramar station, situated halfway down the hill of Montjuïc (57 m.a.s.l.), make the first stop at the peak of Jaume I Tower (107 m.a.s.l.), which adjoin ... Port Vell Aerial Tramway - photo
markerC Laribal Gardens - Cat Fountain Laribal Gardens, located on the mountain of Montjuic, were created for the 1929 Universal Exposition in Barcelona. Inside these beautiful gardens you will find one of the most famous fountains in Barcelona, Font del Gat, situated in one of the most isolated corners of the mountain. Formerly, the gar... Laribal Gardens - Cat Fountain - photo
markerD Rambla de Catalunya La Rambla de Catalunya is a major shopping street in Barcelona. It is a three-lined street with boulevard for pedestrians in the centre and vehicular traffic on its both sides. It is located between Paseo de Gracia and Balmes Street and runs from the Plaza de Catalunya to Avenida Diagonal. Along the... Rambla de Catalunya - photo
markerE Albéniz Palace The Albéniz Palace, also known as the Albéniz Mansion, is a palace located on the mountain of Montjuïc, just behind the National Palace, inside the Joan Maragall gardens. It was built for the 1929 Universal Exhibition to house the Spanish Royal Family during the event. However, since another residen... Albéniz Palace - photo
markerF Calvet House Calvet House (La Casa Calvet) is located in a quiet area of the Eixample in Barcelona. It was designed by modernist architect Antoni Gaudi. House was built on a command of the Catalan textile factory owner. This is one of the most conservative works of the architect, probably because the building h... Calvet House - photo
markerG Picasso Museum The Picasso Museum in Barcelona, located in La Ribera district (Barceloneta), is a museum dedicated to the famous father of cubism, Pablo Picasso which houses more than 3,800 of his works. It is also a place where exhibitions of other works which are related to the master are staged. Inside the muse... Picasso Museum - photo
markerH The church of Santa Maria del Pino The church of Santa Maria del Pino, Santa Maria del Pi in Catalan, meaning St. Mary of the Pine Tree, is a Catalan Gothic church located in the city of Barcelona, in the heart of the Gothic Quarter, in the Ciutat Vella (Old Town).Built during the fourteenth century, according to various documents ... The church of Santa Maria del Pino - photo
markerI Montjuic Gardens The Mountain of Montjuïc is a park located in barcelona and it has a lot of different gardens, some of them on a thematic way. The most important are, Joan Brossa Gardens, in honour of the Catalan poet and whose space was formerly occupied by an amusement park, the Joan Maragall gardens, also in ho... Montjuic Gardens - photo
markerJ La Mercè Basilica La Mercè Basilica (Basílica de la Mare de Déu de la Mercè in Catalan, Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Merced in Spanish) is a Baroque church, located in the Plaza de la Mercè in the Gothic Quarter (Barri Gotic) of Barcelona. Close to the church, there are 18th century fountain sculptures of the god... La Mercè Basilica - photo
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