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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... | ||
Alhambra | The Alhambra the complete form of which was Calat Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex located in the Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It was constructed during the mid 14th century by the Moorish rulers of the Emirate of Granada in al-Andalus, occupying the top of the hill of the Assabica on the sou... | ||
Museum of Erotica | The Museum of Erotica in Barcelona was created with the intention to demonstrate various visions and beliefs concerning erotica in different cultures. It is located in the heart of the city, on the Las Ramblas street, and offers a range of over 800 works connected with the cult of erotic pleasure in... | ||
Las Arenas in Barcelona | For many years Las Arenas has been one of the most important arenas in Barcelona. Designed by the architect August Font i Carreras and built on the initiative of Josep Marsans, it replaced the Turin's Square which space had been outgrown by the local businesses. Las Arenas, costructed in the Neo-Mu... | ||
Dona i ocell | The woman and the bird or 'la Dona i l'Ocell' as it is called in Catalan, a sculpture with an unusual height is located in a Park Joan Miro, which is very near to Plaza España and old Plaza de Toros, which is currently converted into shopping center. This sculpture was a last work of famous surrea... | ||
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... | ||
Colegio Teresiano de Barcelona | Colegio Teresiano de Barcelona (Teresian College) is a work of architect Antoni Gaudí, made to be a College and a Religious Congregation. Located in the village of Sant Gervasi Cassoles, in a neighbourhood of the city of Barcelona. Built in years 1888 - 1889 and commissioned by Enric de Osso,... | ||
Labyrinth Park of Horta | El Parque del Laberinto de Horta, generally known as the Labyrinth Park is a complex of historic gardens surrounding a former palace belonging to a Catalan noble family, the Desvalls.The gardens, located near the old palace which houses a library closed to the public, are the oldest preserved g... | ||
Columbus Monument | The Columbus Monument is a 60-metre tall monument of the famous explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus, situated at the lower end of Las Ramblas in Barcelona near Port Vell. It was constructed for the Universal Exhibition of 1888 to honour the explorer, who arrived in Barcelona returning from ... | ||
Bolós Pharmacy | Bolós Pharmacy is a small jewel of Catalan modernism still active remains in the heart of Eixample. It is located in the Rambla de Catalunya.It was the work of two of the best examples of Catalan modernist movement, such as Antoni Falguera and Josep Domènech. The first was hired by the first owner o... |
Spain - cities with tourist attractions
- Catalonia
- Barcelona (159) Tarragona (14) Girona (5) Coll de Nargó (4) Mataró (3) Vall de Núria (3) Pals (3) Tossa de Mar (3) La Seu d'Urgell (3) Vall de Boí (2) Monistrol de Montserrat (2) Espot (2) Tuixent (1) Roda De Bará (1) Naut Aran (1) Castelló d'Empúries (1) Santa Coloma de Cervelló (1) Corbera d'Ebre (1) La Molina (1) L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (1) Saldes (1) Salou (1) Altafulla (1) La Coma i la Pedra (1) Besalú (1) Banyoles (1) Cardona, Spain (1) Setcases (1) Olot (1) Figueres (1) Rialp (1) Masella (1) Sant Adrià de Besòs (1)
- Madrid
- Madrid (33) San Lorenzo De El Escorial (1)
- Andalusia
- Granada (21) Seville (20) Córdoba (3) Málaga (2) San José (1) Los Caños de Meca (1) Cadiz (1) Almuñécar (1)
- Castile-La Mancha
- Toledo (20) Cuenca (8) Daimiel (1)
- Basque Country
- San Sebastián (16) Bermeo (4) Guernica (1) Bilbao (1) Getxo (1) Motrico (1) Laguardia (1)
- Balearic Islands
- Palma (15) Ciutadella (2) La Savina (1) Ferreries (1)
- Galicia
- Santiago De Compostela (14) Vigo (1) Pontedeume (1) La Coruña (1) Ribadeo (1)
- Valencian Community
- Valencia (5)
- Cantabria
- Santander (4)
- Castile and León
- Segovia (2) Coca (1) Salamanca (1)
- Asturias
- Avil (1) Llanes (1) Castañeras (1)
- Canary Islands
- Maspalomas (1) La Orotava (1) San Bartolomé De Tirajana (1)
- Aragon
- Broto (1) Cerler (1)
- Navarre
- Pamplona (1)
The oldest constructions
- Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya (1410 - 1619, ?)
- San Juan de los Reyes Monastery (1477 - 1526, ?)
- University of Santiago de Compostela (1495 - ?, ?)
- Royal Chapel of Granada (1505 - ?, ?)
- Convento de San Esteban (1524 - 1610, ?)
The highest points
- The Science Park of Granada (37 m.)
- Pals Castle (33 m.)
- Triumphal Arch (30 m.)
- Monument to Alfonso XII (30 m.)
- Basilica of Saint Mary of the Chorus (27 m.)