Spain - tourist attractions (page 8)

	Sanctuary of Virgin Nuria	The Sanctuary of Virgin Nuria is a Baroque church located in the valley of Nuria (Valle de Nuria), more than 1,700 meters above sea level near the town of Queralbs in Catalonia, and also near the French border. The beginnings of the building date back to the Middle Ages, at which time a hospital was...
	Vallter 2000	Vallter 2000 is a ski resort located in the Vallter valley, in Setcases, Catalonia (Spain). The resort has an alpine ski area that extends from 1,910 to 2,535 meters. As its name suggests is placed in the Ter River, specifically its axial zone (at birth). Framed by the peaks of Bastiments, Gra ...
	Coll Piqué Mountain	The Coll Piqué Mountain, also known as 'The Needle' or 'Piqué Coll Giants' are a series of unusual rock formations located in the town of Coll de Nargó near Andorra. The mountain is famous as a meeting place for hikers and climbers especially as it is a challenge to climb their paths Besides the ...
	Passeig de Gràcia	El Paseo de Gracia ("Passeig de Gracia" in Catalan) is one of the major avenues in Barcelona. It stretches from the Catalonia Square (Plaza de Catalunya) to Avenida Diagonal, where it merges into what is commonly known as "Els Jardinets de Gracia" (The Gardens of Grace), gardens that mark the beginn...
	Tramvia Blau	The Tram Blau (Blue Tram in Castilian) is a tram that runs in this colour in the upper part of Barcelona. Its route runs from the John F. Kennedy Plaza in the neighborhood of Sant Gervasi, which is the last stop on the subway line 7 to the cable car which goes to the top of Tibidabo (Funicular del T...
	Palau Robert	The Palau Robert is a palace-style building located on the Passeig de Gracia, close to Avenida Diagonal in Barcelona. The palace was designed by the architect Joan Martorell in order to provide accommodation for the Marquis de Robert, an aristocrat who had great influence on the politics in these t...
	Teatre Nacional de Catalunya	Teatre Nacional de Catalunya (National Theatre of Catalonia) is known in short as the TNC is located in Barcelona, near Plaza de las Glorias and the famous Torre Agbar. Built in 1996, was designed by architect Bofill Ricado in neo-classic style with postmodernist elements. The theatre is located in...
	Four Columns	Four Columns is a monument located on Avenida Maria Cristina, opposite to the Nacional Museum and Magic Fountain on the Montjuïc Mount in Barcelona. They are built in Ionic style. Columns which are seen today were rebuilt in 2010. They have been design in such a way to be as close as possible to th...
	Joan Brossa Gardens	The Joan Brossa Gardens, located on the mountain of Montjuïc, were built years ago in what formerly was an amusement park. The gardens, named in honour of the Catalan poet and situated halfway between a park and a forest, are a good example of the environmental recovery of space previously damaged b...
	Casa de les Punxes	'Casa de les Punxes' also known as the home of Terrades, is a modernism building designed by catalan architect Joseph'a Puig i Cadafalch, located at the intersection of street Diagonal an Rosello. This house was built in 1905, when sisters Terrades wanted to join three buildings belonging to them,...