Sightseeing

Parc Ciutadella

Apr 8th, 2008 | By admin | Category: - Parks & Gardens

Passeig de Pujades
08005 Barcelona, Spain
Open Hours
10am-nightfall Mon-Su
Charmingly old-fashioned in its geometrical layout, the Parc Ciutadella is leafy and restful, yet filled with surprises such as the flamboyant waterfall, the sculpture of the dainty Lady With the Umbrella by Roig i Sole, rare trees and a boating lake. Originally a citadel built in 1715 to keep [...]



Cathedral La Seu

Apr 8th, 2008 | By admin | Category: - Historic Sites

Placa de la Seu 3
Barcelona, Spain
Phone: +34 93-315-1554
http://catedralbcn.org
La Seu Cathedral (Plaça de la Seu; daily 7.45am-7.45pm; 4€), one of Spain’s most astonishing specimens of Gothic architecture. Dedicated to Santa Eulàlia - Barcelona’s patron saint whose tomb lies in the crypt - it features elaborate choir stalls in the interior, a beautiful cloister that overlooks a [...]



Fundació Joan Miró

Apr 8th, 2008 | By admin | Category: - Museums

Parc de Montjuïc, s/n
08038 Barcelona
Tel. (34) 934.439.470
Fax. (34) 933.298.609
E-mail: fjmiro@bcn.fjmiro.es
Tuesdays to Saturdays 10.00 - 19.00
Sundays and public holidays 10.00 - 14.30
The Fundació Joan Miró, Centre d’Estudis d’Art Contemporani (Joan Miró Foundation) is a museum of modern art honoring Joan Miró and located on Montjuïc in Barcelona, Catalonia.
The building housing the museum is itself a notable [...]



Palau de Pedralbes

Apr 8th, 2008 | By admin | Category: - Historic Sites

Avinguda Diagonal, 686
08034 Barcelona, Spain
Phone: +34 93 280 50 24
Fax: +34 93 280 18 74
www.museuartsdecoratives.bcn.esHours of Operation: 10am-6pm, Tues-Sat; 10am-3pm, Sun
Palau de Pedralbes - Designed by Gaudí for one of his major patrons, Eusebi Güell, this Italianate-style palace was officially opened by King Alfonso XIII in 1926.
It now belongs to Barcelona’s Town Hall who rent [...]



La Sagrada Familia

Apr 8th, 2008 | By admin | Category: - Historic Sites

Mallorca, 401
08013 Barcelona, Spain
Tel +34 93 207 30 31
Fax +34 93 476 10 10
http://www.sagradafamilia.org
Individual admission: 8 €
Opening hours
October to March, 9am to 6pm.
April to September, 9am to 8pm.
 
The Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (official Catalan name; Spanish: Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia; “Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family”), often simply called the Sagrada [...]