Barcelona
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Things to do in Barcelona

Barcelona is Spain's second largest city, with a population of nearly two million people, and the capital of Catalonia. A major port on the northeastern Mediterranean coast of Spain, Barcelona has a wide variety of attractions that bring in tourists from around the globe. The many faces of Barcelona include the medieval Old Town, and the unique street grid resulting from 19th-century urban planning. The city has long sandy beaches and green parks on the hills, pretty much side-by-side. It is also famous for a number of prominent buildings, of which the most-known are by the architect Antoni Gaudí, including his Sagrada Família, which became Barcelona's symbol to many.

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  1. Sagrada Família

    Photo: Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  2. Camp Nou

    Camp Nou

    attraction

    Photo: Oh-Barcelona.com from Barcelona, Spain · CC BY 2.0 · source

  3. Universitat

    Universitat

    attraction

    Photo: Mister No · CC BY 3.0 · source

  4. Park Güell

    Park Güell

    attraction

    Photo: Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  5. La Pedrera

    La Pedrera

    attraction

    Photo: Thomas Ledl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  6. Casa Batlló

    Casa Batlló

    attraction

    Photo: ChristianSchd · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  7. Palau de la Música Catalana

    Photo: Doomuu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  8. Torre Glòries

    Torre Glòries

    attraction

    Photo: Diliff · CC BY 2.5 · source

  9. Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

    Photo: Matinibz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  10. Casa Vicens

    Casa Vicens

    attraction

    Photo: Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  11. Palau Güell

    Palau Güell

    attraction

    Photo: Thomas Ledl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  12. National Art Museum of Catalonia

    Photo: MARIA ROSA FERRE ✿ from Vilafranca del penedes, Catalunya · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

  13. Tibidabo

    Tibidabo

    attraction

    Photo: jordi domènech · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  14. Barcelona Pavilion

    Photo: Ashley Pomeroy at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0 · source

  15. Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar

    Photo: Kent Wang · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  16. Fundació Joan Miró

    Photo: Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  17. Futbol Club Barcelona Museum

    Photo: JoJan · CC BY 3.0 · source

  18. Parc de la Ciutadella

    Photo: SACE (Servicios Aéreos Comerciales Españoles); Rodríguez Escalona, Carlos · CC BY 1.0 · source

  19. Parc Zoològic de Barcelona

    Photo: No machine-readable author provided. 1997 assumed (based on copyright claims) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  20. Plaça d'Espanya

    Photo: Nicholas Gemini · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  21. Aquàrium de Barcelona

    Photo: Paul Hermans · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  22. El Poble Espanyol

    Photo: pere prlpz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  23. Plaça Reial

    Plaça Reial

    attraction

    Photo: Paux127 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  24. The Montjuïc Castle

    Photo: C messier · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

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  1. Maritime Museum

    Maritime Museum

    attraction

    Photo: Antoni I. Alomar · Public domain · source

  2. Monestir de Pedralbes

    Photo: Ajuntament de Barcelona · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  3. Parc del Laberint d'Horta

    Photo: Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  4. Plaça del Rei

    Plaça del Rei

    attraction

    Photo: C messier · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  5. CosmoCaixa

    CosmoCaixa

    attraction

    Photo: Jirka Dl · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  6. Plaça Sant Jaume

    Photo: Axelv · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  7. Parc de Montjuïc

    Photo: Fabio Alessandro Locati · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  8. Olympic Port

    Olympic Port

    attraction

    Photo: Ralf Roletschek · CC BY-SA 1.0 fi · source

  9. Pavellons de la Finca Güell

    Photo: Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  10. Barceloneta Beach

    Photo: Kuba Bożanowski from Warsaw, Poland · CC BY 2.0 · source

  11. Gran Teatre del Liceu

    Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  12. Hash Marijuana & Hemp Museum Barcelona

    Photo: Danh Lastra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  13. Mar Bella

    Mar Bella

    attraction

    Photo: Jordiferrer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  14. Mercat de Sant Josep - La Boqueria

    Mercat de Sant Josep - La Boqueria

    attraction · 91 La Rambla, 08001, Barcelona · step-free

    Photo: Thingstodoinbarcelona · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  15. Hospital de la Santa Creu

    Photo: MARIA ROSA FERRE ✿ from Vilafranca del penedes, Catalunya · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

  16. Pedralbes Royal Palace

    Photo: Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  17. Plaça Sant Felip Neri

    Photo: Manel Zaera · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

  18. Sant Pau del Camp

    Photo: Josep Renalias · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  19. Vila Olimpica

    Vila Olimpica

    attraction

    Photo: Francesc_2000 · CC BY 2.0 · source

  20. Columbus Monument

    Photo: Gena Haltmair · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  21. El Portal de l'Àngel

    Photo: Puigalder · Public domain · source

  22. Magic Fountain of Montjuïc

    Magic Fountain of Montjuïc

    Font Màgica de Montjuïc · attraction

    Photo: Wolte002 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  23. Columbus Monument

    Columbus Monument

    Monument a Colom · attraction · step-free

    Photo: Gena Haltmair · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  24. Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona

    Photo: redy · CC BY 2.5 · source

  25. DHub Disseny Hub Barcelona

    Photo: Amadalvarez · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  26. Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona

    Photo: Cristiserra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  27. Museum of the History of Catalonia

    Photo: Jordiferrer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  28. Poblenou Cemetery

    Photo: Amadalvarez · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  29. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia

    Photo: Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  30. Centre d'Art Santa Mònica

    Photo: Kippelboy · CC BY 4.0 · source

  31. Observatori Fabra

    Observatori Fabra

    attraction · Carretera de l'Observatori Fabra, 08035

    Photo: Arnaugir · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  32. Olympic and Sports Museum Joan Antoni Samaranch

    Photo: Jordiferrer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  33. Parc Diagonal Mar

    Photo: Canaan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  34. Mercat del Born

    Mercat del Born

    attraction

    Photo: Enfo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  35. MMACA - Museu de Matemàtiques de Catalunya

    Photo: Wikifran43 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  36. Plaça del Pi

    Plaça del Pi

    attraction

    Photo: Andrei Dan Suciu · CC BY 3.0 · source

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