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Catalonia

Things to see in Catalonia

31 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

A long, straight gravel pathway lined on both sides by tall, mature plane trees with mottled bark, creating a tunnel-like effect under an overcast sky.

Girona · City Centers

Parc de la Devesa

Parc de la Devesa is the largest urban park in Girona, a long green space of about forty hectares beside the Ter river o...
A waterfront plaza with a grassy foreground, fountains, and a prominent building labeled "CONFRARIA DE PESCADORS" and "PORT DE PESCADORS" next to a restaurant area.

Tarragona · City Centers

El Serrallo

El Serrallo is the fishermen’s quarter of Tarragona, a strip of low houses and quays beside the commercial port, a short...
A night-time long-exposure photograph of a busy urban intersection featuring a large building with "EL CORTE INGLES" signage, light trails from traffic, and surrounding city architecture.

Barcelona · City Centers

Plaça de Catalunya

Plaça de Catalunya is the main square of Barcelona, and the point where the old city and the nineteenth-century grid of...
A close-up of a Romanesque stone doorway with a wooden double door adorned with spiral ironwork, set within a rounded archway.

Girona · Historic Districts

Arco de Fluvià

The Arco de Fluvià is listed in this guide as a historic arch in Girona, and very little reliable information about it i...
A large, ornate, tan-colored building with a distinctive arched facade, a central clock, and decorative tilework on the roof, situated in a paved public square with people and outdoor cafe seating.

Tarragona · Architectural Heritage

Mercat Central

The Mercat Central is the main covered market of Tarragona, a city whose Roman history gives Tarragona’s old quarter its...
A low-angle photograph of the towering, ornate stone facade of a massive basilica under construction, featuring distinctive spires, intricate sculptural details, and large construction cranes against a clear blue sky.

Barcelona · Architectural Heritage

Sagrada Família

Antoni Gaudí never saw the Sagrada Família finished, and neither will anyone alive today who first saw it as a child. Wo...
A low-angle photograph of a large stone church featuring a tall, square bell tower with Gothic-style belfry openings, a Baroque-style main facade with a rose window, and a wide stone staircase leading up to the entrance, flanked by a defensive-lookin

Girona · Architectural Heritage

Basilica of Sant Feliu

The Basilica of Sant Feliu stands on the slope just below Girona Cathedral, and its octagonal steeple is one of the most...
A low-angle view of the exterior stone walls of a Gothic-style building, featuring a large arched window with tracery, a statue of an angel in a niche, and decorative gargoyles along the roofline against a blue sky.

Barcelona · Architectural Heritage

Gothic Quarter (Barri Gòtic)

The Barri Gòtic, or Gothic Quarter, is the oldest part of Barcelona and sits around the cathedral on a low hill that was...
AI-generated illustration of Museu d'Art de Tarragona

Tarragona · Museums & Culture

Museu d'Art de Tarragona

The museum listed here as the Museu d'Art de Tarragona is formally the Museu d'Art Modern de Tarragona, a public gallery...
A stone fortress with high walls covered in ivy, a central tower flying flags, and formal gardens with geometric flowerbeds in the foreground.

Barcelona · Castles

Montjuïc Castle

Montjuïc Castle crowns the hill of Montjuïc, which rises more than 170 metres above the port and the Mediterranean on th...
Façade of the Episcopal Palace of Girona, home of the Museu d'Art

Girona · Art Museums

Girona Art Museum (Museu d'Art de Girona)

The Museu d'Art de Girona occupies the old Episcopal Palace, the bishop’s residence, in the highest part of the old town...
A wide, paved pedestrian plaza lined with multi-story buildings housing cafes and shops, featuring a prominent ornate black iron fountain in the foreground left and outdoor seating areas.

Tarragona · Historic Heritage

Plaça de la Font

Plaça de la Font is the main square of Tarragona’s upper town, the Part Alta, and it is the place where the city’s socia...