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Hard Rock Cafe Barcelona
Hard Rock Cafe Barcelona If you’re a fan of music, or simply a fan of American-style food, then add Barcelona’s Hard Rock Cafe to your list of things to do in the coastal Catalan city. Located in the metropolis’s main square, Plaça de Catalunya, the classic international restaurant serves up the s
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Museo Picasso Malaga
Museo Picasso Malaga It stands to good reason that there would be a museum of the great Picasso in Andalucia’s Malaga: this is where the painter, draughtsman, and sculptor was born, after all. Located only 200 yards from the Plaza de la Merced, Picasso’s actual birthplace, the Museo Picasso Malaga
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Plaza and Mirador de San Nicolás
Plaza and Mirador de San Nicolás The biggest draw of Granada’s UNESCO-listed Albaycin quarter is the hilltop Mirador de San Nicolás, a small raised plaza that lies in front of the San Nicolás Church. This is the city’s most renowned lookout point, from where the magnificent panoramic views span th
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City Hall (Casa de la Ciutat)
City Hall (Casa de la Ciutat) If you haven’t heard of Barcelona’s Plaça de Sant Jaume, then its City Hall — called the Casa de la Ciutat, in Catalan — should give you reason to pay this square a visit. The headquarters for local government, the building features a grand façade, which dates back to
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Pyrenees Mountains
Pyrenees Mountains Between France and Spain lie the Pyrenees Mountains. This 305 mile (491km) mountain range stretching from the Bay of Biscay at Cap Higuer to the Mediterranean Sea at Cap de Creus forms a natural border between the two countries.The Spanish regions of Navarre in the north and Cat
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Joan Miró Museum (Fundació Joan Miró)
Joan Miró Museum (Fundació Joan Miró) The works of Joan Miró, one of Barcelonas most famous 20th century artists, are displayed in this building in the Parc de Montjuïc. The gallery itself is a piece of modern art, its design incorporating terraces and interior courtyards to direct the flow of vis
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Cathedral of Barcelona
Cathedral of Barcelona Standing tall over a medieval square in the center of Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter, the Barcelona Cathedral (known formally as the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia, or La Seu) is the seat of the Archbishop of Spain and a major landmark of the city. With octagonal
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Sabatini Gardens (Jardines de Sabatini)
Sabatini Gardens (Jardines de Sabatini) One of the many formal gardens encircling Madrid’s magnificent Royal Oriente Palace, the Sabatini Gardens, or Les Jardines de Sabatini, lie on the northern border of the palace grounds. Named in honor of the renowned 18th-century Italian architect, Francesco
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Dalí Museum
Dalí Museum The small coastal town of Figueres, just north of Barcelona, is known for only one thing - Salvador Dalí. Though the artisits fame brought him to more glamorous parts of Spain, near the end of his career, Dalí returned to his hometown to began building his greatest masterpiece.The Dalí
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Barcelona Cruise Port
Barcelona Cruise Port Welcome to the vibrant Catalan capital, Barcelona! With its laid-back Mediterranean setting, exciting Modernist architecture and labyrinthine Gothic Quarter, Barcelona has enough shore excursions and activities to keep you bar-hopping and sightseeing for days.How to Get to Ba
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Alcalá Gate (Puerta de Alcalá)
Alcalá Gate (Puerta de Alcalá) The Puerta de Alcalá - or Alcalá Gate - stands in the center of the Plaza de la Independencia - Independence Square - and just outside of the Parque de Buen Retiro - Park of the Pleasant Retreat. This Neo-classical monument was commissioned by King Carlos III in the
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Barcelona City History Museum (MUHBA)
Barcelona City History Museum (MUHBA) From Roman times to the present day capital of Catalonia, the city of Barcelona has hundreds of years of history and many stories to tell. The Barcelona City History Museum preserves and communicates the historical heritage of the city for locals and visitors
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Reina Sofia Museum (Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia)
Reina Sofia Museum (Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia) The Centro de Arte Reina Sofia - or Reina Sofia Museum - is Madrids premier modern art gallery featuring mostly works by Spanish artists. Amongst them is Guernica, a political statement on the Spanish Civil War by Picasso, as well as a
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Almudena Cathedral
Almudena Cathedral The Almudena Cathedral is the official Cathedral of Madrid and is dedicated to the Virgin of Almudena. Taking over a century to complete, the Almudena is one of the youngest cathedrals in Europe, consecrated by Pope John II himself in 1993. A statue of the pope stands outside of
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Puerta del Sol
Puerta del Sol As the central hub of Madrid, the Puerta del Sol makes a popular starting point for sightseeing tours of the city, with a vast number of hotels, hostels and tourist apartments lying on or near the plaza. The famous public square, laid out in its current form back in the 1850s, was o
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Walls of Avila
Walls of Avila A popular day trip from Madrid, the ancient Walls of Avila are the remnants of the medieval bastion surrounding the provincial capital of Avila. The UNESCO World Heritage-listed walls are renowned as one of Europe’s finest examples of a medieval wall, impressively preserved and stre
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Temple of Debod (Templo de Debod)
Temple of Debod (Templo de Debod) The Temple of Debod is an Egyptian 4th century BC temple that now stands in the Parque de la Montaña near Plaza de España. While it seems out of place in Madrid, the temple has been there since 1971 when it was dismantled, shipped, and carefully reconstructed in t
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Plaza de Espana
Plaza de Espana Located at the end of one of Madrids busiest streets, Plaza de España forms the western base of Gran Vía. Its borders are also delineated by two of the citys most famous and tallest skyscrapers: Torre de Madrid - Madrid Tower - and Edifico España - Spain Building. Occupying the cen
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La Pedrera - Milà House (Casa Milà)
La Pedrera - Milà House (Casa Milà) Officially known as Casa Milà, also known as the Milà House, after the man who commissioned the project, this building is called La Pedrera - The Quarry - by the locals because of its uneven stone exterior. One of Gaudís several works dotting the city (another o
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CaixaForum Barcelona
CaixaForum Barcelona The sister museum to Madrid’s popular CaixaForum cultural center, CaixaForum Barcelona was inaugurated in 2002 and has since made a name for itself as one of the city’s premium modern art galleries. With a permanent exhibition that features over 700 thematically displayed work
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