Attraction

1. Sagrada Família

Basilica and landmarkEixample

Antoni Gaudí's still-unfinished basilica in the Eixample, Barcelona's defining landmark, with a forest-like nave, two sculpted façades and climbable towers.

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2. Park Güell

Park and Gaudí landmarkGràcia (La Salut)

Gaudí's hillside park in Gràcia, where mosaic-covered terraces, a serpentine bench and gingerbread-style lodges look out over Barcelona to the sea.

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3. Casa Batlló

Modernista house museumEixample

Gaudí's remodelled townhouse on Passeig de Gràcia, famous for its bone-like balconies, shimmering tiled façade and dragon-scaled roof, now an immersive house museum.

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4. La Pedrera (Casa Milà)

Modernista buildingEixample

Gaudí's undulating stone apartment building on Passeig de Gràcia, best known for its rooftop of sculpted chimneys and its recreated early-20th-century flat.

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5. Museu Picasso

Art museumEl Born

A museum spread across medieval palaces on Carrer de Montcada, tracing Pablo Picasso's formative years in depth alongside his later Las Meninas series.

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6. Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC)

Art museumMontjuïc

Catalonia's national art museum, housed in the domed Palau Nacional on Montjuïc and renowned for its collection of Romanesque church murals.

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7. Palau de la Música Catalana

Concert hallSant Pere (Ciutat Vella)

Lluís Domènech i Montaner's Modernista concert hall in Sant Pere, a riot of mosaic, sculpture and stained glass that still hosts a full concert programme.

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8. Barcelona Cathedral

Gothic cathedralBarri Gòtic

The Gothic Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia at the heart of the Barri Gòtic, with a shaded cloister and a crypt dedicated to the city's patron saint.

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9. Fundació Joan Miró

Art museumMontjuïc

The museum Joan Miró created on Montjuïc to house his work, set in a white modernist building by Josep Lluís Sert with roof terraces and sculpture.

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10. Sant Pau Recinte Modernista

Modernista heritage siteEl Guinardó

Domènech i Montaner's vast former hospital complex in El Guinardó, a garden campus of tiled pavilions and tunnels now open to visitors.

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