Barcelona Things to Do Tips by Maurizioago

Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC) Review

The National Museum of Catalunyan Art is located in a former royal palace It houses a rich collection of Romanic, Gotic, Rinascimental and Baroque art.

Address: Parc de Montjuic.

Directions: On the Montjuic. Above Placa de Espanya.

Phone: 0034 93 622 0376.

Park Guell. Parc Guell Review

This park is a creation of Gaudì. It was built between 1900 an 1914 on the purpose to create a housing area, but this project was unsuccessful. In 1922 Parc Guell was opened to the public.

Inside the park there is a house where Gaudì lived from 1906 to 1926. It was designed by Francesc Berenguer in 1904. The furniture of this house was designed by Gaudì himself.

Address: Carrer D'Olot or Carretera del Carmel.

Directions: Metro; line 3. Lesseps station, then follow the street signs.

Park Guell has seven entrances. The main gate is in Carrer D'Olot.

Casa Vicens. Casa Vicens Review

Casa Vicens is Gaudì's first important commission as a young architect.

It was built between 1883 and 1888 and enlarged in 1925 by Joan Serra de Martinez.

Address: Carrer de les Carolines, 22

Directions: It is located in the Gracia quarter.

La Manzana de la Discordia. Mançana de la Discòrdia Review

This block of buildings (3) belongs to different architectural styles;

Casa Batllò was designed by Gaudì. It was built between 1904 and 1906.

Casa Lle'o Moreira. By Lluis Domenech i Montaner; 1902-1906. Inside you find a tourist office.

Casa Amattler was built in 1898. It is a creation by Puig i Cadafalch.

Address: Passeig de Gracia.

Directions: It is located in the Eixample district.

La Pedrera. Casa Mila - La Pedrera Review

Casa Mila, or La Pedrera is a huge ondulating apartment block built between 1906 and 1912. Pedrera literally means "stone quarry".

It was Gaudì's last work before he dedicated all his time to the Sagrada Familia church.

Today it houses a bank, various apartments and I think some shops.

Address: Passeig de Gracia, 92.

Directions: Casa Mila is located in the Eixample district. Metro; line 3 or 5. Diagonal.

Sant Pau I Sant Creu Hospital. Hospital Sant Pau Review

This working hospital is an Art Nouveau masterpiece by Lluis Domenech i Montaner. After his death the works were continued by his son. It was built between 1901 and 1930.

It is made up of many pavillions; I think more than forty.

Address: Carrer de Sant Antoni Maria Claret 167.

Directions: It is not far from the Sagrada Familia.

Website: http://www.hspau.com/angles/esc1.htm

Palau de la Musica Catalana. Palau de la Musica Catalunya Review

This concert hall was built in Modernist syle by Domenech i Montaner between 1905 and 1908.

Its facade is made with red bricks and decorated with columns, mosaics and sculptures. It is located in a narrow street, so it is not possible to take a picture of the whole building.

You can visit it inside by a guided tour only.

Address: Carrer San Francesc de Paula, 2.

Directions: It is located in a sidestreet off via Laietana. The nearest metro stop is Urquinaona.