🇬🇧🇨🇦🇦🇺🇺🇸🇳🇿🇮🇪   Barcelona & Katalonia
 
1,000+ attractions — tips — sights
golf courses — the most beautiful beaches
winter sports — cultural holidays — nature — hiking
 
 
Barcelona
Area: 101 km². Population: 1,686,000 in the city, 5.4 million in the metropolitan area. Elevation: 12 m. Founded by the Romans as Barcino. Capital of Catalonia. Located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Collserola mountains. El Prat International Airport. Largest port, commercial, and tourist center in Catalonia. Host of the 1992 Olympic Games. Seat of government for the Province of Barcelona. University city.
 
Culture
Museu Picasso. More than 4,000 works by Picasso. Focus on early works from 1890–1917. 11,600 m² of exhibit space in five Gothic mansions. "Blue Period" highlights. Regular special exhibitions. Art archive and research center.
 
Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya. 50,000 m² of exhibits. Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, and Modern art. Most significant collection of Catalan art. Striking frescoes from historic churches. Works by El Greco, Velázquez, Titian.
 
Moco Museum Barcelona. Modern and contemporary art. Works by Banksy, Warhol, Basquiat, and more. International street art. Multimedia installations. Societal topics and pop culture.
 
 
 
Museu d’Història de Barcelona – MUHBA. Archaeological exhibitions on Barcino covering 4,000 m². City walls, workshops, Roman streets. Multiple museum venues across the city.
 
Museu d’Història de Catalunya. Interactive permanent exhibition on Catalonia’s history from prehistory to the present. Document archives, multimedia installations. 4,000 m² of space. Rooftop terrace with harbor views.
 
Centre d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona – Fabra i Coats. Public center for contemporary art. Four floors, three exhibition halls each 410 m². Focus on metropolitan and national artists. Artist residencies and art factory complex. International projects, art mediation. Workshops and events.
 
Museu de la Xocolata. 600 m² of exhibits in the former Sant Agustí Monastery. Chocolate sculptures of famous buildings. History and culture of chocolate. Guided tours, workshops, tastings. Owned by the Pastry Guild.
 
Museu Frederic Marès. Opened in 1948 in the Gothic Palau Reial Major. Sculptures from late antiquity to the 19th century. Catalan artisanal crafts. Thousands of everyday objects: