City icons

Barcelona Journal · City icons

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Architecture and collections that reward time, attention and fewer tickets.

A considered collection

City icons

Start with the buildings outside the front door, then choose the interior or collection that changes the day.

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The colourful sculpted facade and balconies of Casa Batlló Read the storyA Modernisme Walk From the Front DoorThree extraordinary buildings reveal how Barcelona's Modernisme moves from stone and iron to colour, light and music. The Sagrada Família basilica and its towers beneath a clear blue sky Read the storySagrada Família and Sant PauPair Gaudí's living basilica with Domènech i Montaner's former hospital for a fuller view of Barcelona's architectural ambition. Visitors considering paintings in a Barcelona art gallery Read the storyWhich Barcelona Museum Should You Choose?Three distinct collections for three different moods: Picasso's formative Barcelona, Miró on Montjuïc or contemporary questions at MACBA.

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