Barcelona, Spain
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A fantastic Christmas tradition where defecation meets the manger.
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Barcelona, Spain
A fantastic Christmas tradition where defecation meets the manger.
Barcelona, Spain
Dunk your churros in rich hot chocolate on the city’s old “Chocolate Street.”
Barcelona, Spain
Catalonia Tradition: Beating the hollow Christmas log until it defecates in your fireplace.
Barcelona, Spain
The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.
Barcelona, Spain
Sink your spoon into a luscious crema Catalana at this former urban dairy farm.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona's only remaining tram system takes riders to the Tibidabo funicular.
Barcelona, Spain
An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.
Barcelona, Spain
This colorful statue welcomes visitors to a Barcelona park.
Barcelona, Spain
Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.
Barcelona, Spain
This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.
Barcelona, Spain
A former steam-powered mill from the 1800s is now an industrial park with a giant steel dragon slide.
Barcelona, Spain
This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.
Barcelona, Spain
This bizarrely tree-like red skyscraper is one of the newer additions to Barcelona’s skyline.
Sant Just Desvern, Spain
A science fiction-inspired apartment building designed by a famous Spanish architect.
Monistrol de Montserrat, Spain
Holy Grotto of Montserrat Monastery holds one of Europe's mysterious black Madonnas.
El Prat de Llobregat, Spain
Botero's plump bronze horse presiding over Barcelona's airport terminal
Martorell, Spain
A gravity-defying "devil's bridge" that has a surprising architectural feature for its stability.
Tortosa, Spain
This memorial, built by fascist dictator General Franco in 1960, has been repurposed by the people of Catalonia.
Figueres, Spain
This overlooked museum houses an amazing collection of rare, antique typewriters.
Figueres, Spain
Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.
Girona, Spain
These fly sculptures are scattered around the city and represent the patron saint of Girona.