Places Matr Wants to Go

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

A gem of Catalan modernism amidst the vineyards.

An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.

Holy Grotto of Montserrat Monastery holds one of Europe's mysterious black Madonnas.

Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.

These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

Barcelona's historic 19th-century sewers, whose foundations were laid in medieval times, are open to the public for exploring.

A beautiful little museum hidden away in the heart of Barcelona holds a treasure trove of Ancient Egyptian artifacts

One of the most photographed buildings in a city known for its Modernista architecture is an abandoned squat.

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.

Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.

Dunk your churros in rich hot chocolate on the city’s old “Chocolate Street.”

An egg dancing on water as a sign of renewal

These 2000 year old remains of a Roman aqueduct are hidden inside a hotel lobby.