Barcelona, Spain
La Carbonería
One of the most photographed buildings in a city known for its Modernista architecture is an abandoned squat.
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Barcelona, Spain
One of the most photographed buildings in a city known for its Modernista architecture is an abandoned squat.
Barcelona, Spain
An open-air "garden" of mural art that changes weekly.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.
Barcelona, Spain
A temple to modernity, tucked away amid Barcelona's more well known museums.
Barcelona, Spain
This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.
Barcelona, Spain
An eclectic collection of thousands of items owned by the sculptor Frederic Marès.
Barcelona, Spain
A stately palace has been converted into the world's largest cannabis museum.
Barcelona, Spain
This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.
Barcelona, Spain
Saint Joseph was said to heal the deaf and blind, but it was a much smaller miracle that got him canonized.
Barcelona, Spain
An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.
Barcelona, Spain
A beautiful little museum hidden away in the heart of Barcelona holds a treasure trove of Ancient Egyptian artifacts
Barcelona, Spain
Read a book with a glass of wine at this classically restored bar.
Barcelona, Spain
The studio of Catalonia's most famous theatrical designer remains exactly as he left it.
Barcelona, Spain
Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona's only remaining tram system takes riders to the Tibidabo funicular.
Barcelona, Spain
This mansion oasis contains gardens, sculptures, and fountains just off the busy Plaça Kennedy in Sant Gervasi.
Barcelona, Spain
The former 1920s mansion of a prominent Catalan developer was used as the Soviet Embassy during the Spanish Civil War, and there is still a bunker below the garden.
Barcelona, Spain
Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's least-visited works, an homage to Catalan patrimony that mixes neo-Gothic with Modernista forms.
Barcelona, Spain
Bask in the 19th century grandeur of an eccentric Freemason millionaire's private gardens.
Zaragoza, Spain
The world's largest sundial can cast a shadow more than 1,600 feet long.
Zaragoza, Spain
A statue of a boy looks up at where the famous rival to the Leaning Tower of Pisa once stood.
Ronda, Spain
The hidden ruins of an old hydroelectric plant reclaimed by nature.
Ronda, Spain
An eccentric collection of antique items shares space with a prop-quality witchcraft museum.