Casa Batlló (Passeig de Gràcia 43, Barcelona) — this masterpiece and architectural jewel was designed by the world-famous Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí and built between 1904 and 1906. This major landmark of Catalonia’s home-grown Art Nouveau, Modernist style, stands on the Passeig de Gràcia, Barcelona’s chicest boulevard. The Casa Batlló was awarded the 2004 Europa […]
Málaga – this Mediterranean city acts as the capital of the tourist-friendly Costa del Sol area, a major holiday destination for Europeans and other who strive to enjoy the fruits of this dynamic region. The Gibralfaro castle, along with other sites such as the Alameda Princpial avenue and the La Farola seaside promenade, set a […]
Casa Milà (92 Passeig de Gràcia, Barcelona) — built between 1906 and 1912, the Casa Milà occupies an entire corner of the Passeig de Gràcia in this city. Created by architect Antoni Gaudí, this modernist style building was seen by some as a cliff-like rock with caves. During construction, people dubbed it a quarry, or […]
Fundació Joan Miró (Montjuic Park, Barcelona) — located in Montjuïc Park in a magnificent Mediterranean-style building designed by Josep Lluís Sert, this building houses the most important public collection of works by Catalán artist Joan Miró. Miró’s artistic career and the wide variety of techniques he used are widely represented by the more than 14,000 […]
Casa de Campo (Madrid) – at over 1,700 hectares, this is Madrid’s largest urban park (located west of the city center). Some centuries back, this was once a royal hunting estate. Within Casa de Campo is a zoo,
Barcelona Zoo (Parc de la Ciutadella, Barcelona) — Barcelona Zoo (which has over 7,000 animals from 400 different species) occupies over 14 hectares inside the Parc de la Ciutadella. It was founded in 1892 and located in buildings that had been used for the 1888 Universal Exhibition. The first fauna housed in the zoo came […]
Madrid – Strategically located in the geographic centre of the Iberian Peninsula at an altitude of 646 meters above sea level, Madrid (with a population of over 3 million residents) has one of the most important historic centers of all the great European cities. For European standards, Madrid is not a very old city, since […]
Barcelona – with a population of 1.6 million residents, Barcelona is the second-largest city in Spain, and is the capital of the autonomous province of Catalonia. Its earliest origins trace back to an Ancient Greek settlement, as well as the presence of Carthagians around 218 BC, and a Roman colony afterwards. With its history, and […]
Arc de Triomf (Passeig Lluis Companys, Barcelona) – this structure was originally built as the gateway to the Universal Exhibition in 1888 (held at the Parc de la Ciutadella). The Arc’s architect Josep Vilaseca designed a monument of classical style and proportions as an allegory of Barcelona’s respect for the nations and provinces taking part […]
Alcazaba of Málaga (Calle Alcazabilla 2, Málaga) – this is a palatial fortification located in Málaga, which overlooks that city from a hilltop. It is one of two Moorish fortresses in Málaga (the other one being the Castillo de Gibralfaro). The Alcazaba is perhaps the best-preserved Moorish fortress in Spain. Admission: €2.20 (€3.55 for combined […]