Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #16 in Barcelona, Spain
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3.4 km
55 m
Experience Barcelona in Spain in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in BarcelonaIndividual Sights in BarcelonaSight 1: Teatre Tívoli
The Tivoli Theatre is a building located at Carrer de Casp, 6-20 in Barcelona, listed as a cultural asset of local interest. It is one of the largest theatres in the city and has hosted performances of opera and zarzuela, as well as musical works and Catalan theatre, even seeing their world premiere or premiere in the city.
Sight 2: Homenatge al Llibre
The Homage to the Book is a corporeal poem or urban poem by Joan Brossa created in 1994 and designed by the visual artist Josep Pla-Narbona, located at the intersection of Passeig de Gràcia and Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, in Barcelona. It was commissioned by the Guild of Old Booksellers of Catalonia. The location of this work by Brossa is not accidental; it is precisely in Passeig de Gràcia where the stands of the Ancient and Modern Second-Hand Book Fair, organized by the aforementioned guild, are displayed annually.
Sight 3: A Joan Güell i Ferrer
A Joan Güell i Ferrer is a sculptural monument located on Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes near the junction with the Rambla de Catalunya in Barcelona. Created in 1888, it was the work of the architect Joan Martorell and the sculptors Rossend Nobas, Torquat Tasso, Eduard B. Alentorn, Maximí Sala and Francesc Pagès i Serratosa. Destroyed in 1936, it was rebuilt by the architect Joaquim Vilaseca i Rivera and the sculptor Frederic Marès in 1945.
Sight 4: Casa Pia Batlló
Casa Pia Batlló is a building located on the corner of Rambla de Catalunya and Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, listed as a cultural asset of local interest.
Sight 5: Museu del Modernisme Català
The Museum of Catalan Modernism (MMCAT) – also known as the Museum of Modernism of Barcelona (MMBCN) – is a museum inaugurated in 2010 and dedicated entirely to Catalan modernism. It occupies the thousand square meters divided into two floors of a modernist building, from 1902 and 1904, by the architect Enric Sagnier, at Carrer de Balmes 48, in Barcelona, between the Provincial Council and the Consell de Cent. It shows 350 works, including paintings, sculptures, furniture and stained glass, by 42 artists representative of this artistic movement. The vast majority of the works come from the private collection of the Pinós-Guirao family, and many are unpublished. You can find pieces by Antoni Gaudí, Joaquim Mir, Hermen Anglada Camarasa, Ramon Casas and Santiago Rusiñol. It is the first Museum of Catalan Modernism open to the world.
Sight 6: Sant Josep Oriol
The Basilica of Saint Joseph Oriol is a basilica in Barcelona, Catalonia.
Sight 7: La Villarroel
La Villarroel is the current name of a theatrical space opened in 1972 that has always been known as the Sala Villarroel. It is on Villarroel Street -núm. 87- of Barcelona. Ángel Alonso, Adolf Bras, Alfons Guirao and José A. Ortega were the four businessmen who carried out the initial project. The first show was Non Plus Plis dels Comediants, a company that would rehearse their plays until they moved to Canet de Mar. From then on it was called Villarroel Teatre.
Sight 8: Jardins Maria Mercè Marçal
The Maria Mercè Marçal Gardens are a green area in the Nova Esquerra neighbourhood of Barcelona's Eixample, located in the interior of the block between Carrer de Provença, Carrer Viladomat, Carrer Rosselló and Carrer del Comte Borrell. With an area of about 1,320 m², they were inaugurated in 2002 on the site of the headquarters of the Editorial Sopena. They were named in honour of the Barcelona poet and feminist Maria Mercè Marçal (1952-1998)
Sight 9: Jardins de Montserrat Figueras
The Montserrat Figueras Gardens are a green area in Barcelona's Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample neighbourhood. They are dedicated to Montserrat Figueras, a soprano who was a reference in the vocal repertoire of the medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods. This designation follows the line set by the Eixample District to feminize the district's nomenclature by incorporating women's names into block interiors and other spaces.
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