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Renaissance, Baroque & Neoclassical

Iglesia de Belén

After the glories of the Gothic era, when Barcelona and Catalonia were took something of a back seat in art and architecture, although what has survived today is a fraction of what the city once held, before its great spate of church burnings.

Antic Convent de Sant Agustí

Gothic cloister and music venue

Antic Hospital de la Santa Creu

The National Library of Catalonia

Basilica de La Mercè

Mercy! (it's also home to Barcelona's biggest party)

Carrer Ample

The street of kings

Castell de Montjuïc

The dark castle on the hill

Generalitat

Seat of the Catalan government for 600 years

Iglesia de Belén

A Beautiful Shell

MNAC: Renaissance & Baroque

Small, Choice but Not Too Catalan

Montserrat

The Catalan Magic Mountain

Palau de la Virreina

Contemporary Images and A Ticket Booth

Palau Moja

Now a Seat of Culture

Parc del Laberint d'Horta

Get lost in Barcelona's most beautiful park

Plaça Reial

Barcelona’s parlour and nightlife node

Plaça Sant Felip Neri

The Barri Gòtic's secret romantic square

Porxos d’en Xifré

Picasso's first Barcelona address

Sant Agustí

A rare Neoclassical bit of BCN

Text © Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls

Image by Zarateman, PD Art