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Cathedral La Sagrada Familia
Category: Cathedral in Barcelona
The expiatory church of La Sagrada Familia (full name is The Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia) is one of the greatest landmarks of Barcelona. The building is in the centre of Barcelona, and over the years it has become one of the most universal signs of identity of the city and the country. It...

URL: http://www.sagradafamilia.cat/

Santa Coloma de Cervello

Church of Colònia Güell
Category: Church in Santa Coloma de Cervello
The Church of Colònia Güell is located in Santa Coloma de Cervello near Barcelona. It is an unfinished work of the famous Catalian architect Antoni Gaudi. The technique Gaudi used to design the church was to hang little bags of bird-shot from chains. Gravity would pull these bags downwards, giving...

URL: http://virtualcoloniaguell.com/

Pals

Pals Gothic Quarter
Category: Ancient architecture in Pals
The Gothic Quarter of town of Pals has been substantially restored and there are cobbled streets interrupted by semicircular arches, façades with pointed arched windows and stone balconies.

Girona

Girona cathedral
Category: Cathedral in Girona
The present edifice of Girona cathedral is one of the finest specimens of Gothic architecture in Spain. It is approached by eighty-six steps. Among its interior decorations is a retable which is the work of the Valencian silversmith Pere Bernec. It is divided into three tiers of statuettes and relie...

Malgrat de Mar

Marineland Catalunya
Category: ZOO in Malgrat de Mar
Marineland Catalunya is located to the North-East of Barcelona near the town of Patafolls (Malgrat de Mar municipality) on the Costa Brava. It is a combination of marine zoo, a water park and a dolphinarium. The water park is one of the best in the area with a wide selection of slides & rides, i...

URL: http://www.marineland.es/marineland/cataluna/

Albinyana

Aquapark and ZOO Aqualeon Costa Dorada
Category: Aquapark in Albinyana
The Aqualeon Costa Dorada is situated near town of Albinyana in autonomous community of Catalunya. It is a combination between large water park and a safari/nature park. The water park boasts a wide selection of slides, rides, children's play areas and pools. The park's wildlife section is varied; w...

URL: http://www.aqualeon.es

Barcelona

Barcelona Aquarium
Category: ZOO in Barcelona
The Aquarium is located in the Port Vell harbour area of city of Barcelona, at the bottom end of the famous La Rambla boulevard. It includes an 80 foot long moving tunnel through its oceanarium that houses many species of fish and sharks - total of 21 tanks with fish from all over the world.There is...

URL: http://www.aquariumbcn.com

Figueres

Dali museum
Category: Museum in Figueres
Dalí museum is situated in the town of Figueres (north from Barcelona). It is one of the most interesting and popular museums in Northern Spain. The museum is home to one of the largest collections of works of Salvador Dalí - world famous artist best known for the striking and bizarre images in hi...

Sitges

Sitges Film Festival (early October)
Category: Events & Festivals in Sitges
This Film festival normally takes place every year in early October in the Catalonian coastal town of Sitges. The Sitges Film Festival is one of the most recognizable held in Europe, considered the world`s foremost international festival specializing in fantasy and horror movies.

Cantallops

Castle de Requesens
Category: Fortress in Cantallops
The castle de Requesens lies in the Serra de l`Albera area amongst woodlands of cork oak, some kilometers from Cantallops. The fortress dates from the 9th Century.

Vilajuiga

Dolmen de la Carena
Category: Archeological site in Vilajuiga

Capmany

Dolmen Menhir dels Estanys I
Category: Archeological site in Capmany

Garriguella

Mediterranean Tortoise Centre
Category: ZOO in Garriguella
Mediterranean Tortoise Centre is situated in the Serra de l`Albera mountains in municipality of Garriguella. The centre protects tortoises in their natural environment. At the centre visitors can see the various ecosystems and different aged tortoises.

URL: http://www.tortugues.cat

Vilabertran

Vilabertran Monastery
Category: Monastery in Vilabertran
The former Augustinian monastery of Canonica de Santa Maria Vilabertran is located in village of Vilabertran, near Figueres. Here is a beautiful Romanesque church with a magnificent tower and three aisles.

Tarragona

El Templo del Sol Nudist Campsite
Category: Beach resort in Tarragona
El Templo del Sol is Nudist campsite adjacent to the El Torn nudist beach near Tarragona, in Catalonia. It is a well-equipped with jacuzzis, swimming pools, restaurant, pizzeria, bar, supermarket and movie theater.

Lleida

The Templar castle of Gardeny
Category: Fortress in Lleida
In the second half of the 12th century, the Order of the Knights Templar built a monastery complex on the strategic plateau of Gardeny near Lleida. During the 17th and 18th centuries, the former medieval complex was extended and turned into a new military fort.

Cadaques

Salvador Dali House-Museum
Category: Museum in Cadaques
Salvador Dali spent long periods of his young life in Port Lligat(Bay of Cadaques). He built a suitably bizarre villa there. The house is made up of a number of fisherman`s huts fastened in inventive and fascinating ways, and then whitewashed.

Garriguella

Church Santa Eulàlia de Noves
Category: Church in Garriguella
The Església de Santa Eulàlia de Noves is a large church in Garriguella (Catalonia). It was built in 1722 on the remains of it`s 10th century predecessor and has a plain exterior which hides an ornate nave and three arches supporting a vaulted roof.

Palafrugell

The Cork Museum
Category: Museum in Palafrugell
The Cork Museum in Palafrugell is unique for Spain. It celebrates Palafrugell's main industry from the 18th to 20th century based on the area's cork woods.

Roses

Roses Citadel
Category: Fortress in Roses
The citadel is situated at the eastern end of town of Roses, on the hillside of Puig Rom. It is a star-shaped and was built by the Greeks but has also Roman and Medieval remains. There are fine views from the citadel over the Bay and the town.

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