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The Sagrada Família is Antoni Gaudí’s best-known creation and Barcelona’s most iconic landmark. Construction began in 1883, and today it is one of the world’s most unique basilicas. It covers an entire block in the Eixample district, and its towers are visible from much of the city. The crypt and the Nativity façade have been designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Gaudí spent more than forty years working on it and devoted himself to it exclusively during the last fifteen years of his life. The fact that it is his final resting place speaks volumes about the importance this work held for him.

He envisioned the temple as a grand synthesis of architecture, nature and religion. Its basilica floor plan features a Latin cross layout with three major façades (Nativity, Passion and Glory) and eighteen towers representing the apostles, the evangelists, the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. The interior resembles a vast stone forest, featuring columns that branch out like trees and filter the light through the stained-glass windows.

For a long time, Barcelona's residents regarded the Sagrada Familia as a perpetually unfinished project. Following Gaudí's death in 1926, construction continued according to his plans and models, despite the destruction of some of the original materials during the Spanish Civil War. Over the years, various architects have continued the project right up to the present day.

On 20 February 2026, a major milestone was reached when the upper arm of the cross was placed on the Tower of Jesus Christ, marking the temple’s highest point. Thanks to the accelerated pace of work in recent years, completion of this iconic building is drawing ever closer. Construction is expected to be completed within the next decade.

Towering over the bay of Sant Feliu at the tip of the Gixols headland, Caseta del Salvament Marítim offers a unique insight into the history of coastguard protection and rescue operations along the Catalan coast.

The building was completed in 1890 and was strategically located to control the natural harbours of Abric and Calassanç, at a time when they were particularly vulnerable. Besides sheltering shipwrecked sailors and the volunteers who carried out search and rescue duties, the station was used to store rescue equipment, such as the lifeboat, the launching platform and the line-thrower, along with a wide variety of essential tools and materials for operations.

The cabin and its contents represent an exceptional heritage site due to the preserved materials and the fact that it remains in its original location. Original items from the late 19th century are preserved inside, such as the lifeboat, as well as instruments, documentation and other items related to maritime activities.

Nowadays, it serves as one of the branches of the Sant Feliu de Guíxols History Museum. Visitors can learn about how rescue operations were organised and how sailors’ lives were protected in an often unpredictable maritime environment.

Torre Bellesguard is one of Antoni Gaudí’s most remarkable projects in Barcelona. At the foot of the Collserola hills, the castle lies on a site with over two thousand years of history. Remains from the Iberian and Roman periods have been found there. It was also once a hideout for outlaws and home to King Martin I the Humane, the last monarch of the Casal de Barcelona.

In the early 20th century, Gaudí drew inspiration from that past to build a residence on the site for the Figueres family. The building is reminiscent of a castle, with ramparts, Gothic-style windows and a large spire topped by a four-armed cross. However, Gaudí takes a liberal approach to the Gothic style and combines it with his own architectural innovations, such as the use of slabs, ceramic mosaic benches and stained-glass windows.

The tower is built from greenish stone quarried from the site itself, which blends the building seamlessly into the landscape. Inside, the light-filled spaces, the staircase courtyard and the attics with exposed brickwork highlight the architect's ingenuity.

Declared a Site of Cultural Interest in 1969, Torre Bellesguard is now open to the public, providing visitors with the opportunity to discover one of Gaudí’s most hidden treasures and the site’s long history.

On the outskirts of the ancient city of Tarraco, on the banks of the Francolí River, the Necropolis of Tarraco takes visitors on a journey back in time to the funerary practices and beliefs of the Roman world and to life in the neighbourhoods outside the walls of a Roman city.

This sprawling cemetery includes both tombs of people of the Roman religion and early Christian Romans, from the 3rd-5th centuries AD. With more than 2,000 documented burials, the cemetery is one of the most important surviving burial grounds of the Roman Empire.

As you walk through the necropolis, you can see various types of tombs. The place and method of burial varied according to the deceased's social status. The higher the status, the closer they were buried to a main road, such as the Via Augusta. Therefore, burial sites ranged from simple graves with coffins made of materials such as wood, stone or lead, to more elaborate mausoleums and churches with decorated sarcophagi.

The necropolis was uncovered during the construction of the Tobacco Factory in 1923. Subsequent excavation made it possible to conclude that the bishop of Tarraco St. Fructuosus and his deacons St. Augurius and St. Eulogius were buried in 259 AD. It also revealed the location of the crypts of the Arches and of the Engineers; uncovered details about religious beliefs and life in Roman times; and brought to light pieces such as the tombstone of Optimus, the Lion sarcophagus and the Ivory Doll, which was found inside a sarcophagus with the remains of a six-year-old girl.

Therefore, the necropolis of Tarraco is an essential stop for all those interested in archaeology and Roman history. The complex is part of the Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000.

How does a Barça player feel when he is about to go out onto the field? Lovers of football can experience that here in the flesh at this museum. Currently it is one of the most visited museums in Catalonia, with an annual average of more than 1,200,000 people.

The idea to make a Barça Museum was by Joan Gamper, the founder of the club. It was finally inaugurated in the year 1984. Since then, visitors have been able to see the trophies won by all the sporting sections of the Catalan club throughout its history and all kinds of objects related to the team, the players and the followers.

It also has a sport art collection, with works by Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Antoni Tàpies and Josep Maria Subirachs. Additionally, it holds the Futbolart Collection, owned by Pablo Ornaque, considered to be one of the best private collections in the world concerning football.

Starting in the year 2010, the Camp Nou Experience project began, a tour that places the visitor in a leading role using immersive technologies (video walls, touchscreens, audio, recreations, etc.). Apart from the museum, you visit the Stadium, the Messi Area and the Multimedia Area. During your visit, you can go through the locker room tunnel and transport yourself to a big final or photograph a replica of the European Cup in the press room.

What was the process of industrialisation like around the Ter River, one of the axes of the Industrial Revolution in Catalonia? How did the landscape and human activity coexist? The Museu del Ter, or Museum of the Ter, which forms part of the Territorial System of the mNACTEC (Science and Technology Museum of Catalonia), was created in Manlleu in 2004 specifically to promote the industrial and natural heritage of the central basin of the river Ter.

The Museum of the Ter is based at Can Sanglas, a former cotton spinning factory, located in the last section of the industrial canal of Manlleu. It dates from 1841 and is one of the oldest examples of the factories that were set up on the banks of the canal to take advantage of the hydraulic power.

Thanks to the first of the permanent exhibitions, The River Factory, Can Sanglas looks back at its period of industrial activity. This exhibition highlights the historical aspects of the industrialisation process of the central section of the Ter: from manufacturing jobs to mechanisation. Several experimental machines help to understand how the process of transforming cotton thread has evolved historically.

During the tour we find ourselves in the two power rooms that Can Sanglas had in order to take advantage of the hydraulic energy: the Francis turbine, which allows one to see how electricity is generated; and the Fontaine turbine, one of the first hydraulic motors installed on the Ter.  You can even see how the mechanical system operated the spinning machines!
This first section of the route connects with the second of the permanent exhibitions, The Industrial Society, which explains all the social changes caused by industrialisation.

Finally, the exhibition The Mediterranean Rivers takes a journey through the landscapes, hydrology, ecology, the natural heritage, the socio-environmental aspects and the sustainable management of Mediterranean fluvial courses. And the Ter Museum also houses the Centre d’Estudis dels Rius Mediterranis (Centre for the Study of Mediterranean Rivers, CERM) dedicated to environmental education and awareness-raising.

You can discover the history of Tortosa in one of the most significant buildings of the city. This is the old abattoir, a modernista work by the architect Pau Monguió, built on land reclaimed from the River Ebro. In 2012, on the centenary of the Museum of Tortosa it was moved and advantage was taken of the pavilions to display a completely renovated Museum project.

The museum has a collection of more than 4,000 pieces among which include prehistoric flint tools, Roman funerary stones, Andalusian pottery, Gothic capitals, signs of flooding, the tools of one of the last potters of Tortosa, and paintings and sculpture by artists from Tortosa, among others.

The tour of the permanent exhibition provides information on the history of Tortosa and its surrounding regions, from the prehistoric times to the present day. Remains from Ilercavonia, Dertosa or Turtuxa are displayed. You can see the most representative pieces from each historical period from the museum’s own collection and from other museums that have made loans to the collection, such as the Prado Museum, the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia), the National Archaeolgical Museum of Tarragona and the Museu de les Terres de l’Ebre. The contemporary work of the artist Leonardo Escoda interacts obliquely with the space and the content of the museum.

Since 1990, the old steam locomotive depot at Vilanova i la Geltrú has hosted one of the most important railway collections in Europe. More than 60 vehicles from all eras, technologies and countries, including 28 steam locomotives from the late 19th century, make up the bulk of the displays at the Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya (Catalonia Railroad Museum).

The history of the Spanish railway can be traced through its collection, starting with a replica of the first train to operate on the Peninsula, the Mataró. You can also see the oldest original locomotive in Spain, the last steam-powered vehicle and the first Talgo train. In addition, there are objects from the railways that explain what the stations were like and how the railway traffic was controlled. Among other items, there is an interlocking lever frame and a signal box originating from the Estació de França in Barcelona.

As well as the technical and historical aspect, the Museum invites you to discover the social and emotional aspects of the world of the train. For this reason, it has been designed as an experience space. And so visitors can go inside the locomotives, travel on the passenger trains and even watch audiovisual projections inside a freight wagon.

The important work of the Museum in preservation and dissemination is demonstrated by its documentation centre, with more than 10,000 photographs, 5,000 bibliographic records and 400 videos.