Attractions within the Barcelona Metropolitan area

Description of the areas of Barcelona

Barcelona is the capital of the Catalan autonomous region of Spain. It is a medium sized city famous for its modernism. Barcelona city has had many periods of growth culturally and in size. Notable were the 1888 World exhibition, 1929 Barcelona Universal Exposition and 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

Barcelona is also home to a unique style of modernism architecture pioneered by Antionio Gaudi, Lluis Domenech i Montaner, and many more incredible designers.

In the gothic centre, Barcelona has medieval and roman city buildings and streets. There are some incredible green space parks and gardens to explore.

This page lists all the things you can do and see in the Barcelona metropolitan area. It is a long list and is ordered by the number of times people have clicked on that item, I have not chosen the order!

If this long list is a bit overwhelming, you can use the menu hamburger and filter by geographic area-neighborhood-Locality or distance from Barcelona. Or try the search bar.

If you see something you like on this list page you can click on it to find more information about the specific attraction.

Happy Exploring!