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Oddball Barcelona
Barcelona caters for all tastes. Train lovers, antique collectors, people simply fond of silence and quiet backwaters... There is no hobby or liking that is overlooked or outlawed in a city like Barcelona.
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cardona
Cardona is set on a steep hill surrounded by the River Cardener. Originally the site was fortified to protect its salt trade; with the passing of time this became a great castle, around which the town of Cardona itself grew up.
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The Barri Gotic
The whole district is made up by tiny streets packed with history and enchanting little squares, such as the Calle Petritxol, with its chocolaterías (café specialising in hot drinking chocolate) and art galleries, or the squares called Plaza del Pi, Plaza Reial, Plaza de Sant Just or the Plaza de Sant Felip Neri.
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El Montseny
Serious hikers make a beeline for the Macizo del Montseny but it is
also a favourite spot for gentler country walks and picnics.
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Park Güell: The Architecture Of Nature
Park Güell seems to have been plucked straight from a fairy tale. It is
an odd spot, peculiar and even dreamlike, but extremely beautiful. Its
curious shapes and daring colour schemes, set off amidst the parks
plantlife, create an eerie world that bewitches everyone who sees it.
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El Passeig De Gracia
The whole of Barcelona is sprinkled with important Modernist
constructions but the bulk of them are concentrated in the district of
Eixample. The Passeig de Gràcia is the thoroughfare containing many of
the iconic buildings of this style.
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Mountain Of Montserrat
Rather than a mountain, despite its name, Montserrat is really a huge
rocky bluff 1236 metres high thrusting its whimsical peaks into the
sky.
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Penedes Wine Route
El Penedès is a region comprising the inland district of Alt Penedès
and the coastal districts of Baix Penedès and Garraf. It is Catalunyas
biggest wine-producing area and one of the biggest and most diverse of
the whole of Spain.
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