Barcelona History
Many of Barcelona’s best museums offer free entry once a month, including the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC), Museu Picasso and Museu d’Història de Barcelona (MUHBA). Find out which museums you can visit for free and when to go.
Many people have heard of Gaudí’s major works, such as the Sagrada Família and Casa Milà. Other equally interesting Gaudí’ architecture lies tucked away, sometimes in quiet residential neighborhoods.
Explore the Barcelona of Picasso’s youth. Discover the places he lived, the studios where he painted early masterpieces and the cafes and art galleries that formed his world.
Discover Sant Pere de les Puel·les, tracing its thousand-year history from a Benedictine convent through invasions, fires and reconstruction to the remarkable landmark seen today.
Barcelona is often described as a Mediterranean city shaped by design, trade, and culture. In reality, it is a layered city, rebuilt again and again after conquest, collapse, reform, and reinvention.