Culture and traditions

Discover a spectacular heritage while strolling around villages and towns in Barcelona's regions. Participate in traditional festivals and let museums nourish your sensibility.

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<p>Monestir de l'Estany</p>

Home to some amazing heritage, the ten towns listed below are set in locations that will take your breath away or tell you about the history of Catalonia. They’re must-see places to visit during your stay in the regions of Barcelona. You’ll fall in love with their architectural and natural heritage, and they’ll lead you to hidden corners you probably didn’t know existed. Are you ready?

<p>Casa Gomis, al Prat de Llobregat</p>

Away from the hustle and bustle of nearby towns, at the end of a path of pines and sand, you come to Casa Gomis, in El Prat de Llobregat, a house that will amaze you with its rationalist architecture, in constant dialogue with the coastal landscape.

<p>MNACTEC a Terrassa</p>

An old textile factory, an entire neighbourhood that became the most important tannery district in Europe, or the old kiln that produced the ceramics that still adorn Barcelona’s most important Catalan modernist buildings. The industrial heritage of the regions of Barcelona is simply amazing. Discover seven places that will take your breath away.

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The Mediterranean Guitar Festival once again brings us the brilliant sounds of the Spanish guitar in two wonderful settings in Sit...

Visita guiada a l'església romànica de Sant Vicenç de Rus
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Antiga església parroquial de Castellar de N’Hug. És una església segona consagrada el 1106 per Ot, bisbe d’Urgell.

Exposició: Caixmir, la llàgrima persa
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Paisley is a motif that has been used in clothing for more than 400 years. It is one of the most successful designs in Western fas...

Culture and traditions

Discover the works of Lluís Muncunill, Terrassa’s most prolific architect, from unusual places with amazing views.

De Portes Endins
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De Portes Endins (Behind the Door) is a free summer programme that gives visitors the chance to explore places that don’t have reg...

Culture and traditions

The Colònia Borgonyà became one of the most important industrial model villages in Catalonia. Come and explore it on this gui...

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