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>Una imatge d'una persona practicant barranquisme d'iniciació a Castellar del Vallès (Fotografia: Pyrenees Extreme)</p>

Are you ready for a unique experience, one you will remember for a lifetime? We give you some suggestions if you feel like trying something completely different, something that will definitely leave a lasting impression. Whether you are daring and love heights or prefer to gaze at nature’s beauty from a privileged vantage point, here you will find a series of adventures that you must experience at least once in a lifetime. 

<p>Domènech i Montaner House, Canet de Mar</p>

At the beginning of the last century, Art Nouveau was all the rage in Paris: wavy facades, floral motifs on signs, wrought-iron staircases ... This new aesthetic depicted modern city life and had a huge impact in Catalonia. However, when the winds of Art Nouveau blew across the Pyrenees, Catalan architects reinterpreted it in their own way. This is what we know as Catalan Modernisme.

<p>Museu d'Art de Cerdanyola</p>

World Book Day or Sant Jordi on 23 April is the perfect time to explore the amazing Art Nouveau heritage of the regions around Barcelona. Using roses as our inspiration, we suggest a tour of five places that are a must-see if you love Catalan Modernisme, floral motifs and legends. 

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Guitarra flamenca, violí i violoncel a l'Església de Santa Maria i Sant Nicolau

Culture and traditions

An amazing museum in which to explore the history of science and technology in Catalonia.

Culture and traditions

Visita guiada a diversos edificis modernistes de l'arquitecte Josep Puig i Cadafalch a Mataró i a Argentona.

Culture and traditions

Vespres d’estiu que combinen música en directe, gastronomia, talent local i sostenibilitat en un entorn natural únic. Una experièn...

Culture and traditions

At the Gavà Mines Archaeological Park we can find out what the men and women of the Neolithic era were like, what they did and how...

Culture and traditions

Torna el Museu de les Aigües, una planta d'extracció i bombament d'aigua del 1909 que avui encara continua en servei.

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