Culture and traditions

The regions of Barcelona boast an incredibly rich palaeontological heritage, taking you on a fascinating geological journey through time. Exceptionally well-preserved sites contain skeletons, bones, eggs, mammals and even dinosaur footprints! These elements will help you understand how we have evolved.

If you’re a curious-minded person looking for a great family day out, we recommend organising a trip to the textile model villages in the regions of Barcelona. Built at around the turn of the 20^th century, they still contain fully-functioning machinery, fabrics you can feel and so many amazing stories that you’ll be blown away. So how about a journey back in time?

Do you like old shops? Those where everything is designed to display the products and make them stand out. Those where, wherever you look, you find giant mirrors, columns, staircases, giant cash registers and hidden details that transport you to another era. Many towns and cities have made an effort to keep the shops as they were, without modernising them unnecessarily. You can find examples just walking around, but there are places where these shops have become their own identity feature. Do you know where they are?