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Barcelona Sight Seeing: Castell de Montjuic


17th April 2007
The Castell de Montjuïc was built in the 17th century during the battle between Catalonia and Spain's Felipe IV, known as the "War of the Reapers". At the begining of the 18th century Bourbon troops ransacked the castle. It was rebuilt between 1751 and 1… more »

Barcelona Sight Seeing: Barri Gòtic


12th April 2007
The Gothic Quarter is just east off the Ramblas and contains medieval Gothic buildings dating from the 14th and 15th century in what used to be the centre of old Barcelona. It's a maze of interconnecting dark streets linking with squares, and there are… more »

Sight-Seeing in Barcelona: Park Güell


27th March 2007
Park Güell in Barcelona is internationally renowned Catalan architect Antoní Gaudí's modernist "utopia". A very lush parkland overlooking the city and filled with a fantasy village of mosaic-covered buildings, it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site… more »