What to visit

Museums

• Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC)
  Palau Nacional, Montjuic - Tel. 93 622 0367
  Web: http://www.mnac.es/index.jsp?lan=003
  Admission: €4.80 (entry fee); €4.20 (temporary exhibits).
  Free the 1st Thursday of each month.


• Fundació Joan Miró
  Parc de Montjuic - Tel. 93 329 1908
  Web: http://www.bcn.fjmiro.es
  Admission:€7.20 (entry fee); €3.60 (temporary exhibits)


• Museu Picasso
  Carrer Montcada 15-19 - Tel. 93 319 6310
  Admission: €4.80 (entry fee); €4.80 (temporary exhibits).
  Free the first Sunday of each month.


• Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA)
  Pla&ccidil;a dels Ángels 1 - Tel. 93 412 0810
  Web: http://www.macba.es
  Admission: €5.11 (entry fee); € 3.46 (temporary exhibits)


• Museu d' Historia de la Ciutat
  Pla&ccidil;a del Rei - Tel. 315 1111
  The Palau Reial on Pla&ccidil;a del Rei houses the Museu d'Historia de la Ciutat. The remains of the Roman city of Barcino were uncovered underneath the Palau in 1931 and Roman streets are still visible in the vast cellar space which stretches as far as the Cathedral. The museum admission fee gives access to the cellar and to a number of beautiful medieval buildings.
  Admission: €3.50 (entry fee); €1.20 (audio-visual show)



• Reials Drassanes. Museu Marítim
  Avinguda Drassanes - Tel.93 301 1871
  The Maritime Museum harks back to Barcelona's seafaring past with a staggering number of nautical exhibits, including a map by Amerigo Vespucci. The museum is housed in the Reiales Drassanes (Royal Shipyards) which date from the thirteenth century.
  Admission: €4.80 (entry fee).

Theaters

• Palau de la Música Catalana
  The Palau de la Música Catalana is one of the world's leading concert halls. Considered to be one of Modernism's chief exponents, it was built by the Catalan architect Lluís Domenech i Montaner between 1905 and 1908. In 1997 it was declared a "World Heritage Site" by the UNESCO.
  
  The Palau de la Música Catalana plays host to musical seasons arranged by different organizations, with a frequency exceeding three hundred sessions per year.
  
  Since it's opening, Barcelona concertgoers have had the privilege to attend concerts performed by the world most famous artists, i.e., Leonard Bernstein conducting West Side Story, Duke Ellington performing his masterful swing music, as well as Karajan, Chick Corea, and so many others.
  
  These musicians have given the Barcelonians some unforgettable nights of music. While in Barcelona you should experience such a magical night too.
  Address: St.Francesc de Paula, 2 (metro Urquinaona)
  Web: http://www.palaumusica.org


• Gran Teatre del Liceu
  The Gran Teatre del Liceu, contrary to other opera houses, was built with private contributions instead of governmental funds. It opened on April 4th 1847, with a varied program of symphonic pieces, operas and plays. On January 31st 1994 a fire once again engulfed the Grand Liceu theatre.
  
  As in 1861, when it was set on fire for the first time, only the foyer and the horseshoe arch remained intact. The response from the regional governments and population as a whole was swift and to the point: there was a need to rebuild it on the same site as soon as possible. The new theatre was reopened in October 1999.
  
  Domingo, Pavarotti, Caballe, Callas, Tebaldi will always have a special place in the hearts of the audience. In the last 25 years, a lot of younger people have become fans of these works and regularly attend the performances at the Liceu.
  
  Address: La Rambla, 51-59 (metro Liceu)
  Web: http://www.liceubarcelona.com