Canyelles Things to Do

This street stretches from Las Ramblas to Plaça de la Catedral. One of the gates to the city of Barcelona was built here. The street is a wonderful mélange of people buying, looking, walking, talking and generally, living life.... more

This was first developed during the 1929 World's Fair, when there was great need for a new station because of the traffic created by the expo. The building's architects were Pedro de Muguruza and Raimón Duran, and the engineer... more

The Sardana is a dance genre performed by the Catalonia community. People join hands and dance in a circle in sync with the drum taps. Sardana Dance Statue is dedicated to celebrate this form of dance. Mannequins dressed up in... more

This funicular connects Plaça del Doctor Andreu, halfway up Collserola (and at the end of the Tramvia Blau route), with the amusement park on top of Tibidabo. Of course, if you have got the time and the energy, you could trek i... more

This was once the Counts of Aragón's Barcelona residence. In the Roman period, it was the residence of the local governor, and later belonged to the Visigoth Ataulfo. Its Roman origins can be seen clearly in the façade. Now, af... more

Enjoy the games of one of the best basketball teams in the whole country. Palau Blaugrana is the main stadium where the FC Barcelona Basketball team plays. It also hosts the games of the FC Barcelona Handbol, Volleyball and Hoc... more

During 1789, Barcelona suffered from famines and many volunteer organizations were set up. The donations and funds raised were utilized to support different charitable institutes. Casa de la Misericòrdia was also formerly a hom... more

For any nation the Parliament is an important place, where decisions that affects the lives of the citizens and the nation's economy are taken. Parlament de Catalunya, is the place where matters related to the country are discu... more

Palau Montaner is a grand and classy structure, situated along the Mallorca street. After controversies, changes in the project management, the building was finally completed and the result was a spectacular landmark. Classic p... more

Since 1973, Mercat del Born had served as the city's wholesale market, before being abandoned to eat the dust. For over 30 years it had been the same till it was undertaken for restoration, to convert it into a library and conv... more