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Top Attractions of Barcelona

Barcelona in Spain is a place that attracts tourist due its multifarious attractions. With an array of attraction and limited number of days, it becomes mandatory to choose only the best places to visit. To ease your process of selecting the best places in Barcelona, we have listed the main attractions of Barcelona that are a must to see.

The first one in the list is the Casa Milà which is also called as the Milà House. It is named after the person who commissioned the project. It is unfinished, but an attraction to the tourist as on its rooftop it has stand several impressive chimney pots looking like medieval knights.

After that you can go and visit the Gothic Quarter. It was built during medieval times. It has go narrow roads that has strikingly poignant architecture. There are numerous shops, bars and nightclubs in the area that is a very popular destination for the tourists. You can linger a full day at this place to fully enjoy its sights. 

If you want to have a day away from the city crowd, then you can go to the 'Serrated Mountain' that is located 50 kms away from the main city. The mountain also has matchless views from its peaks.

Then, there is the Las Ramblas, a chain of 5 paths of road that run through central Barcelona. There is a tree-lined pedestrian boulevard down the middle. Relax with your loved ones as you will find a large number of shops, cafes and bars. The Wax – Cera, Erotica museums, the Grand Opera House - Gran Teatre de Liceu - and the city's most colorful market, Mercat de la Boqueria all are located in this area.

The Dalí Theatre-Museum is the largest known object in the world. It has numerous paintings of Dalí. You can also find work of some other artists in this museum that will keep you enthralled.

You can then go to Güell Park that is home to Gaudí's most colorful works. It can be called as it became a public playground on the hilltop that gives panoramic view over Barcelona city and capture some great photos of the park.

Those who love marine life will be overjoyed to visit Barcelona's Aquarium. It has the most unique and unusual collection of Mediterranean sea-life in the world. The floor-to-ceiling glass displays gives you a close view and you will be surprised by the variety of sea-life present there. It is very knowledgeable to see the Planeta Aqua (Water Planet) exhibit.

Moving on to the next attraction you can go to the Picasso Museum (Museu Picasso), located in El Raval district. This museum is divided in various segments based on the life of the artist.

The nature lovers will love Montjuïc that is a hill located on the southwestern border of Barcelona. It has been developed as a place having a number of attractions like museums, theatres and clubs. An old castle still exists from the time when political prisoners were executed en masse by the Spanish government.

Barcelona has a number of places for the art lovers and the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya and CaixaForum, have a variety of art collection representing medieval to modern period. You just won’t know how the time will fly when you are in Barcelona and it will be a joy to visit the attractive sights of the city.

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