Attractions

The heart of the Old City of Barcelona and the administrative hub of Catalonia is the Plaça de Sant Jaume in Catalan and known as Saint James's Square in English). The Palace of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the City Hall face each other across this square, making it a crucial location for governance in the region. The square was established in the early 19th century when the old church of Sant Jaume was torn down and City Hall's new main façade was constructed.

Barcelona a Prim is a sculptural monument located in the Ciudadela Park of Barcelona, in the Ciutat Vella district. It was created in 1887 with an architectural design by Josep Fontserè, while the sculptural part was created by Lluís Puiggener.
The original work was destroyed in 1936, and was replaced in 1948 by another one elaborated by Frederic Marès. The monument is dedicated to the Catalan military and politician Juan Prim y Prats (Reus, 1814 - Madrid, 1870), President of the Council of Ministers of Spain and one of the architects of the Revolution of 1868. This work is registered as a Cultural Heritage of Local Interest (BCIL) in the Inventory of Catalan Cultural Heritage with the code 08019/870.

The monument in memory of repressed gays, lesbians, and transgender people is a monument erected on March 21, 2011 in the Parque de la Ciudadela by the City Council of Barcelona (Spain).

The Güell Pavilions, also known as Pavellons Güell, is a collection of structures situated in the Pedralbes neighborhood of Barcelona. Designed by the Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí, the buildings were constructed between 1884 and 1887.

The Prado Museum in Madrid is a renowned Spanish national art museum housing one of the world's most significant collections of European art, dating from the 12th to the early 20th century. Its collection includes over 8,200 drawings, 7,600 paintings, 4,800 prints, and 1,000 sculptures. Works by famous artists such as Goya, Bosch, Rubens, Titian, and Velázquez are some of the highlights. Despite a drop in attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the museum remains one of the most-visited museums globally and is part of Madrid's Golden Triangle of Art, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The Town square, also known as Plaza Mayor in Spanish, is a prominent public area situated in the center of Madrid, the capital city of Spain. In the past, it served as the focal point of Old Madrid, and its construction took place between 1580 and 1619, under the rule of Philip III. Notably, another well-known square, the Puerta del Sol, is located just a few blocks from it.

The Parque del Buen Retiro, also known as Retiro Park or El Retiro, is a vast urban park in Madrid, Spain. It was formerly the property of the Spanish Monarchy until the end of the 19th century when it was opened as a public park. Recently, in 2021, Buen Retiro Park was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list as part of a joint inscription with Paseo del Prado.
Located at the outskirts of the city centre, near the Puerta de Alcalá and in close proximity to the Prado Museum, lies the 1.4 km² (350 acres) Buen Retiro Park. This park boasts of beautiful gardens, statues, monuments, galleries, an artificial lake, and event venues, all located within its grounds. Notably, the park is completely surrounded by the modern-day city.

The MNCARS, also known as the Queen Sofía National Museum Art Centre, is Spain's national museum of 20th-century art located in Madrid, close to the Atocha train and metro stations. It forms a part of the Golden Triangle of Art along with the Museo del Prado and the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, situated on the Paseo del Prado.
The museum is dedicated primarily to Spanish art and boasts impressive collections of the country's two greatest 20th-century artists, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí. Among its most famous artworks is Picasso's Guernica, created in 1937. With a vast collection and multiple galleries, the museum regularly hosts temporary exhibitions of both national and international significance, establishing its status as one of the world's largest modern and contemporary art museums. Although its 2021 attendance figures of 1,643,108 visitors saw a 32% increase from 2020, it fell short of 2019's numbers due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. It ranked eighth on the list of most-visited art museums globally in 2021.
Moreover, the museum provides access to a specialized art library with over 100,000 books, more than 3,500 sound recordings, and almost 1,000 videos, which are available to the public free of charge.

The Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum, also known as the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, is an art museum situated near the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain. Named after its founder, it forms part of the "Golden Triangle of Art" alongside the Prado and the Reina Sofía national galleries. The museum's collection complements its counterparts' holdings, filling gaps in historical works such as Italian primitives, English, Dutch, and German schools in the Prado, and Impressionists, Expressionists, and European and American paintings from the 20th century in the Reina Sofía.
With more than 1,600 paintings, the Thyssen-Bornemisza was previously the world's second-largest private collection after the British Royal Collection. In 1987-88, a competition was held to house the collection's core after the museum's founder, Baron Thyssen, failed to secure permission to expand his museum in Lugano (Villa Favorita) and searched for a more suitable location elsewhere in Europe.

The Market of San Miguel, located in the square of the same name, next to the Plaza Mayor in Madrid (Spain), is a privately owned market whose most remarkable feature is that it preserves its original iron structure from the early 20th century. It has two floors and a surface area of 1200 square meters.
Located in the center of historic Madrid and with over 10 million visitors per year, the Mercado de San Miguel is the gastronomic temple of the city of Madrid, the contemporary essence of all corners of Spanish gastronomy. From the best Iberian ham to the freshest seafood daily arriving from Galicia, Mediterranean rice dishes or the most special cheeses from Castilla, Asturias or the Basque Country. First-class products and wines that come from all corners of Spain. Inaugurated in May 1916 as a market for provisions, in May 2009 it became the first gastronomic market in Madrid, offering a wide variety of products to its visitors.