History & culture: the best places in Catalonia
48 towns in Catalonia that suit a history & culture trip, each with what you can book and how to get there from the UK.
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Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family
basilica · Barcelona
Park Güell
museum · Barcelona
Poblet Monastery
monastery · Vimbodí
Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia
cathedral · Barcelona
Santa Maria de Montserrat
monastery · Collbató
Casa Vicens
museum · Barcelona
Palau Güell
palace · Barcelona
Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco
archaeological site · Tarragona
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
museum · Barcelona
Basilica of Our Lady of the Sea
basilica · Barcelona
Fundació Joan Miró
museum · Barcelona
Museu Picasso
museum · Barcelona
Where to go: History & culture
Barcelona
215 sights
Tarragona
34 sights
Girona
15 sights
Figueres
10 sights
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Terrassa
10 sights
Collbató
10 sights
Àger
49 sights
Vimbodí
10 sights
Lleida
12 sights
Tortosa
13 sights
Cardona
11 sights
Vilanova i la Geltrú
23 sights
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Vilafranca del Penedès
18 sights
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Vic
7 sights
Roses
21 sights
Sant Cugat del Vallès
10 sights
Sitges
35 sights
Vielha
16 sights
Banyoles
10 sights
Ripoll
7 sights
Mataró
11 sights
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Martorell
5 sights
Besalú
9 sights
Igualada
7 sights
Camprodon
8 sights
Montblanc
12 sights
Torroella de Montgrí
10 sights
Verges
10 sights
Olot
6 sights
el Port de la Selva
36 sights
Badalona
14 sights
Palamós
20 sights
Manresa
5 sights
Cornudella de Montsant
10 sights
Calafell
9 sights
Breda
4 sights
Cadaqués
61 sights
Bagà
5 sights
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Sabadell
5 sights
Rubí
7 sights
Valls
5 sights
Cambrils
17 sights
Pals
6 sights
Reus
5 sights
Amposta
4 sights
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Canet de Mar
5 sights
Ribes de Freser
15 sights
Calella
10 sights