City: Catalonia
Top Things to do in Catalonia
What to do and see in Catalonia, Spain: The Best Things to do
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Restaurants in Catalonia
1. Basilica of the Sagrada Familia
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 163,734 reviews
The Basilica of the Sagrada Familia is a monumental church devoted to the Holy Family: Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Construction began in 1882, based on plans drawn up by the architect Francisco de Paula del Villar, and Antoni Gaudi was commissioned to continue the project in 1883. The Temple has always been an expiatory church, built only from donations. As Gaudi said: "The Expiatory Church of the Sagrada Familia is made by the people and is mirrored in them. It is a work that is in the hands of God and the will of the people." In 2010, Pope Benedict XVI consecrated the site as a minor basilica
Reviewed By Lifetoexplore59 - Denmead, United Kingdom
What a fantastic beautiful interesting work of art, I was in awe of the many many details, the amazing colours coming through from the stained glass windows just takes your breath away, a must absolutely visit.
2. Girona Cathedral (Catedral)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3,401 reviews
This 15th-century cathedral has the second-widest nave in the world.
Reviewed By Basili0T - Baltimore, United States
Great walk on wall around the cathedral Entrance is 8 euros (1.5 for children) Includes audio guide in English or Spanish 15 min walk from bullet train station Cathedral interior full of religious artifacts from catholic religion since before year 1000
3. Passeig de la Muralla
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4.5 based on 2,224 reviews
Reviewed By jessicagU4903ZX
You must walk the medieval walls of Girona and the towers to see the best views of the city. You really shouldn’t miss this. And if you’re a photographer then all the more reason!
4. Jardines de Santa Clotilde
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4.5 based on 2,421 reviews
This wonderful garden was landscaped in a setting of great beauty on top of a cliff with breath-taking views over the sea, and it is a fine specimen of the spirit that animated the Noucentista movement in Catalonia - an early twentieth-century movement for intellectual and aesthetic renewal that found a distinguished spokesman in the writer Eugeni d'Ors. The Santa Clotilde gardens were designed in the manner of the dainty yet austere gardens of the Italian Renaissance by Nicolau Rubió i Tuduri at the age of twenty-eight, when he was still brimming over with admiration for his master in the art of landscape gardening, Forestier.
Reviewed By russellt264 - Leeds, United Kingdom
Santa Clotilde Gardens are Fantastic and well worth a visit There located just outside fenals in Sa Boadella overlooking stunning Sa Boadella Beach
5. Fenals Beach
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4.5 based on 2,790 reviews
Reviewed By rebeccareeve80 - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Spent 1 week on this beach in June and 1 week in October and have to say we love the beach yes it’s shingles and there’s a bank into the water and then a bit of a shelf in the water (so beware with little ones) but in places there is waves and they are so much fun tumbling you around we had such fun trying to get in and out of the water. Your bather, bikini or shorts will end up full of shingles if you get tumbled though. There’s a little ice cream hut at the end of beach towards Lloret end and the ice creams are lovely and reasonably priced too.
6. Llevant Beach
7. Illuminated Fountain
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4.5 based on 3,842 reviews
Reviewed By C7442MTchrish - Chorley, United Kingdom
Visited on a walk around Salou town in the evening. The area around the beach has an excellent promenade area with fountains, sculptures and gardens; shops, arcades and restaurants are on the opposite side. The fountain is usually on for about 20 minutes and whilst we were there, three varying types of music played as the water "danced" in time to the music. The whole spectacle is free and always well attended. A nice spectacle to take anyone of any age to
8. Pont del Diable
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4.5 based on 1,646 reviews
Reviewed By VadimM67 - Murmansk, Russia
The Roman aqueduct in Tarragona was my fifth aqueduct after the Valens in Istanbul, the aqueduct in Segovia, the Aqua Appia in Rome, and the famous Pont du Gard near Nimes. The aqueduct of Tarragona or the devil's bridge certainly did not get on the 5-Euro bill like the Pont du Gard, but it is the most picturesque I have seen, even if not the largest. Getting to the Devil's bridge is easy. You need to take the 5 or 85 bus on the ring at the bus station. The aqueduct Park is just 5 km from Tarragona. After getting off at the bus stop of the same name, go right for another 500 meters. And here it is: Wow! There are two things I admire most about Roman aqueducts. The ability of engineers to calculate the slope for many kilometers and the ability of builders to accurately perform it. This is the art of leading water (from Latin: aqua — water and ducere-lead).Roman engineers could determine the slope with an accuracy of 0.1 degrees — that is, 1 m of slope per 1 km of aqueduct. It is not easy to implement this in practice, so to avoid changing the angle of inclination, special reservoirs were created that accumulate and equalize water. The water trough is preserved in the aqueduct here. You can see it if you climb to the top. In fact, it was not necessary to build an aqueduct of this size. It would be possible to lay siphon pipes to the bottom of the gorge, following its profile and then lift it up to a height just below the original level. This is called a hydraulic gradient. Why did the Romans prefer to build giant aqueducts? The size is disorienting. We think if bigger and more massive means more expensive. However, pipes (lead pipes) have cost the Romans more expensive than bridges. Masonry was cheap, due to the cheapness of stone, brick, and mortar. Only if the depth of the gorges was great, the Romans stretched pipes to the bottom,and then up. In our case, the aqueduct is 27 meters high. The water was taken from the Rourell area, 92 metres above sea level, and carried more than ten kilometres The grandiose structure could not but cause mystification in the middle ages, when the Visigoths, and then the Spaniards lost the ability to build such structures. They named the aqueduct the devil's bridge, linking it with the legend that the devil will take the soul of the person who enters the bridge first. Local residents let a donkey on the bridge first... The donkey is not Faust, its soul is not interesting. Now you can walk on the bridge as you like. This is probably the most accessible aqueduct I've ever seen.
9. Parc Natural dels Aiguamolls de l'Emporda
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4.5 based on 228 reviews
Reviewed By foxtail1 - Catawba, United States
I spent a lovely time here birdwatching. There are various habitats and a wide range of birds to see. There are a number of blinds for watching waterbirds. I visited midweek, so there were a number of school groups earlier in my visit, but it quieted down after noon.
10. PortAventura
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4.0 based on 23,831 reviews
Discover six worlds in a single destintation. A journey beyond your wildest dreams begins here. Six completely different worlds of adventure await you in PortAventura Park, all designed with stunning theme details to enhance your experience. Whaterver you like to do, you’ll find something to suit your tastes. The park is packed with fun for families, Friends, Young and old alike.
Reviewed By michellebM6641GK
This is an excellent theme park, way better than anything in the UK, its very clean and well designed and something for everyone, especially those that seek the thrill of big rides. Height restrictions are spot on as some really aren't suitable for the bravest of younger children. We has express passes as part of hotel package but if you time it right you can avoid lots of queuing without if you take advantage of the late opening times.
