Barcelona Downtown, Historical + Museum Pictures

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A lake and a majestic fountain are among the highlights in this urban park that stands on the site of the city’s former fortress.

This concert hall is an awe-inspiring example of modernist architecture. Tour the building or get in early for tickets to a performance.

Take in the large domed ceilings and artistic details in one of Gaudí’s earliest buildings.

This museum on Barcelona’s port gives an insight into the city’s important maritime history in the 18th and 19th centuries.

This museum on Barcelona’s port gives an insight into the city’s important maritime history in the 18th and 19th centuries.

This museum on Barcelona’s port gives an insight into the city’s important maritime history in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Take in the large domed ceilings and artistic details in one of Gaudí’s earliest buildings.

Take in the large domed ceilings and artistic details in one of Gaudí’s earliest buildings.

This museum on Barcelona’s port gives an insight into the city’s important maritime history in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Take in the large domed ceilings and artistic details in one of Gaudí’s earliest buildings.

A palace and a watch tower are among the preserved medieval treasures enclosing this atmospheric square where Christopher Columbus was welcomed upon his return.

This museum on Barcelona’s port gives an insight into the city’s important maritime history in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Take in the large domed ceilings and artistic details in one of Gaudí’s earliest buildings.

Take in the large domed ceilings and artistic details in one of Gaudí’s earliest buildings.

Take in the large domed ceilings and artistic details in one of Gaudí’s earliest buildings.

Docent-led tours take you through the Renaissance halls and behind the scenes in this historic theater, where opera and classical music reign.

Take in the large domed ceilings and artistic details in one of Gaudí’s earliest buildings.

This museum on Barcelona’s port gives an insight into the city’s important maritime history in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Take in the large domed ceilings and artistic details in one of Gaudí’s earliest buildings.

Docent-led tours take you through the Renaissance halls and behind the scenes in this historic theater, where opera and classical music reign.

Take in the large domed ceilings and artistic details in one of Gaudí’s earliest buildings.

Take in the large domed ceilings and artistic details in one of Gaudí’s earliest buildings.

Docent-led tours take you through the Renaissance halls and behind the scenes in this historic theater, where opera and classical music reign.

Docent-led tours take you through the Renaissance halls and behind the scenes in this historic theater, where opera and classical music reign.