The Edifici Telefònica sits at the corner of the Plaça de Catalunya, distinguished by its stone facade and the tall, lantern-crowned tower that rises above the surrounding historic center. Built between nineteen twenty-six and nineteen…
Spanish Civil War Sites
This walking tour traces the dramatic events of the 1930s conflict through the physical scars, tragic ruins, and revolutionary hubs left on Barcelona's historic streets.
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1. Telefónica Building (Barcelona Telephone Exchange)
2. Hotel Continental Barcelona
The Hotel Continental Barcelona stands along the bustling Las Ramblas as a family-run property with a distinctive old-school character. You can identify the building by its location on the famous pedestrian strip, south of Plaça de…
3. Teatre Poliorama
The Teatre Poliorama occupies the ground floor of the Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts building, a modernist structure on La Rambla designed by architect Josep Domènech i Estapà. High above the theater entrance, a large clock face…
4. Basílica de Santa Maria del Pi
The Basílica de Santa Maria del Pi is defined by its massive rose window, which spans ten meters and remains the largest of its kind in Catalonia. This Catalan Gothic basilica stands in the heart of the city, built between thirteen…
5. Plaça de Sant Felip Neri
The Plaça de Sant Felip Neri is defined by the pockmarked stone walls of the baroque church that sits at its edge. These scars are not from time or weather, but are shrapnel marks left by bombs dropped during the Spanish Civil War.
6. Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya
The Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya is recognizable by the striking contrast between its two main facades. On Plaça de Sant Jaume, the building presents a grand, restrained Renaissance exterior, while its side along Carrer del Bisbe…
7. Plaça de George Orwell
Plaça de George Orwell is a triangular concrete plaza in the Gothic Quarter, identifiable by a surrealist, abstract sculpture by Leandre Cristòfol that stands in its center. Created in nineteen eighty-nine by clearing a block of housing,…
8. Casa Francesc Cambó i Batlle
The Casa Francesc Cambó i Batlle stands at number thirty Via Laietana, recognizable by its rationalist stone facade and clear, organized divisions between the ground floor, office stories, and the palatial upper level. Built between…
9. Prefectura Superior de Policia Nacional a Catalunya
The building at number forty-three Via Laietana is a heavy, imposing structure that has served as a police headquarters since nineteen twenty-nine. Designed by the architect Geroni Granell, it occupies a prominent position on this central…