The AC chain's flagship hotel is perched on top of Montjuïc, where the air's just a little bit fresher than in the city below and the view is fabulous. True, it has a slightly...
Plaça Carlos Ibáñez 3Still using its original plumbing, the 'magic fountain' works its wonders with 3,600 pieces of tubing and more than 4,500 light bulbs. Summer evenings after nightfall see the...
Plaça Carles Buïgas 1When Richard Rogers' futuristic Hesperia Tower opened in 2005, a troop of dancers abseiled down the front, but it wasn't enough to stop murmurs of discontent about the location...
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 144After the original 1930s botanical garden was disturbed by the construction for the Olympics, the only solution was to build an entirely new replacement. This opened in 1999,...
C/Doctor Font i QuerCompletely alfresco, high up in a clearing among the pines, this is a magical space, scattered with deckchairs, hammocks and candlelit tables. DJs spinning funk, rare groove...
Mirador del MigdiaLa Font del Gat is a welcome watering hole high on Montjuïc between the Miró and ethnological museums. The small, informal-looking restaurant has a surprisingly sophisticated...
Passeig Santa Madrona 28The rebuilt system has eight-person cable cars that soar from the funicular up to the castle. In the summer months, the Picnic al Cel offers the chance to enjoy a vertiginous...
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