Showing posts with label Museums. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Museums. Show all posts

Pabellon Mies Van Der Rohe



Are you an architecture student? Do you like discovering new architectural stuff while you are visiting a new country or city then Pabellon Mies Van der Rohe is the best place for you to discover in Barcelona city. With its simplicity, transparency and peaceful atmosphere you will feel relaxed and want to visit this authentic museum more than once. For who aren't interested in architecture or art, this area and the pieces in the building may come worthless or pulp but the simplicity and materials inside made this area one of the great achievements in modern art. 

Besides, its closeness to Montjuic Mountain and Magic fountains like 2 minutes or something on foot makes this place more attractive. Travelling in a country doesn't mean we should only discover the streets, food and drink or traditional dance but also it's necessary to discover places that locals know best and symbols of this city you visit. So Pabellon Mies Van der Rohe can be the best place to discover modern art in Barcelona city.



The square with water takes you to different planet. You may be inspired by that beauty and many original ideas can come to your mind while visiting this place. You can contribute your travel by adding this place into your list. In Barcelona tourist attractions are unforgettable and ready to make your holiday best. So don't forget to put tick aside Pabellon Mies Van der Rohe as soon as you have visited as you will feel the accomplishment. Discovering a place not many tourists go or bother to check in Barcelona can be enjoyable feeling and don't forget to visit fantastic shop and gardens waiting for you. How to go to Pabellon Mies Van Der Rohe? You can find the exact direction in the map.

Is It Possible To Visit Barcelona Museums Free?


This post can take your attention more! Traveling all around the world may require some good budget. At least most travellers may think so. In Barcelona, seeing many museums means that you should arrange your budget well if you want to visit many of them unless you visit on these days. So if you arrange your visit days to these museums also then you are really lucky as you can enter free. We are really pleased to present some good travel tips for Barcelona city in this post. So what are these days to visit Barcelona museums free? Let's read below tips for Barcelona city tour.


We had mentioned about The National Museum of Catalonia in our previous post. It's a really good museum to see in Barcelona city. So if you visit the museum any first Sunday morning of every month or 11th September and 24th and also May 18th then you will charge nothing for your visit. It's free to visit The National Museum of Catalonia. The MNAC is located at Montjuic hill.

Another travel tips for free entrance to Barcelona museums is History Museum of Barcelona. It's free on Sundays from 3pm and during all day on every first Sunday of the month. If you would like to travel through history of Barcelona, then History Museum is a must see place in Barcelona city.

Do you like museums and this post is getting more enjoyable then hold thight cause free entrance to this museum will make you happier we guess. Museu Picasso! Yes you heard right:). Museum Picasso will provide free access any first Sunday morning of every month or 11th September and 24th and also May 18th. So you shouldn't miss this chance out if you are art and history lovers.


Finally free entrance to The Contemporary Culture Center of Barcelona ( CCCB) will contribute much to your budget if you choose to visit the museum on the first Sunday of the month as well from 5pm to 8pm.

I hope you will enjoy this post while reading as travel tips for Barcelona city is really important issue for your travel to be perfect. I hope you can make the best of your holiday in Barcelona city. For more travel tips for Barcelona city guide please keep on reading our posts.

Parc de Joan Miro


Another work of art in this ancient and magnificent city Barcelona. If you say that you are a true art lover then you really should see Parc de Joan Miro. The museum which is located in Montjuic presents many works of Catalan sculptor, artist and painter Joan Miro. The building inside and outside offers you a real piece of art. Parc de Joan Miro is the former name of the park. You can hear that people call this park Parc de Montjuic.

Let's have a look at biography of Joan Miro. Who is Joan Miro? He is a Catalan painter, sculptor, ceramist and artist born in Barcelona in 1893. In his works, you can see the elements of surrealism and manifestation of Catalan pride.


Joan Miro was an artist who spent his most of the time in Montparnesse in Paris and died in Palma. He was influenced by international art and reflected these elements on his works. Parc of Joan Miro is a must visit place in Barcelona city. After visiting the gallery, you can go up to terrace and see this incredible scenery of the city. Apart from this, you can have something to eat at the restaurant and watch many great dance shows in the garden. So if you wonder about places to visit in Barcelona then we highly recommend you follow Barcelona city guide. For more museums in Barcelona we will try to post more. Enjoy your tour in Parc de Joan Miro. Please pay attention that there is no place to hide from the sun in summer while waiting in line so you must be prepared. 

CosmoCaxia - Science Museum of Barcelona


Museums in Barcelona are one of the attractions that take people to the different planet in the world. Known as a thing to do for kids in Barcelona, CosmaCaxia is a place where both children and adults learn and have fun at the same time. CosmaCaxia Museum was opened in 1981 as Science Musuem of Barcelona for the first time then it closed in 1979 for renovation. When it was renovated, the museum was reopened as CosmoCaxia Museum in 2004. 

Attractions in Barcelona are numerous and for travellers who are going to visit Barcelona city, a good city plan can be better if you don't want to waste time and miss out the best places to visit. So here Barcelona city guide is trying to present places to visit in Barcelona city day by day. 


So what can you do in CosmaCaixa Museum? There are forests similar to Amazons, planetarium, aquarium, a science museum where kids and adults can do some small experiments. You can experience how wind and rain occur and watch the ants' ordinary day in a transparent wall. All physics principles are shown on a tv and you can have chance to feel the space while watching the documentary. CosmoCaxia is a five-floor building and it has got spiral structure and visitors can reach the top by walking. There are lots of activities and parts in the musuem to see so you had better arrange your day as it takes at least 4 or 5 hours to visit completely.

Entrance fee is 4€ per person. The museum is a little bit out of the city but you can reach CosmoCaxia Museum by bus called Avinguda Tibidabo. In this musuem you will be in touch with science, archaeology, physics and nature. It is a dreamy world everyone must see. All the videos are in Spanish, Catalan and English.


Apart from these facilities, you can have a rest at the cafe, drink something and eat your meal. The building is outside seems a little old but when you enter this fascinating world, you will come across with a modern building. If you like magical world then CosmoCaxia is the best place you should visit in Barcelona city. For musuems in Barcelona you can check our other posts about museums. For the video, we would like to thank Felipe.