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Barcelona's Hidden Gems

A collection of lesser-known Barcelona sites focused on Montjuïc and nearby districts: a 19th-century cemetery with over 150,000 graves and notable funerary sculpture, a museum displaying historic funeral carriages, several formal and acclimatisation gardens on Montjuïc, small public artworks and fountains, a royal palace set in extensive gardens, a national supercomputing research centre housed in the former Capella building, and scattered archaeological ruins.

Barcelona's Hidden Gems — Kartta

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Montjuïc cemetery

This large burial site holds more than 150,000 graves. It opened in 1883 and many notable people are buried here, including the former…

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Museum of Funeral Carriages

Variously decorated funeral carriages are on display here together with figures dressed in period garments.

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Mercury Fountain

Decorative public fountain artwork located on Montjuïc.

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Jardins de Laribal

Early 20th-century terraced gardens on Montjuïc with stairways and water features.

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Jardí d'Aclimatació de Barcelona

Historic acclimatisation garden on Montjuïc established for botanical introductions.

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Pedralbes Royal Palace

This beautiful palace is situated in a vast garden. It was given to the Royal family in 1918 by a wealthy entrepreneur Eusebi Güell and…

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Barcelona Supercomputing Center

The Barcelona Supercomputing Center is a public research center located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

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Torre de Santa Margarida

Ruined hillside tower; visible masonry remains.

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Pou de Mas Guimbau

Remains of a rural structure surrounding a traditional well.

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Castell d'Olorda

Medieval castle ruins with surviving defensive walls.

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