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Europe 2016: Barcelona
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There is so much to see and do in Barcelona that I have decided to split its treasures in two. This page is devoted to features OTHER than buildings by the Spanish architect Gaudi. There is another page just showing Gaudi's work, including his Sagrada Familia.
Gaudi may be Barcelona's best known architect, but he was just one big fish swimming in a big pond. We come across interesting buildings all over Barcelona. The city seems to have inspired its architects to create all kinds of fantasies.

The buildings above are close to the Placa de Catalunya.
These magisterial structures are near the Placa Espanya. On the top of the hill is the National Museum of Art of Catalonia.
This Art Nouveau building is on the Passeig de Gracia, an up-market avenue. On another page, we will return to this avenue as there are two famous Gaudi buildings here.
I took this photo with a telescopic lens from a hill above Barcelona. In a way I think it captures the spirit of Barcelona as a city which manages to combine spirituality and fun at the same time.
This sculpture is close to the old port of Barcelona.
This is the Southern end of the old port. In the distance is a hill called Sants Montjuic. There is a cable car which runs from Montjuic to the Northern part of the old harbour.
This is the cable car which connects Montjuic to the old harbour. The hill is a pleasant part of the city with several gardens and great views.
One of the gardens in Sant Montjuic.
At the top of the hill is the Castell de Montjuic.
Looking down from Montjuic onto a small part of the huge new port of Barcelona.
Next to the two cruise ships in the old harbour are the two towers which are the terminals for the cable car to Sant Montjuic.
At the top of the large column on the left of the picture is a statue of Christopher Columbus. Columbus is shown pointing towards the East. He was a lousy navigator who died believing that he had reached Asia.
At the heart of modern Barcelona there is an extensive Gothic Quarter.
This is the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and St Eulalia. It is in the Gothic Quarter.
The interior of the Cathedral.
The Cloister of the Cathedral.
Some of the permanent residents in the Cloister of the Cathedral.
On one of my visits to the Gothic Quarter, I was met by this percussive procession.
While Barcelona is blessed with an efficient and extensive public transport system, it is a pleasure to walk around the city.

This is Las Ramblas. There is a wide pedestrian avenue running down the centre of the avenue, and there are two single-lane roadways on either side of the pedestrian walkway for buses and cars.
This is the Arc de Triomf. It is the gateway to the Parc de la Ciutadella which houses the Parliament of Catalunya and the Zoo.
If we keep walking in a South Easterly direction through the Parc de la Ciutadella and past the Zoo, we soon come to the new Olympic Port area.
Walking North on a promenade next to the beach at the Olympic Port, we see a giant golden fish which was designed by Frank Gehry for the Barcelona Olympic Games.