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Agbar Tower
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Town: Barcelona
Address: Avignuda Diagonal, 211
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| The glittering monumental Agbar Tower is the ultimate expression of the modern soul of Barcelona. The characteristic bullet-like shape of the building symbolises the progressive spirit and optimism about the future which permeates the Catalonian capital.
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Antoni Tàpies Fundation
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Town: Barcelona
Address: C/Aragó 255
Phone: +34 934870315
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Price: 4 - 6 EUR
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| The Fundació Antoni Tàpies, or Antoni Tàpies Foundation, Barcelona’s third museum after Miró and Picasso, is dedicated to the work of a single prolific artist, the Catalan artist Antoni Tàpies. Tàpies set up a foundation bearing his name in 1984, and the city donated the old Montaner i Simon publishing house to contain the foundation’s holdings. As one of the city's landmarks, this brick and iron structure was erected in 1881 – 1884 by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Doménech i Montaner, also the creator of the Casa Lleó Morera. The core of the foundation’s collection is the works by Tàpies, covering stages of his career and tracing his transition to Abstract Expressionism. The site provides a showcase of the entire spectrum of media in which the artist worked, including pai
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Arab City Walls
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Town: Madrid
Address: Cuesta de la Vega
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| According to Arab chroniclers, in 852 the Emir of Cordoba, Mohamed I, encouraged by the excellent climate and fertile land, ordered a fortress to be built on the left bank of the Manzanares River. The first city limits of Madrid were lines of elaborate Arab fortifications.
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Bellesguard
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Town: Barcelona
Address: Carrer de Bellesguard, 16-20
Phone: +34 93 488 01 39
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| A stunning work of the visionary imagination of Antonio Gaudi, the Bellesguard Tower never fails to amaze its numerous visitors. A pioneering combinations of seemingly dissonant materials and techniques, it was one of the earliest works of the great architect in the Catalonian capital.
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Blind Museum (Museo Tiflologico)
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Town: Madrid
Address: Calle de La Coruna 18
Phone: +34 91 589 42 19
e-mail: museo@once.es
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| Museo Tiflologico is among the most unconventional museums in Spain. It is the only museum in the country and one of the few in the world that are designated for the needs of blind and visually handicapped people. It was established in 1992 and is now run by the Spanish National Organisation for the Blind. The museum is divided into three areas – scale models of monuments, a room with works of blind artists and a permanent exhibition room. All exhibits are created to be explored by touching and the visitors are facilitated by audiotapes in English and Spanish, as well as by pamphlets in large type and Braille.
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Bullfighting Museum
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Town: Madrid
Address: Plaza de Toros de las Ventas
Phone: +34 91 725 18 57
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| Museo Taurino, or the Bullfighting Museum, is housed inside the world-famous bullring of Madrid. It is equally attractive to experts and to laymen who want to learn more about the art of bullfighting. A visit to the museum is an essential prerequisite for all who want to watch a real bullfight and understand it. The exhibitions focus on the origin, creating and history of bullfighting and display artefacts from all epochs, including present day.
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Calle de Alcala
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Town: Madrid
Address: Calle de Alcala
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| Calle de Alcala is one of the most important boulevards in Madrid. It stretches from Puerta del Sol in the west to the Avenida de la Hispanidad on the east. As one of the oldest streets in Madrid, Alcala offers wonderful sights throughout it's length of 10 kilometres, which makes it also the longest street in the city.
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Calle Mayor
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Town: Madrid
Address: Calle Mayor
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| One of Madrid's major streets, as well as one of the oldest, Calle Mayor stretches from Cueste de la Vega near the Royal Palace on the west to the Puerta del Sol on the east. Its central location, close to Royal Palace and two of Madrid's biggest squares (Mayor and del Sol), makes it an obligatory stop on every tour of Madrid.
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