Looking for the best day trips from Barcelona? Get away from the city and explore these beautiful cities and towns by train, car or bus.

A history buff with a metal detector recently led archaeologists to the site of a medieval monastery – all thanks to a strange symbol spotted on an old map. Arkeologerna, an archaeological ...

If you're heading to Spain for the Formula 1 Grand Prix this June, you're in for more than just high-speed drama. The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, about 25 km from Barcelona, offers the ...

If you read my travel blog from the first half of our recent trip to Spain, you may remember we began in Barcelona, took a day trip to Montserrat Monastery an hour northwest, then headed south by ...

If you’re a fan of the Star Wars franchise, you may already be acquainted with the hit Disney+ series “Andor.” The show, which is currently airing brand-new episodes as part of its second ...

Located 64 kilometres north of Barcelona, Montserrat Abbey celebrates its millennium this year. The monastery is famed for housing some of the world’s most valuable medieval manuscripts of ...

TEUTOPOLIS — For 50 years, the Teutopolis Monastery Museum has been telling the story of the Franciscan friars who lived there and the village’s early settlers. “These steps, walls and floor ...

From a day trip to Montserrat monastery to a Palm Sunday procession ... During Easter, visiting Poble Espanyol, an open-air museum showcasing replicas of Spanish architecture, is a fun way to ...

Most of the walkers should be arriving at Montserrat mid-morning. At 10am the Comparsa Blaugrana band will be playing outside the museum at the monastery, and at noon there will be sardana dancing ...

From a day trip to Montserrat monastery to a Palm Sunday procession ... During Easter, visiting Poble Espanyol, an open-air museum showcasing replicas of Spanish architecture, is a fun way ...

Note that unlike the other museums, the popular Picasso Museum requires advance reservations ... Also, in 2025, Montserrat Monastery will celebrate its 1,000th anniversary — yes, 1,000 years ...