Everyone agrees that on a trip to Madrid Pablo Picasso’s majestic “Guernica” on display at the Prado Museum is a must-see, but perhaps not everyone knows how significant an impact Barcelona had on the life and work of the famous Cubist painter. Right in the heart of the Born district, Barcelona is home to a museum entirely dedicated to him, collecting thousands of his creations, including paintings, sculptures, sketches and ceramics.
The Mole Antonelliana is one of the symbols of the city of Turin and, at the time of its construction, a true architectural innovation. Since the 1960s, it has been possible to ride an elevator up to the panoramic terrace and admire the entire city from 85 meters high. The Mole is also the prestigious home of the National Cinema Museum, where you can trace the history of the seventh art and discover firsthand how a film is made. Located in the heart of Turin, the Mole is a place of interest that those visiting the city cannot miss and from which to admire Italy’s first capital from above.
In the northern part of Cilento, Campania, we find an archaeological park where we can visit the remains of the best-preserved Greco-Roman city in Italy. This is Paestum, best known for its temples: it offers visitors a unique testimony to life at the time of Magna Graecia and the Romans. How to buy tickets to visit it and how to get there?
A city like Barcelona has much to offer the art lover. Surely you have heard of must-see museums, such as the Picasso Museum, or Antoni Gaudí’s best-known buildings, such as the Sagrada Familia and the Casa Batlló. There is, however, one attraction that is slowly becoming known: it is the Casa Vicens, a house that was in effect the first major project for the architect.
The MACBA, Barcelona’s Museum of Contemporary Art, is located in the beating heart of the Raval, a neighborhood of the city less known to tourists but reborn and enlivened thanks in part to the presence of this building. If art is your passion, MACBA deserves a place on your list of must-see museums in Barcelona, next without a doubt to the famous works of Gaudí that adorn the city with their architectural magnificence.
