Museum Guides

Casa Vicens in Barcelona

Casa Vicens In Barcelona: Best Tips For Visiting This Year

Casa Vicens in Barcelona is a summer residence that Antoni Gaudí i Cornet designed for Manuel Vicens i Montaner (a stockbroker). Built between 1883 and 1885, it’s considered Antoni Gaudí’s oldest masterpiece, as it was the first major commission the architect received. Forerunner of the Catalan modernist movement, the Casa Vicens combines oriental architectural influences, decorative elements from Hispanic Islamic art, and finishings with plant and naturalistic motifs!

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Casa de la Vall

Casa De La Vall: Best Tips For Visiting This Year

The Casa de la Vall (or “House of the Valley”) is one of the most important buildings in Andorran civil architecture and one of the most symbolic and characteristic monuments of the Principality. Constructed in 1580, this old manor house served as a residence for the Busquets family until 1702 – the year in which it became the seat of the General Council of Andorra. But in 2011, the Parliament of Andorra moved to a new building and the Casa de la Vall opened to the public as a history museum!

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Best Museums in Europe

Best Museums In Europe (That You Should Visit This Year)

Are you looking for the best museums in Europe? Then you’re in the right place because this list brings together the best museums in Europe, which you should visit at least once in your life. Europe has an unparalleled artistic, historical, and cultural past. And these must-see museums in Europe are perfect for art lovers, history buffs, and cultural travelers. From collections of ancient artifacts to painting and sculpture galleries, discover some of the most visited museums in Europe!

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Poble Espanyol in Barcelona

Poble Espanyol In Barcelona: Best Tips For Visiting This Year

The Poble Espanyol in Barcelona is an open-air architectural museum located in Montjuïc Park – a hill that houses other museums and monuments such as the National Art Museum of Catalonia, the Montjuïc Castle, or the Joan Miró Foundation. Designed for the 1929 International Exhibition, the Poble Espanyol in Barcelona is made up of dozens of points of interest, spread over four areas of Spain. And most of them are full-scale reproductions of buildings, squares, and streets across the country!

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Joan Miró Foundation

Joan Miró Foundation: Best Tips For Visiting This Year

Created in 1975, the Joan Miró Foundation (or Fundació Joan Miró) has become an important center for research and dissemination of modern and contemporary art, offering scholarships and promoting the work of artists from the 20th and 21st centuries. This art gallery has a vast number of works, including paintings, sculptures, textiles, ceramics, drawings, and sketches. And its location on the famous Montjuïc hill makes the Joan Miró Foundation one of the most visited attractions in Barcelona!

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Castel Sant'Angelo

Castel Sant’Angelo: Best Tips For Visiting This Year

The Castel Sant’Angelo (which in Italian means “Castle of the Holy Angel”) was once a mausoleum, a fortress, a prison, and even a papal residence. Nowadays, it’s a national museum, an archaeological site, and one of the main monuments in the historic center of Rome, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1980. The Castel Sant’Angelo opened in 1901, with an exhibition of artifacts found in excavations. And since then, it has attracted thousands of tourists from all over the world!

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Victor Hugo House - Literary Museum

Victor Hugo House – Literary Museum: Best Tips For Visiting This Year

The Victor Hugo House – Literary Museum in Vianden is one of the most famous museums in Luxembourg, in addition to being the first literary museum to be opened in the country. The famous French writer Victor Hugo lived in this building for two and a half months as a political refugee. Author of the historical novels “Notre-Dame de Paris” and “Les Misérables”, Victor Hugo moved to this town after having visited it three times and having fallen in love with the ruins of the Vianden Castle!

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National Museum of Ancient Art

National Museum Of Ancient Art: Best Tips For Visiting This Year

The National Museum of Ancient Art is the most important public museum in Portugal. Located in Lisbon, it’s the perfect place to visit on an Alcântara or Santos itinerary – two of the most tourist areas in the city. The National Museum of Ancient Art‘s collection comprises more than 40,000 pieces, including paintings, sculptures, and examples of goldsmithery and decorative art. Most of the works are European, but you’ll also find Asian and African art, as a result of the Portuguese Discoveries!

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Doge's Palace of Venice

Doge’s Palace Of Venice: Best Tips For Visiting This Year

The Doge’s Palace of Venice (or Palazzo Ducale di Venezia) is one of the most stunning monuments in Italy. Also known as the Ducal Palace, it’s considered a masterpiece of Venetian Gothic architecture! The Doge’s Palace of Venice was built in the 14th and 15th centuries to serve as the residence of the Doge – the leader and first magistrate of the Republic of Venice. And in the 16th century, it continued to be renovated, receiving decorative elements typical of the Renaissance and Mannerism!

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Carmen Thyssen Andorra Museum

Carmen Thyssen Andorra Museum: Best Tips For Visiting This Year

The Carmen Thyssen Andorra Museum belongs to one of the most important private collections in the world: the Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection. Located in Escaldes-Engordany, it features mostly paintings from the 19th and 20th centuries. Inaugurated in 2017, the Carmen Thyssen Museum has become one of the most visited museums in Andorra, largely due to its temporary exhibitions, which are renewed every year. This way, tourists have an opportunity to discover new works of art on every visit!

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