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MUSICAL DESTINATIONS
PLACES
TOP 5
Music, whatever the genre and whatever the period, offers an unbeatable opportunity to
sample a new culture or immerse yourself more fully in a familiar one.
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BARCELONA, SPAIN
Spain's most creative city is home
to a feast of exciting music. And few
music genres are more exciting than
flamenco. On a romantic Mediterranean
ocean voyage, stay overnight in
Barcelona, and feel your spirit soar
with an authentic foot-stomping,
hand-clapping, heart-racing flamenco
performance. Olé! Long strolls on wide
boulevards, such as Las Ramblas, the
mile-long leafy pedestrian street, and
the Passeig de Gràcia, lined with some
of Europe's most elegant buildings—set
the tone for a city that moves to its
own tempo.
Native son and famed architect Antoni
Gaudí adorned his city with whimsy,
whether along fantastical city blocks
or with his colossal masterpiece, the
towering La Sagrada Família cathedral.
Discover the unusual music venue
of Palau de la Música Catalana, the
architectural masterpiece and a tribute
to the independent spirit of Catalonia.
Constructed between 1905 and 1908,
in the La Pere district, the Palau de la
Música is, for many, one of the most
outstanding contributions of the
Modernist movement.
