Film and TV locations in Barcelona, Catalonia
18 places to shoot in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain: 5 theatres, arenas and venues, 5 industrial and derelict locations, 3 hospitals, prisons and institutions and 5 more. 14 have a photo and 4 carry practical details the location publishes itself.
What is here
- Theatres, arenas and venues 5
- Industrial and derelict locations 5
- Hospitals, prisons and institutions 3
- Houses and apartments 2
- Transport and infrastructure 2
- Bars, restaurants and shops 1
Biblioteca de Catalunya (former Hospital de la Santa Creu)
Hospital, prison & institution
Fifteenth century hospital wards in the Raval, now the national library: long Gothic naves with pointed stone arches, reading rooms, a courtyard and a chapel.
Camp Nou
Theatre, arena & venue
FC Barcelona's stadium in the Les Corts district, one of Europe's largest football grounds, with tiered stands, a museum and tour access during redevelopment.
Seen in: Goal! II: Living the Dream (2007)
Capacity: 99354 · The stadium includes a presidential box and VIP lounge, press rooms and television studios, and the FC Barcelona club museum.
Cardona Salt Mountain Cultural Park
Industrial & derelict
Former potash and salt mine open to visitors 86 metres underground, with galleries of grey and white salt plus surface pithead buildings and machinery.
Casa Vicens
House & apartment
Gaudi's first house, built 1883 to 1885 in Gracia, with tiled facades, stencilled and painted period rooms, a small garden and a roof terrace, open for hire.
Colonia Guell
Industrial & derelict
Preserved textile factory village of the 1890s with brick mill sheds, workers' housing, a school, a cooperative and Gaudi's unfinished crypt, 15 km from Barcelona.
Fabra i Coats
Industrial & derelict
A former 19th-century textile mill in Barcelona's Sant Andreu district, its long brick sheds and chimney now used as artist studios and a cultural centre.
Hospital de Sant Pau
Hospital, prison & institution
A former working hospital in Barcelona built as a campus of Art Nouveau pavilions with domes, mosaics and underground connecting tunnels, now a monument and event venue.
Capacity: 300 · Event spaces in the Administration Pavilion: the Lluis Domenech i Montaner Room (170 m2), Sala Pau Gil (245 m2), Francesc Cambo room (245 m2), the...
Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport
Transport & infrastructure
Spain's second busiest airport, run by Aena, with Ricardo Bofill's glass Terminal 1, long check in halls, boarding piers, aprons and a general aviation area.
Mercat de Sant Antoni
Bar, restaurant & shop
Restored 1882 iron and glass market hall on a cross shaped plan, with food and clothing stalls, a Sunday book market and a basement showing Roman remains.
National Museum of Science and Technology of Catalonia (mNACTEC)
Industrial & derelict
Modernista steam powered textile mill of 1909 in Terrassa, with a glazed sawtooth roof, wide column free machine halls and working looms, engines and boilers.
Nau Bostik
Industrial & derelict
Former glue factory in La Sagrera run as a cultural centre, with a large open hall, bare brick and concrete rooms, an enclosed yard and painted walls, all hireable.
Palau Guell
House & apartment
Gaudi town mansion off La Rambla, with stone stables in the basement, a parabolic central hall, dark panelled reception rooms and a roof of tiled chimneys.
Palau Sant Jordi
Theatre, arena & venue
An indoor arena on Montjuïc designed by Arata Isozaki for the 1992 Olympics, used for concerts, sports events and large productions.
Port of Barcelona
Transport & infrastructure
Working Mediterranean port managed by a public authority, with container terminals, cruise quays, the older Port Vell basins, warehouses and a swing bridge.
Fira de Barcelona (Montjuïc venue)
Theatre, arena & venue
Barcelona's historic trade fair complex on Montjuïc by Plaça d'Espanya, with several exhibition halls and a central avenue used for conventions, launches and large events.
The Montjuic venue covers 150,000 square metres of exhibition space (own site).
Gran Teatre del Liceu
Theatre, arena & venue
Barcelona's main opera house on La Rambla, with a gilded horseshoe auditorium, a grand foyer and a stage house rebuilt after a 1994 fire.
La Model
Hospital, prison & institution
Barcelona's former Model prison in the Eixample, closed in 2017 after 113 years, now a memorial space with courtyard tours ahead of redevelopment into public facilities and housing.
Palau de la Musica Catalana
Theatre, arena & venue
A Modernista concert hall in Barcelona by Lluis Domenech i Montaner, with a stained-glass skylight, sculpted facades and an ornate main auditorium.
Rentable spaces listed are the Concert Hall, Petit Palau, Foyer, Rehearsal Hall, Lluis Millet Room and a Terrace.
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