Discover Les Corts: urban history, football and green spaces
Accommodation in Les Corts
Les Corts surprises visitors with its diverse blend of cultural heritage, football history, historic architecture and green spaces. Those looking for a holiday apartment in Les Corts can therefore shape their stay around very different interests: one day might lead to historic sites, another to architecture and football, while parks and the nearby Serra de Collserola provide a green contrast.
Historic traces in the town centre
The historic urban and rural core of Les Corts lies around Plaça de la Concòrdia. Here, the district’s development can be traced through various buildings. Torre Rodona, also known as Can Vinyals de la Torre, preserves a round tower from the 11th and 12th centuries that is attached to the farmhouse. Can Planes, meanwhile, is a building dating from 1702 that FC Barcelona acquired in 1950.
The Passatge Tubella also tells the social and architectural history of the area. From 1925 onwards, the complex was developed as a group of two-storey detached houses with courtyards and small front gardens. Originally, the 22 houses were intended for British textile workers, who never arrived. Instead, they were inhabited by local workers from the Benet Campabadal company. For families who like to look more closely, details such as these offer a vivid way into the history of the district.
Memory, culture and football
The Espai de Memòria de la Presó de Dones de les Corts is located at the north-eastern corner between Carrers d’Europa and Joan Güell. Since 2019, this site at the former prison location has commemorated the experiences that took place there. The former Les Corts women’s prison is regarded as a place of resistance against the dictatorship and as part of today’s democratic heritage. The memorial site thus offers a different perspective from the district’s representative architecture.
Football is another important theme. Camp Nou has stood in the Les Corts district since 1957. The Museu del Futbol Club Barcelona opened in 1984 and was completely redesigned in 2011. Both facts make football a defining part of the area’s history, without requiring you to focus your entire stay on it. At the Festa Major de les Corts, around 200 events are scheduled over ten days. This approximate figure shows the role that community festivities can play in the district.
Gaudí’s architecture and green contrasts
The Pabellons de la Finca Güell, the former entrance pavilions of the Finca Güell, are located in the area of Avenida Pedralbes. Antoni Gaudí worked on the two pavilions between 1884 and 1887. The Palau de Pedralbes also combines architecture and history: it has medieval origins and served as the official residence of the Spanish royal family during their visits to Barcelona between 1919 and 1931. The palace is surrounded by gardens; Antoni Gaudí designed part of these gardens, and the Font d’Hèrcules fountain has survived to this day.
The parks and nearby Serra de Collserola also give Les Corts a distinctly green character. This is a useful factor when choosing your accommodation if you would like to combine cultural discoveries with quieter moments surrounded by nature. A holiday apartment can serve as your own base for different holiday priorities, without requiring you to follow the same routine every day.
More places to consider when planning your trip
If you would like to extend your trip beyond Les Corts, you can also include Santa Maria De Merlès, Llinars Del Vallès, Sant Bartomeu Del Grau, Sant Agustí De Lluçanès, Jorba, Prats de Lluçanès, Lliçà de Vall and Sant Vicenç Dels Horts in your wider search. Les Corts is particularly suitable for travellers who want to bring urban history, cultural heritage, football, Gaudí’s architecture and green spaces together in one travel experience.
For the broader travel overview: Barcelona.
