Barcelona

Barcelona - darkometer rating : 2 (at present) - The capital city of the “autonomous” Catalonia province in north-eastern Spain (at least as long as Catalonia doesn't achieve actual independence). It is one of the great European cities and a tourist magnet of the highest order. And that quite deservedly so. It's a splendid place. For the dark tourist, however, it offers very little, but that includes some excellent tours on the topic of the Spanish Civil War . > What there is to see > Location > Access and costs > Time required > Combinations with other dark destinations > Combinations with non-dark destinations > Photos What there is to see: Barcelona was a key “theatre” of the Spanish Civil War , especially in its earlier phases. The topic is somewhat less suppressed here as it is, for instance, in the capital Madrid , but to get some proper insights and to find the various locations of significance in this context it is best to go on a special guided walking tour: - Spanish Civil War Tour Less established and almost a “secret”, forgotten spot in the same context is the Fossar de la Pedrera . The latter was the location of a mass grave for victims of the White Terror. There are a few memorials here, as well as a monument commemorating the Holocaust . Furthermore, the site is so significant because a) it also honours the victims of the Franco era following the war as such (i.e. Franco's revenge), and b) this is a rare site where the role of anarchism in the conflict and the whole history of local political culture is acknowledged. Unfortunately, the site, in a hidden corner in Montjuic cemetery, is far from easy to get to and the regular tourist information services ignore or shun it (cf. Madrid ).