Barcelona experiences

Stroll La Rambla

Explore Modernisme

See city panoramas

Take a walking tour

Indulge in a tapeo

Shop artisan crafts in Poble Espanyol

Have a culinary adventure

Enjoy flamenco

Don't just see Barcelona; experience it

Stroll Les Rambles - The main boulevard of old Barcelona is a tree-shaded

Take a Moderisme tour - Delve into the world of Gaudí and other Barcelona architects and their distinctive, playful Catalan version of Art Nouveau.

Take in the views - Barcelona seems to have more than its share of scenice viewpoints: panoramic perches, hilltop parks, accessible rooftops, and cable cars.

Take a walking tour - Explore the many sides of this amazing city with an experit guide on a themes or neighborhood walk though the streets and sights of Barcelona.

Indulge in a tapeo - Make a tapas crawl from tascas (tapas bar) to tascas, sampling the best in Spanish finger foods and washin it down with glasses of fine wine and cava, the Catalan champagne.

Stroll through all of Spain at the Poble Espanyol - This 1929 tourist attraction on Montjuïc recreates buildings and streets from across Spain, now inhabited by craft workshops, restaurants, and nightlife venues.

Go on a culinary adventure - Whether a cooking class or a guided tapas crawl, a molecular gastronomy meal or a cava tasting or simply a stroll through La Boqueria market with a chef, the food and wine culture of Barcelona is a joy to discover.

Enjoy a flamenco show - Sure, these are Andalusian, not Catalan, but the firey dancing and castanet music are worht seeing no matter wher you are.

Tips & Links

How long should I spend in Barcelona?

If you're just passing through, I'd give Barcelona at least two full days.

It is a lovely place to relax, however, so you might be happier spending 3-4 days.

» Barcelona itineraries

Useful links & resources

SIGHTS

Barcelona tourist info: Barcelonaturisme.com (info office), Guiadelocio.com (events mag); Catalunya.com (regional info), Spain.info

Sightseeing passes: Barcelona Card (20+ sights; transport; discounts), Museum Pass (6 sights)

Tours & activities: Viator.com, ContextTravel.com, UrbanAdventures.com, City-Discovery.com, Intrepidtravel.com, Gadventures.com

LODGING

Hotels: Booking.com, Venere.com, Priceline.com, Hotels.com

B&Bs: Booking.com, Bedandbreakfast.com, Airbnb.com, Venere.com

Apartments: Rentalo.com, Vrbo.com, Booking.com, Airbnb.com, Interhomeusa.com, Homeaway.com

Hostels & campgrounds: Hostelbookers.com, Hostelworld.com, Hostelz.com, Booking.com

TRANSPORT

Airfares:

• Momondo.com
• AutoEurope.com
• Vayama.com
• CheapOair.com
• Cheapflights.com
• DoHop.com
• CheapTickets.com
• Priceline.com

Airports: Aena.es

Trains: Raileurope.com (throughout Europe), Renfe.com (within Spain), Bahn.de (throughout Europe), Seat61.com

Public transport: Barcelona Card (free transport; sightseeing); Search all public transit: mou-te.gencat.cat; Metro/Bus: Tmb.cat; Tram: Trambcn.com; Light rail: Fgc.cat; Taxi: Taxibarcelona.cat

Car rentals: Autoeurope.com, RentalCars.com, Momondo.com, Orbitz.com, Expedia.com, Travelocity.com, Kayak.com

Get a sightseeing / transport pass

Barcelona has two types of sightseeing/transport passes:

• Barcelona Card:
  • Free entry to 20 sights
  • Free, unlimited rides on all public transport
  • Discounts (usually 20%) at numerous other sights, activites, shops, and shows
  • A guidebook
  • Comes in 2-, 3-, 4-, and 5-day versions
  • » $45–$80
• Barcelona Museum Pass:
  • Free entry to seven museums (one entry each)
  • » $40

There's a full description of both passes here, but in brief: The only museum covered fully by the Museum Pass that is not also covered by the Barcelona Card is the Museu Picasso (where you get only a 20% discount with the Barcelona Card).

You can also get discounts (usually 10% to 20%) on a wide range of sights, activites, and shows if you have a hop-on/hop-off bus ticket.

Barcelona tours

• Sightseeing
• Food & wine
• Day-trips
• Excursions

• Barcelona in One Day Sightseeing Tour
• Artistic Barcelona Afternoon Tour
• Barcelona Morning Sightseeing Tour
• Context: Welcome To Barcelona
• Skip the Line: Best of Barcelona Private Tour including Sagrada Familia
• Skip the Line: Barcelona Sagrada Familia Tour
• Context: Gaudi in Context
• Context: Gothic Quarter
• Barcelona Modernism and Gaudi Walking Tour
• Context: Dragon Hunt, Family Orientation to Barcelona
• Gaudí’s La Pedrera at Night: A Behind-Closed-Doors Tour in Barcelona
• Barcelona Super Saver: Montserrat Day Trip and Barcelona Gaudi Tour
• Barcelona Walking Tour: Picasso and Picasso Museum
• Context: Picasso's Barcelona
• Skip the Line: Best of Barcelona Private Tour including Sagrada Familia
• Gaudi's Park Güell Guided Walking Tour
• Skip-the-Line Barcelona Walking Tour: Palau de la Musica, Picasso Museum and Gaudi's Casa Batlló
• Context: Barcelona and the Sea
• Skip the Line: Gaudi's Casa Batlló Ticket with Audio Tour
• Context: Montjuic, Conquering the Mountain
• Context: Homage to Catalonia, the Spanish Civil War in Barcelona
• Barcelona Coastal Tour by Scooter
• Barcelona Gaudi Tour by Scooter
• Barcelona Photography Walking Tour: Walk Thru The Ages
• "The Shadow of the Wind" Walking Book Tour in Barcelona
• "The Cathedral of the Sea" Walking Book Tour in Barcelona
• Barcelona Gaudi Tour by Scooter
• Private Tour: Barcelona Half-Day Sightseeing Tour
• Private Tour: Barcelona Full-Day Sightseeing Tour
• Context: Custom Walk

• Context: City of Chocolate
• Tapas Evening Walking Tour of Barcelona
• Context: Modernista Menu: Avant-Garde Barcelona Cuisine
• Context: My Barcelona Kitchen
• Barcelona Tapas Tour “en el barrio”
• Context: Pica-Pica in Poble-Sec Tapas Walk
• Barcelona Cycle & Tapas
• Context: Farm to Fork, the Boqueria and Beyond
• Small-Group Tour: Traditional Food and Wine Day Trip from Barcelona
• Small-Group Cava and Wine Day Trip from Barcelona
• Sitges and Freixenet's Cava Wine Cellars Day Trip from Barcelona
• Barcelona Super Saver: City Tour, Sitges and Freixenet Cava Day Trip
• Barcelona Super Saver: Sitges, Freixenet Cava Wine Cellars and Montserrat Tour
• Catalan Culture Tour from Barcelona: Food Market, Montblanc and Human Tower Festival

• Barcelona Super Saver: Montserrat Day Trip and Barcelona Gaudi Tour
• Montserrat and Cava Trail Small Group Day Trip from Barcelona
• Three Countries in One Day: France, Andorra and Spain from Barcelona
• Girona, Figueres and Dali Museum Day Trip from Barcelona
• Montserrat Royal Basilica Half-Day Trip from Barcelona
• Barcelona and Montserrat Small-Group Tour
• Pyrenees Mountains Small Group Day Trip from Barcelona
• Salvador Dali Museum, Figueres and Cadaques Small Group Day Trip from Barcelona
• Small-Group Tour: Traditional Food and Wine Day Trip from Barcelona
• Small-Group Cava and Wine Day Trip from Barcelona
• Girona and Costa Brava Small Group Day Trip from Barcelona
• Barcelona Super Saver: Sightseeing Tour with Montjuic Cable Car and Montserrat Tour
• Barcelona Day Trip: Montserrat, Colonia Guell and Gaudi Crypt
• Barcelona Super Saver: City Tour, Sitges and Freixenet Cava Day Trip
• Barcelona Super Saver: Sitges, Freixenet Cava Wine Cellars and Montserrat Tour
• Sitges and Freixenet's Cava Wine Cellars Day Trip from Barcelona
• Tarragona and Sitges Small Group Day Trip from Barcelona
• Catalan Culture Tour from Barcelona: Food Market, Montblanc and Human Tower Festival
• Small-Group Medieval Villages Day Trip from Barcelona
• Private Tour: Salvador Dali Museum at Figueres and Girona Day Trip from Barcelona
• Private Full Day Tour to Sitges and Bodegas Torres

• 4-Day Best of Catalonia Tour from Barcelona
• 6-Day Spain Tour from Barcelona: Zaragoza, Madrid, Cordoba, Seville, Granada and Valencia
• 8-Day Spain Tour Including Barcelona, Madrid, Cordoba, Seville, Granada and Toledo
• 5-Day Spain Tour: Cordoba, Seville, Granada and Toledo from Barcelona
• 2-Day Northern Catalonia Tour: Vic, Figueres, Girona and Montserrat
• 2-Day Southern Catalonia Tour: Sitges, Tarragona and Santes Creus

 

 

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