Barcelona is one of the most visited European cities, offering an impressive cultural and artistic offer. Be ready to discover the architectural gems of the Sagrada Familia or Park Güell, of the prestigious Antonio Gaudí. Barcelona has so much to offer visitors: from sunny beaches to an interesting gastronomic offer.
Sagrada Familia
The Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family) is an immense Catholic basilica and architectural masterpiece designed by Antoni Gaudí.
Visited by over 4 million people each year, it is Spain’s most visited monument and has been named one of the 12 Treasures of Spain. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Tibidabo
At 512 metres, Tibidabo is the highest point in the Collserola Hills. You will be blown away by the epic views of the city and its green areas, which are used for recreational activities.
The Tibidabo Amusement Park is Spain’s oldest amusement park and the second oldest in Europe.
A number of buildings can be found atop Tibidabo, including the Expiatory Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
The Florida Hotel, whose white façade is visible from almost anywhere in Barcelona, was inspired in American architecture from the 1920s.
The Fabra Observatory is a centre for astronomical and meteorological research.
Liceu Opera House
The Liceu is the oldest and most prestigious theatre in Barcelona. It is regarded as one of the world’s most important opera houses.
Located on Barcelona’s La Rambla, it has welcomed the most prestigious works and the world’s most acclaimed vocalists to its stage for the past 150 years. The Opera House has become a cultural and artistic benchmark in Barcelona and a favourite gathering spot for the Catalan aristocracy and bourgeoisie.
Its most emblematic areas are the auditorium, which can seat almost 3,000 spectators, the Liceu’s “Mirrors Hall”, the audience’s lounge area, and the Liceu Foyer, the lounge area for intermissions.
Plaça de Catalunya
The nerve centre of Barcelona and Spain’s third largest square, Plaça de Catalunya is the nexus between the city’s historic centre and the Eixample area. It feeds into some of the city’s main streets, including La Rambla, Passeig de Gràcia, Rambla de Catalunya and Portal de l’Àngel, the city’s main shopping street and a former gate in the perimeter wall.
The square’s central area hosts concerts and events, which include temporary exhibitions and the Catalan Book Week. It boasts sculptures by major artists, including The Goddess by Josep Clarà and The Shepherd by Pablo Gargallo, as well as the monument to Francesc Macià by Josep Maria Subirachs.
Plaza Sant Jaume
Plaça Sant Jaume is one of the city’s most emblematic and historic squares and a regular stop on the sightseeing circuit. It is home to the Palau de la Generalitat (the city’s finest example of Renaissance architecture) and Barcelona City Hall.
Plaça Espanya
Spain’s second largest square, Plaça Espanya is the point where several of Barcelona’s main roads intersect, including Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, Avinguda del Parallel, Avinguda Maria Cristina and Carrer de Tarragona. Important buildings include the Expo Centre, MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia), the Arenas Shopping Centre and the Venetian Towers, built for the 1929 World’s Fair.
Barcelona Zoo
The Zoo has been located in the Parc de la Ciutadella for over 100 years. Its zoological collection contains over 7,000 animals and 400 different species. It was famous, up until 2003, for being the only zoo with an albino gorilla, named Snowflake.
Barcelona Aquarium
Its facilities include 35 tanks, more than 11,000 fish and 450 different marine species. Visitors can view 3 different tanks: Mediterranean, Tropical and the Oceanarium, which give refuge to marine species from distinct communities.
The Oceanarium is an 80-metre glass tunnel around which sharks, skates, moray eels and giltheads swim.
Güell Parc
Parc Güell is a public park and home to gardens and architectural gems. Located in hills around Barcelona, Antoni Gaudí played a significant role in its design.
his nerve centre of Barcelona hosts numerous shows and public events and is one of the city’s main sightseeing attractions.
Parc Güell was named a Scheduled Historic/Artistic Monument in 1969, and, in 1984, the UNESCO included it as part of the World Heritage Site “Works of Antoni Gaudí”.
Agbar Tower
Agbar Tower is the city’s third tallest building and looms over Plaça de les Glories.
The skyscraper is 144 metres tall and has 38 floors, 4 of which are located beneath the ground and hold almost ten thousand parking spots, making the tower a preferred office location.
Shaped like an oval cylinder, it is made up of 2 cylinders, a 45 cm thick glass cylinder on the outside and an internal, concrete cylinder. The tower’s lighting system is among its most impressive features, as the entire structure lights up at night, displaying shapes in up to 16 million different colours.
The tower has become, in a matter of few years, an icon for Catalonia, hosting the New Year’s Eve celebrations.
Barceloneta Beach
The Barceloneta Beach is the city’s oldest and most famous beach. The 1-kilometer strip of sand makes it the longest beach. Remodelled for the 1992 Olympic Games, it is the favourite among foreign visitors and provides recreation equipment such as areas for beach volleyball, beach paddle and games areas. It also has a nudist area.
Nova Icària Beach
Over 400 metres long, it is the most crowded beach north of Port Olímpic and, alongside Barceloneta, attracts a large number of tourists.
It is one of the city’s quietest beaches and highly recommended for families with children.
Mar Bella Beach
Five hundred metres long and 42 metres wide, this beach is normally quite busy. It is one of the city’s 2 nudist beaches.
Nova Mar Bella Beach
Nova Mar Bella is Barcelona’s most distant semi-urban beach. Five hundred metres long and 45 metres wide, it also has a seafront promenade.
This beach is equipped with all the basic services. It is a quiet beach usually visited by a fairly young crowd.
Sant Sebastià Beach
Over 1,100 metres long and 38 metres wide, Sant Sebastià is one of Barcelona’s largest and busiest beaches. This is beach is a favourite among locals, most notably senior citizens, and often visited by foreign sightseers.
Bogatell Beach
Six hundred metres long and 35 metres wide, Bogatell is not as crowded as the other Port Olímpic beaches. Its promenade stretches down to Sant Sebastià and the Barceloneta neighbourhood. The average age of beachgoers at Bogatell is slightly higher than the neighbouring Nova Icaria Beach or Mar Bella.
Llevant Beach
Barcelona’s youngest beach, Llevant is located in front of Diagonal Mar’s futuristic buildings and close to Nova Mar Bella Beach. Three hundred and eighty metres long, this beach is recommended for people seeking some tranquility. Situated on the Poblenou neighbourhood shoreline, it is the furthest beach from the city centre and spills over into the Maresme area.
Barcelona Picasso Museum
Located in Barcelona’s Carrer de Montcada street, it has been declared a Museum of National Interest by the Government of Catalonia. Its permanent collection houses over 3,500 pieces from Pablo Picasso’s youth, including paintings, engravings, lithographs and illustrations by the painter from Malaga.
The museum is housed in 5 gothic-style palaces: Palau Aguilar, Palau Baró de Castellet, Palau Meca, Casa Mauri and Palau Finestres.
Joan Miró Foundation
Up on Montjuic, this museum exhibits over 10,000 pieces, including paintings, sculptures, tapestries, drawings and sketches, and it was Barcelona’s first contemporary art museum.
Its permanent exhibit is distributed among nine sections of art and features works relating to painting, sculpture, pottery and tapestry.
Barcelona Wax Museum
The museum is a Neo Classical Renaissance townhouse built in 1867 and located in an alleyway off the Rambla de Santa Mònica.
The museum houses a collection of over 200 wax figures which are distributed into different rooms. The Recital Lounge, Glass Patio, The Gothic Hall and Bank Vault deserve special mention. The latter is particularly interesting, as it belonged to the bank that formerly occupied the building before becoming a museum.
National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC)
The National Art Museum of Catalonia is among Barcelona’s most visited museums, as its Romanesque art collection is considered one of the world’s most complete collections. The display includes a series of mural paintings not found anywhere else in the world, along with wood carvings, metal works, enamelled pieces and stone sculptures. Visitors can also admire the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection, as well as several works by Pablo Picasso.
This museum offers a glimpse at almost one thousand years of art, from the 10th to the 20th centuries, from Romanesque Art to Modernism and avant-garde sculpture. It contains a group of Romanesque mural paintings that are unique to their genre. The collection features major artists, including Velázquez, Zurbarán, El Greco, Picasso, Dalí, Gaudí and Casas, among others.
Contemporary Art Museum of Barcelona (MACBA)
Located in El Raval neighbourhood and a stone’s throw away from the Barcelona Contemporary Culture Centre (CCCB), this museum has been declared a Museum of National Interest by the Government of Catalonia.
Its exhibits feature over 5,000 contemporary works from the latter half of the 20th century until today.
Antoni Tàpies Museum
This museum was founded in 1984 by artist Antoni Tàpies, the Spanish avant-garde’s most prominent artist, to increase knowledge on modern and contemporary art.
La Barceloneta
This fishing neighbourhood is located in the Port Vell district and it is bordered by the harbour, the Born neighbourhood, Port Olímpic and the França train station. The Barceloneta beach, Barcelona’s most famous and most visited beach, is also a popular tourist stop. Its clean waters have earned it the Blue Flag distinction, and it also offers a full range of services.
La Barceloneta streets are narrow and lined with old buildings, bars and restaurants, many of which still have their original, almost 200-year-old decoration. The neighbourhood’s restaurants are well-known for serving excellent fresh fish. Its famous tapas restaurants and bars stand out from the crowd.
Port Olímpic
This marina is nestled between the Barceloneta and Nova Icaria beaches in the Sant Martí district. It is great for going for a stroll and it features restaurants, terraces, hotels, offices and shopping centres.
Revamped for the 1992 Olympic Games, it is among Barcelona’s most modern neighbourhoods. The twin Mapfre towers are the area’s most emblematic buildings and stand out from the rest.
The Port Olímpic area is home to the Villa Olímpica, a place to enjoy the entertainment by the marine and large enough to house 15,000 athletes.
The Barcelona Aquarium is a must visit and one of Europe’s best aquariums.
Montjuic
Located in a small mountain, Montjuic is a popular draw for tourists because of its spectacular views of the sea and Barcelona. Lined with walking paths and green areas, visitors may enter the installations from the ’92 Olympic Games, including spectacular sports complexes like the Olympic Stadium, Palau Sant Jordi and Olympic Diving Pool.
Another superb site is the Palau Nacional in Plaça Espanya, which houses the museum with the world’s largest collection of Catalan art.
Poble Espanyol has some fantastic examples of Spanish architecture and displays the different styles used in the distinct autonomous regions in Spain.
Another big attraction is the Magic Fountain, a spectacular display of colours and light accompanied by the sound of classical music. The Montjuic funicular and cable car, which runs between the castle and lookout point, are very popular means of transport.
La Rambla
The most emblematic and beautiful street in Barcelona begins in Plaça de Catalunya and runs 2 km to the former port. Considered the most famous street in the city, it is certainly a must see for anyone who comes to the city as you can be impressed by emblematic buildings such as the Plaça Reial. This street is packed with flower stands, boulevards, coffee shops, restaurants, businesses and newsstands.
It is divided into five stretches: Rambla de Canaletes, Rambla dels Estudis, Rambla de Sant Josep, Rambla dels Caputxins, Rambla de Santa Mònica.
Points of interest include the Miró mosaic, the Liceu (Opera House), the Boqueria Market and exhibition halls which include the Palau de la Virreina and Centre d’Art Santa Mònica.
Gothic Quarter
The Gothic Quarter is the heart of ancient Barcelona and its historic centre. Situated between the city’s famous Ramblas and Via Laietana, it is one of four neighbourhoods that make up Barcelona Ciutat Vella district.
Considered the city’s medieval stronghold, with narrow, winding streets, this area contains the remnants of the Roman city of Barcino, as well as many of Barcelona’s foremost medieval buildings, from the Barcelona Cathedral and Pi Church to the seat of royal power in the buildings surrounding the Plaça del Rei, a true testament to the city’s ancient history.
Portal de l’Àngel is a modern pedestrian shopping street that begins in Plaça de Catalunya and runs down to a pedestrian square that looks onto the Barcelona Cathedral and the Roman walls that once flanked the city. The Roman ruins underneath the City History Museum are a popular tourist destination.
Plaça Reial, is a square located to the south of the neighbourhood. It is lined with palm trees just off La Rambla.
Other superb locations include Plaça de Sant Jaume, the Frederic Marés Museum and Plaça del Pi (home to the Santa Maria del Pi Church).
Stews
Escudella i carn d’olla: A traditional stew containing a large meatball made from ground beef and spices, chickpeas, potatoes, cabbage and meat.
Cocido con judías blancas: white bean stew with Catalan sausage, beef, egg, spices and bread.
Fabes a la catalana: Broad beans cooked with cold meats.
Samfaina: Sautéed courgette, onion, tomato and garlic.
Zarzuela: a fish dish with grouper, monkfish, king prawns or shrimp, squid and mussels.
Fricandó: Veal cooked with onion, tomato, prunes and pine nuts.
Calçots: Grilled onions dipped in romesco sauce.
Coca de recapte: Oven baked dough, peppers and aubergine with herring, tuna, Catalan sausage, tomatoes, onions and olives.
Cold meats
Botifarra (Catalan Sausage): Raw pork sausage.
Fuet: Ground meat sausage with pepper and garlic.
Salads
Escalivada: Oven roasted onion, aubergine, pepper and tomato.
Xató: Escarole, cod and romesco sauce.
Empedrat: Tomato, cod and beans.
Sauces
Alioli: Thickened olive oil and garlic.
Romesco: Tomatoes, peppers, almonds, hazelnuts, bread, rosemary, olive oil, garlic, vinegar, salt and pepper.
Wines
Red: Priorat, Peralada, Alella, Tarragona.
Whites: Penedès.
Cava: Penedès and Peralada.
Desserts
Panellet: A sweet dough made from sugar, egg and almonds.
Crema catalana: Pastry cream topped with caramelised sugar.
Neulas: Tube-like wafers.
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