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Barcelona is an amazing travel destination, a city that has everything, from architecture, beaches, great landscapes, parks, and amazing culture and food. These are the 10 things to do when you visit Barcelona.
1. Visiting the Sagrada Familia
The Sagrada Familia is Barcelona's most well-known and distinctive tourist attraction. It is also the most prominent example of Gaud's modernist architecture.
The Sagrada Familia can be visited every day, and prices vary from 23 Euros to 36 Euros depending on the type of visit.
2. Enjoying Park Güell.
Park Güell is a vast park with peculiar architectural elements made by the unique architect Antonio Gaudí.
With an extension of more than 17 hectares, Park Güell is covered by undulating shapes, columns that look like trees, animal figures, and geometric shapes. Most of the surfaces are decorated with mosaics made from coloured ceramic chips.
Park Güell is a magical and peculiar place that always surprises its visitors. A visit to Barcelona would never be complete without a stroll through Park Güell.
The entrance to the monumental area is paid, and prices range from €7 to €10
Open every day from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (varies depending on the season).
3. Visiting the Camp Nou
The Barcelona Football Club Stadium has become one of the most visited places in Spain.
In addition to being able to go see a game, there is also the possibility of doing the "Camp Nou Experience".
With "Camp Nou Experience" you can take a tour of the stadium and access the changing rooms and take the same route as the players until you reach the pitch, getting to step on the pitch that you have witnessed so many games.
4. Entering the Cathedral of Barcelona
Within the Gothic quarter there is also the Cathedral of Barcelona, and Entering the Cathedral is another thing you have to do.
Barcelona Cathedral is a famous example of Catalan Gothic architecture dating from the 14th century.
Despite remaining in the shadow of the well-known Sagrada Familia, the cathedral is an impressive Gothic temple capable of captivating its visitors.
5. Getting lost in the streets of the Gothic Quarter
A must, it is definitely one of the things to do in Barcelona. Located in the Ciutat Vella district, in the heart of the city, the Gothic Quarter is the oldest neighbourhood and one of the most beautiful areas of Barcelona.
The narrow and labyrinthine medieval streets of the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona make up the ideal setting to enjoy the city centre without haste, delighting in the remains preserved from the city's glorious past.
The Gothic Quarter area has many tourist attractions, from the Barcelona Cathedral, through Plaza de Sant Jaume, Carrer del Bisbe, Plaza Real, Plaza del Rey, and Portal del L'Angel.
6. Enjoying the sand and the views of its beaches
Barcelona has several beaches with white sand and crystal clear waters, all of them perfectly equipped with all kinds of services.
In front of the sea, there are usually different restaurants and bars where you can eat something and there are always vendors passing from here to there.
All the beaches in Barcelona are well connected, maintained, and equipped with all services. By proximity, the most popular are Barceloneta, Sant Miquel, and Sant Sebastià.
7. Admiring the city from Montjuic
Montjüic Mountain is the only important elevation in Barcelona apart from Tibidabo.
The Montjüic Mountain is an excellent viewpoint to contemplate the city and it is also full of tourist attractions, among which is the Magic Fountain of Montjuic, the Castle of Montjuic, the Spanish Village, the Olympic Ring, the National Museum of Art of Catalonia and the Botanical Garden.
8. Walk down the Ramblas
Las Ramblas is one of the main arteries of Barcelona and one of the best-known places in the city. It is a pleasant 1.3-kilometre walk that connects Plaza de Cataluña with the old port of the city.
It is located in the centre of the city, between Plaza de Catalunya and the coast of Barcelona.
Las Ramblas is composed of several parts, which have:
Rambla de Canaletes: Located in the highest part of the Ramblas, next to the Plaza de Catalunya, the Rambla de Canaletes is a bustling and lively area.
Rambla de Los Estudios: Named like this thanks to the old location of the General Study or University, it is also known as the Rambla de Los Pájaros because the old Mercado de Los Pájaros was located nearby.
Rambla de las Flores: The most colourful and perfumed part of Las Ramblas is full of flower stalls and plants capable of lighting up the darkest of days. In this area is the mythical Mercado de la Boquería.
Rambla de Los Capuchinos: Also known as the Rambla del Centro, it has numerous places of interest in its vicinities, such as the Gran Teatro Liceo, the Palacio Güell, or the nearby Plaza Real.
Rambla de Santa Mònica: Functioning as the lobby of the port, the Rambla de Santa Mònica is a lively area full of bars and restaurants. At the end of the avenue, just before reaching the sea is the Mirador de Colón.
9. Go to the Boqueria Market
St.Josep Market, better known as "La Boquería", is the most famous market in Barcelona and one of its main tourist attractions.
It is a central municipal market located on Las Ramblas in Barcelona. It is the ideal place to buy fresh products.
It is a labyrinth of more than 2,500 square meters along which there are more than 300 stalls that offer all kinds of typical products of Barcelona gastronomy.
Some of the stalls offer delicious menus prepared with the freshest produce.
Opens from Monday to Saturday: from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
10. Visit the works of Gaudi
In addition to the Sagrada Familia and Park Guell, Gaudi has very important works that must be visited such as Casa Mila, Casa Batllo, and Palacio Guell.
Casa Mila/La Pedrera
Known as La Pedrera due to its rustic stone appearance, Casa Milá is an amazing modernist building created by Gaudí between 1906 and 1912.
The peculiar building, located in the central Paseo de Gracia, is an amazing building that has the ability to amaze its visitors, especially thanks to its roof terrace.
Opens from Monday to Sunday: from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
(May vary depending on the season)-
Prices from 12,50 to €25
Casa Batllo
Casa Batlló is Gaudí's masterpiece, a building that has become an art myth. It was built between 1904 and 1906.
Casa Batlló is an essential visit in Barcelona, capable of astonishing and surprising its visitors throughout the entire route.
Opens every day from 9:00 a.m. to 8:15 p.m. (may vary depending on the season).
Prices From 29 to €35
Guell Palace
Built between 1885 and 1890 by order of the industrialist Eusebi Güell, the Güell Palace is a peculiar modernist building that constitutes one of Gaudí's main works.
The Güell Palace is an extravagant building in which every detail exudes imagination and magic as only the works of Gaudí do.
Opens from Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (may vary depending on the season)
Prices from 5 to €12
First Sunday of the month: free admission.
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