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Barcelona

Gaudí, the Gothic Quarter, city beaches and hilltop views over the sea.

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Before you go

Tips for Barcelona

Transport, opening hours, food and what to avoid.

  1. Getting there

    From the airport by Aerobús

    The Aerobús leaves both terminals for Plaça de Catalunya every few minutes. If you take the metro (L9 Sud) instead, you need the airport ticket: the T-casual won't open the gates there.

  2. Getting around

    T-casual for everything else

    Ten trips on the metro, buses, trams and FGC trains within zone 1, for far less than ten single tickets. It's personal: each traveller needs their own.

  3. Watch out

    Europe's best pickpockets

    La Rambla, the metro (especially L3), the Sagrada Família and the beach. Wear your backpack in front and never leave your phone on a terrace table.

  4. Watch out

    Don't play on La Rambla

    The shell-game players with three cups and a ball work in groups and always win. The people “winning” in front of you are in on it.

  5. Watch out

    Swimwear only on the beach

    Walking the streets in swimwear or shirtless is banned and can get you fined. Bring something to put on when you leave the sand.

  6. Eating

    Paella is for lunch

    Locals eat it at midday, not at dinner. Be wary of restaurants with paella photos at the door, especially on La Rambla.

  7. Opening hours

    Sunday, shops shut

    Outside the tourist areas almost every shop closes on Sunday. Markets such as La Boqueria don't open either.

  8. Watch out

    Leave nothing on the beach

    Bags left alone on a towel vanish in a minute. Bring only what you need and take turns to swim.

Checked on November 4, 2026

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  1. Essential

    Museums & culture· Gothic Quarter

    Barcelona Cathedral

    A Gothic cathedral in the heart of the Gothic Quarter, with a neo-Gothic façade and a palm-filled cloister that is home to thirteen geese.

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    The Gothic facade of Barcelona Cathedral

  2. Museums & culture· Gothic Quarter

    Plaça Reial

    A 19th-century arcaded square with palm trees just off La Rambla, whose lampposts were one of a young Gaudí's first commissions.

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    Plaça Reial with its palm trees and arcades
  3. Essential

    Museums & culture· El Born

    Santa Maria del Mar

    A 14th-century Catalan Gothic basilica built by the seafaring neighbourhood, with soaring, light-filled naves and slender columns.

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    Gothic columns and vaults inside Santa Maria del Mar

  4. Museums & culture· El Born

    Picasso Museum

    A museum of Picasso's early work spread across five medieval palaces on Carrer de Montcada, in El Born.

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    A Gothic courtyard in one of the Museu Picasso palaces

  5. Restaurant· El Born

    El Xampanyet

    A tapas bar on Carrer de Montcada with blue tiles and marble tables, known for its house cava and anchovies.

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    Inside El Xampanyet with blue tiles and marble tables

  7. Café· Gothic Quarter

    Els Quatre Gats

    A Modernista café opened in 1897 in Casa Martí, an artists' haunt where Picasso held his first exhibition.

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    Inside Els Quatre Gats with Ramon Casas' tandem painting
  8. Essential

    Museums & culture· Eixample

    Sagrada Família

    Gaudí's basilica, under construction since 1882, with sculpted façades and tree-like columns inside.

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    Sculpted detail of the Nativity façade of the Sagrada Família
  9. Essential

    Museums & culture· Passeig de Gràcia

    Casa Batlló

    A Passeig de Gràcia house remodelled by Gaudí, with a colourful mosaic façade, mask-like balconies and a roof shaped like a dragon's back.

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    The balconies and mosaic facade of Casa Batlló
  10. Essential

    Museums & culture· Passeig de Gràcia

    Casa Milà (La Pedrera)

    Gaudí's apartment building with a rippling stone façade and a rooftop of chimneys that look like helmeted warriors.

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    The wavy façade of Casa Milà (La Pedrera) lit up at dusk
  12. Essential

    Nature & beaches· Gràcia

    Park Güell

    Gaudí's park on the Carmel hillside, with fairy-tale pavilions, a serpentine mosaic bench and views to the sea.

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    Entrance pavilions of Park Güell with the city behind
  13. Essential

    Viewpoint· El Carmel

    Bunkers del Carmel

    Former Civil War anti-aircraft batteries on top of Turó de la Rovira, with a 360-degree view over the whole city.

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    People looking out over Barcelona from the Bunkers del Carmel

  14. Museums & culture· Gràcia

    Casa Vicens

    The first house Gaudí built, in Gràcia, clad in green and white carnation tiles and now open as a house museum.

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    The brick-and-tile facade of Casa Vicens

  17. Museums & culture· Montjuïc

    Joan Miró Foundation

    A museum devoted to Joan Miró in a white building by Josep Lluís Sert, with courtyards and terraces opening onto Montjuïc park.

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    The white Fundació Joan Miró building with a red sculpture in front

  18. Viewpoint· Montjuïc

    Montjuïc Castle

    An 18th-century fortress at the top of Montjuïc, whose ramparts look over the port, the sea and the whole city.

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    Historic cannon at Montjuïc Castle with the sea behind
  19. Essential

    Shopping· La Rambla

    La Boqueria Market

    Barcelona's best-known market, under an iron roof just off La Rambla, with counters where you can eat among the stalls.

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    The Modernista entrance arch of La Boqueria market

  20. Museums & culture· El Raval

    Palau Güell

    The town palace Gaudí built for Count Güell just off La Rambla, with a domed central hall and a roof of colourful chimneys.

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    The Palau Güell facade with its entrance arches
  21. Essential

    Nature & beaches· Barceloneta

    Barceloneta Beach

    The most central city beach, next to the old fishermen's quarter of Barceloneta and its promenade lined with terraces.

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    Aerial view of Barceloneta beach and the port

  23. Viewpoint· Collserola

    Tibidabo

    The highest peak of the Collserola hills, at 512 metres, crowned by the Sacred Heart church and a century-old amusement park.

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    The Sacred Heart temple on top of Tibidabo

  24. Museums & culture· Montserrat

    Montserrat Monastery

    A Benedictine abbey among Montserrat's rock pinnacles, an hour from Barcelona, home to the Black Madonna and a boys' choir.

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    Montserrat Monastery at the foot of the mountains

  25. Special place· La Rambla

    La Rambla

    The tree-lined promenade running from Plaça de Catalunya down to the port between the Gothic Quarter and the Raval, past flower stalls and the Liceu.

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    La Rambla's central walkway under plane trees, with people strolling past an old bird stall

  27. Nature & beaches· Ciutat Vella

    Ciutadella Park

    The centre's big park, with a boating lake, the monumental fountain a student Gaudí worked on, and the Catalan Parliament.

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    The monumental fountain in Ciutadella Park, its golden quadriga reflected in the pond

  28. Shopping· Sant Antoni

    Sant Antoni Market

    A cross-shaped 19th-century iron market restored in 2018, with food stalls during the week and a book market on Sundays.

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    The octagonal dome and red iron-and-brick façade of Sant Antoni Market

  29. Restaurant· Gothic Quarter

    Can Culleretes

    A restaurant open since 1786 on a narrow Gothic Quarter street, with tiled dining rooms and traditional Catalan dishes such as cannelloni.

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    Can Culleretes' wrought-iron sign with the year 1786 above the entrance

  30. Café· El Raval

    Granja M. Viader

    An 1870 dairy bar in a Raval alley, run by the family that invented Cacaolat, serving thick hot chocolate with cream and sponge fingers.

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    Inside Granja Viader, with marble tables, the counter and its illuminated name sign

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The wavy façade of Casa Milà (La Pedrera) lit up at dusk9 places

Barcelona essentials

The Sagrada Família, Casa Batlló and La Pedrera, Park Güell, the cathedral and Santa Maria del Mar, La Boqueria, the Carmel Bunkers and Barceloneta.

The balconies and mosaic facade of Casa Batlló6 places

Gaudí's Barcelona

Six buildings to understand Gaudí, from his first house in Gràcia to the Sagrada Família.

The Palau de la Música Catalana hall with its stained-glass skylight, organ and boxes8 places

Barcelona's museums and landmarks

The Museu Picasso, the Palau de la Música, the Sant Pau site, the MNAC and Fundació Miró, the cathedral, Santa Maria del Mar and Montserrat.

People looking out over Barcelona from the Bunkers del Carmel6 places

The best viewpoints in Barcelona

From the Carmel Bunkers to the top of Tibidabo, by way of Montjuïc Castle, the MNAC steps and the Magic Fountain.

The Modernista entrance arch of La Boqueria market7 places

Where to eat in Barcelona: markets and bars

Three markets, El Xampanyet in El Born, Can Culleretes (since 1786), the Els Quatre Gats café and Granja Viader's hot chocolate.

Barcelona is a city of walkable neighbourhoods: the medieval lanes of the Gothic Quarter and El Born, Gaudí's Eixample and its Modernista mansions, Montjuïc hill and the Barceloneta seafront. We've gathered the essentials, Gaudí's buildings, museums and landmarks, viewpoints and old-school markets and bars. Pick a collection, save it to Google Maps and have it ready on your phone.

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