Top 20 Things To Do in Barcelona
There are no limits about all Things To Do in Barcelona. Here you will find a brief description of the top twenty.
Parc Guell
You should not miss this fabulous place located up in a hill, with a beautiful view of Barcelona from the heights. Here you will also appreciate other very important works of the Master Gaudi, in some cases made with cheap materials, but having an intrinsic beauty, like the multicolored ceramic bench or the temple ceiling.
Walk around, up and down, take a sit at the bench, enjoy this oasis and the landscape! More about Parc Guell (Guell Park)...
Camp Nou (Barcelona soccer team stadium)
The famous Barcelona soccer team stadium. This is the biggest soccer stadium of Europe, with a capacity of round one hundred ten thousand persons. More about Barcelona soccer team stadium...
See the Camp Nou stadium and the Barça Museum:
Book a Tour to the Barcelona Football Club
In case you will stay at some place in the Costa Brava, no problem. There is a very nice option available for you: Book a Barcelona Sports Tour
Want to see the Barça in action at the Camp Nou? Buy your ticket here:
FC Barcelona Tickets
Montjuic Castle
It is a good idea to visit the Castle of Montjuic. Walk around and gaze the very nice view of Barcelona City from the hill! You can take a number of good pictures from there while enjoying of the fantastic landscape. More about Montjuic...
The Magic Fountain
This is a fantastic place for the family, where you can enjoy the wonderful lights effects and music of the beautiful fountain and surrounding water jets.
Zoo (Parc de la Ciutadella)
You can row in the lake of Parc de la Ciutadella and visit the Zoo. A nice fountain designed by Gaudi will catch your attention because of the big statue. Just discover the nature!
The albino or white gorilla “Copito de nieve” (snowflake), died in November 2003, was an important attraction of the Barcelona Zoo.
Aquarium
Diving with Sharks - courtesy of Barcelona Aquarium
At the north of the main port, you will discover a large marina with a nice promenade that will take you to the Aquarium. This beautiful attraction is among the important Things To Do!
Sagrada Familia
This is the Temple of the Holy Family, unfinished masterpiece of Gaudi. It is the most important place of Barcelona to visit.
This is a unique architecture build, still under construction, that you have ever seen. Perhaps one of the most important Things To Do in Barcelona.
Take your time, step the stairs, go around, look and enjoy this masterpiece.
Book the Sagrada Familia tour here
La Pedrera (Casa Mila)
This is a beautiful modernist piece by Gaudi, which is one of the important Things To Do in Barcelona. The curious forms of this building will catch your attention.
It is indeed a block of apartments. Perhaps the most beautiful of Barcelona City. It is made from limestones from Montjuic. Get to the roof and appreciate its magic! More about La Pedrera (Casa Mila)...
Gothic Cathedral
This wonderful building is located within the old original Roman town.
You can take a sit at a terrace nearby and appreciate it with calm while drinking your Sangria and taking nice pictures.
There is a very nice cloister to visit too, with nice palm trees, although you have to pay for the pleasure of seeing this part.
Book the Gothic Quarter Tour here
Santa Maria del Mar Church
This beautiful and well preserved Gothic church is one of the important Things To Do.
You will appreciate the fantastic vaults and also the wonderful windows of this incredible building. Take your time and enjoy its beauty.
Palau de la Música Catalana (Palace of Catalan Music)
It was built between 1905 and 1908 by the modernist master Domenech i Muntaner.
This visit is also one of the things to do that you have to schedule. Why?
Because this palace is among the most beautiful buildings of the modernist movement.
It is simply fantastic!
Casa Batlló
Do not miss this building, because here you will see a nice piece of the great modernist master Antoni Gaudi.
The eye-catching facade of this building, with fragments of tiles of diverse colors, the forms and styles on every detail in the windows as well as many other aspects of the construction, will undoubtedly call your attention.
Book the Casa Batllo tour here
Palau Guell
Mr. Guell wanted a new house in Barcelona and commissioned to Gaudi its construction. It is located in a narrow street named Nou de La Rambla, at just few meters from Las Ramblas.
This is perhaps the only finished piece of Gaudi, and was declared World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 1984. More about Palau Guell (Guell Palace)...
Palau Nacional (National Museum of Catalonian Art)
This beautiful building is located in Montjuic up from the Magic Fountain. It was built in 1929 for the World Fair and rehabilitated in 1992 because of the Olympics.
The official opening as a complete museum, with all collection, took place in 2004.
Joan Miro Foundation
Located in Montjuic, this nice museum is another of the important things to do. Besides a nice view of Barcelona City, you will appreciate the diversity of the art of Joan Miro, like ceramics, paintings, sculptures, and much more.
A very nice collection!
Las Ramblas
One of the classic things to do! This is the most famous avenue in Barcelona downtown. You can walk up and down several times and you will always find it very curious, interesting and unique.
You will find cafes, flowers, human statues, comedians, singers, terraces to take a good Sangria, caged animals, and many other curiosities. Walk with calm, look around, sit at a terrace, take your pictures, and enjoy the spectacle!
Boqueria Market
Oh, what a beautiful place at Las Ramblas! This is one of the real Things To Do. Just program a visit to this unique place.
The history of this market begun around the year 1200 as a moving market, near the gate named Pla de la Boqueria in the old city wall.
Go inside, sit in one of the bars and try one fresh dish. Bon apetit!
Book the Gourmet Tour tour here
Plaça Reial
This is a nice square located at one side of Las Ramblas, populated with royal palms and the Tres Gracies fountain with lamps by Gaudi.
Ideal meeting place, especially at night, because of the many terraces, bars, restaurants and places to dance or listen music.
Gothic Quarter
This old part of Barcelona City, with its narrow streets, is an attractive quarter whether you go there during day time or by night.
You will see interesting buildings, and in case that you are hungry or thirsty, just take a break at any of the various Restaurants or Bars. You will surely like very much this part of the city.
Book the Gothic Quarter Walking tour here
Nightlife
Barcelona nightlife can not be summarized in few words because of the quantity and diversity of the offers. Anyhow, there are a couple of things to do that I do recommend to you as a visitor.
Book the Flamenco show
This is a very nice show in one of the best places at the heart of Barcelona.
Book the Andalusian Dinner and Flamenco show
Besides of feeling the passion of the Flamenco, you will taste the delicious Andalusian cuisine.
Book the Andalusian dinner and Flamenco show here
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