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The serrated rock peaks of Montserrat rising above the monastery buildings in Catalonia, Spain

Day trips Updated 18 October 2026

Montserrat Day Trip from Barcelona: The Complete Guide

How to visit Montserrat from Barcelona: train and cable car or rack railway, when to hear the boys choir, walks above the monastery and the midday crush.

Rows of vineyards under a clear autumn sky in the Penedès wine region near Barcelona, Catalonia

Day trips Updated 18 October 2026

Penedès Wine Region Day Trip from Barcelona

A day trip from Barcelona to the Penedès wine country: Cava cellars around Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, Vilafranca del Penedès, the train and whether Sitges fits.

The monastery buildings of Montserrat below the serrated rock walls of the mountain, Catalonia, Spain

Day trips Updated 16 October 2026

Day Trips from Barcelona: Five Options and How to Choose One

A holy mountain, a medieval Jewish quarter, a beach town, a Dali museum and hidden coves, all within about an hour. What each suits and how to choose.

The monastery of Santa Maria de Montserrat beneath the jagged peaks of the Montserrat massif

Day trips Updated 16 October 2026

Montserrat or Costa Brava: Which Day Trip from Barcelona

One free day outside Barcelona: the mountain monastery of Montserrat or the coves and medieval towns of the Costa Brava? Costs and a clear verdict.

The Roman amphitheatre of Tarragona set on a hillside above the Mediterranean coastline, Catalonia, Spain

Day trips Updated 11 August 2026

Tarragona Day Trip from Barcelona: Roman Ruins and the Coast

How to spend a day in Tarragona: the Roman amphitheatre above the sea, the old town walls, the aqueduct outside town, and whether to add a beach.

The coloured houses of Girona reflected in the Onyar river, Spain

Day trips Updated 26 March 2026

Girona: The Call, the Cathedral Steps and the Coloured Houses

An hour north of Barcelona: a well preserved medieval Jewish quarter, a vast cathedral staircase, walkable city walls and houses over the river.

The red facade and giant eggs of the Dalí Theatre Museum in Figueres, Spain

Day trips Updated 20 March 2026

Figueres and the Dalí Museum: A Day Inside His Head

The museum Dalí built from a ruined theatre in his home town, where he is buried: how to get there, why you must book and the Dalí triangle.

The church of Sitges standing above the sea on the Catalan coast, Spain

Day trips Updated 14 March 2026

Sitges: The Beach Town Forty Minutes Away

White houses, seventeen beaches, a church on a rock and one of Europe's great gay resorts: how to do Sitges as a day trip, and when not to.

A medieval walled town on a headland above a beach on the Costa Brava, Spain

Day trips Updated 8 March 2026

The Costa Brava: Coves, Cliffs and the Coastal Path

The rocky coast north of Barcelona is no resort strip: which towns are worth the trip, how the cliff path works and what a day out involves.