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Browse by category and by area through the hundreds of places we love most in Barcelona, and mark anything that catches your eye straight to your personal itinerary.
🏛️ Gaudí & Modernisme
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Basílica de la Sagrada Família ★ 4.8 · Eixample & Gaudi
Gaudí's unfinished masterpiece, the world-famous church still rising after more than 140 years
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Casa Batlló ★ 4.7 · Eixample & Gaudi
Gaudí's dragon house with its bone-and-scale facade, one of the city's most striking modernist experiences
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Casa Vicens ★ 4.7 · Gracia & Park Guell
The first house Gaudí ever designed, a stunning green-and-white ceramic mosaic that opened to the public only in 2017
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Casa Milà, La Pedrera ★ 4.6 · Eixample & Gaudi
Gaudí's wavy stone quarry with its iconic rooftop chimney warriors, especially magical on the night visit
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Palau Güell ★ 4.6 · Old City
The palace the young Gaudí built for his patron, a hall with a starlit dome and a wild mosaic-chimney roof
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Torre Bellesguard ★ 4.6 · Uptown & Camp Nou
Gaudí's forgotten castle on the ruins of a royal palace, without the Sagrada Família queues
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Sala Hipòstila ★ 4.6 · Gracia & Park Guell
A forest of 86 Doric columns supporting the terrace above, with spectacular mosaic medallions in the ceiling
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Cripta de la Colònia Güell ★ 4.5 · Montserrat & Sitges
Gaudí's laboratory where he tested the arches of the Sagrada Família, a World Heritage site outside the city
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El Drac del Park Güell ★ 4.5 · Gracia & Park Guell
The world-famous lizard on the staircase, the park's symbol and the photo everyone comes for
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Plaça de la Natura ★ 4.5 · Gracia & Park Guell
The winding bench clad in colourful trencadís mosaic, with an open view across all of Barcelona to the sea
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Els Viaductes del Park Güell ★ 4.4 · Gracia & Park Guell
Vaulted stone paths Gaudí built inspired by nature, quiet shady corners away from the crowds
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Park Güell, Entrada Principal (Carrer d'Olot) ★ 4.4 · Gracia & Park Guell
The legendary entrance gate with Gaudí's two gingerbread pavilions, the starting point for the monumental zone
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Casa del Guarda ★ 4.4 · Gracia & Park Guell
The fabled keeper's house at the park entrance, now a small visitor point explaining how the project was born
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Casa Calvet ★ 4.3 · Eixample & Gaudi
Gaudí's restrained and surprising building that won Barcelona's best building award in 1900
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Celler Güell ★ 4.3 · Montserrat & Sitges
A sharp triangular stone winery Gaudí designed with his assistant Berenguer above Garraf beach, now a restaurant
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Pavellons Güell ★ 4.0 · Uptown & Camp Nou
A wrought-iron gate shaped like a mythological dragon that Gaudí made for the Güell estate, one of his early and surprising works
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Font d'Hèrcules ★ 3.7 · Uptown & Camp Nou
A hidden fountain the young Gaudí designed, forgotten for decades in the Pedralbes gardens
🏰 Landmarks & churches
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Vila Vella de Tossa de Mar ★ 4.8 · Girona & Costa Brava
The only fortified town to survive on the Catalan coast, 12th-century walls and towers right above the beach
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La Moreneta ★ 4.8 · Montserrat & Sitges
The 12th-century Black Madonna in the Montserrat basilica, millions of pilgrims climb up to touch the orb in her hand
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Monestir de Montserrat ★ 4.7 · Montserrat & Sitges
A thousand-year-old Benedictine monastery clinging to a cliff at 700 metres, Catalonia's most important spiritual site
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Basílica de Santa Maria del Mar ★ 4.7 · Old City
The cathedral of the sea from the famous novel, a Catalan Gothic beauty built by the port's own labourers
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Pont de Besalú ★ 4.7 · Montserrat & Sitges
A fortified 12th-century stone bridge with a gate tower in the middle, the photogenic entrance to the medieval town
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Catedral de Girona ★ 4.7 · Girona & Costa Brava
90 dramatic steps up to the nave of the world's widest Gothic church, also known from Game of Thrones filming
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Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor ★ 4.7 · Uptown & Camp Nou
The church with the golden Christ statue seen from all over the city, with a lift to Barcelona's highest viewpoint
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Monestir de Sant Cugat ★ 4.7 · Montserrat & Sitges
A Benedictine monastery with one of Europe's most beautiful Romanesque cloisters, 144 hand-carved column capitals
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Monestir de Santa Maria de Pedralbes ★ 4.7 · Uptown & Camp Nou
A Gothic monastery from 1327 with Europe's most beautiful three-storey courtyard, a pocket of calm out of time
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Pont del Bisbe ★ 4.7 · Old City
Barcelona's most photographed neo-Gothic bridge, strung across a narrow lane between two old palaces
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Seu d'Ègara, Terrassa ★ 4.7 · Montserrat & Sitges
A complex of three churches from the 4th to 12th centuries with rare early frescoes, a site unique in Europe
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Plaça del Rei ★ 4.7 · Old City
The best-preserved medieval corner in the city, where the Catholic Monarchs received Columbus on his return from America
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Arc de Triomf ★ 4.6 · Old City
An impressive red-brick arch built for the 1888 World's Fair, at the head of a wide, lively promenade
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Catedral de Barcelona ★ 4.6 · Old City
The Gothic cathedral of the old quarter, with a mysterious cloister, 13 white geese and a rooftop view over the city
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MUHBA Turó de la Rovira ★ 4.6 · Gracia & Park Guell
Remains of the anti-aircraft batteries and the shanty quarter on the Bunkers summit, a fascinating story of 20th-century Barcelona
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Ruïnes d'Empúries ★ 4.6 · Girona & Costa Brava
The city through which the Greeks and Romans entered the Iberian Peninsula, mosaics and columns right on the shoreline
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Castell de Cardona ★ 4.6 · Montserrat & Sitges
A mighty 9th-century fortress on a hill, now a Parador hotel with a tower and a striking Romanesque church
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Basílica de Santa Maria del Pi ★ 4.6 · Old City
A Gothic basilica with one of Europe's largest rose windows, and a bell tower with an excellent view
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Basílica de Sant Feliu ★ 4.6 · Girona & Costa Brava
The church with the truncated spire that dominates Girona's skyline, with Roman sarcophagi inside
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Temple d'August ★ 4.6 · Old City
Four 2,000-year-old Roman columns hidden in an inner courtyard, an ancient and completely free surprise
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Reial Santuari de Sant Josep de la Muntanya ★ 4.6 · Gracia & Park Guell
A dreamlike monastery on the hillside above Gràcia, monumental steps and a view almost no tourist knows
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Santa Cova de Montserrat ★ 4.6 · Montserrat & Sitges
The cave where tradition says the Madonna was found, reached by a hanging path with sculptures by Gaudí and his peers
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Església de Sant Vicenç de Sarrià ★ 4.6 · Uptown & Camp Nou
The village's historic church, a neoclassical facade and the heart of the community for centuries
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Castell de Sant Ferran ★ 4.5 · Girona & Costa Brava
Europe's largest 18th-century fortress above Figueres, a huge star with moats you can even tour by jeep
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Casa Fuster ★ 4.5 · Gracia & Park Guell
A lavish modernist palace by Domenech i Montaner at the entrance to Gràcia, now a luxury hotel with a jazz bar
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Església de Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla ★ 4.5 · Montserrat & Sitges
The church on the rock above the sea, the famous postcard of Sitges and especially lovely at sunset
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Sant Pau del Camp ★ 4.5 · Old City
Barcelona's oldest church, a thousand-year-old Romanesque gem with a small and lovely cloister
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Refugi 307 ★ 4.5 · Montjuic
A Civil War tunnel shelter the residents dug themselves, a chilling and fascinating guided tour
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Cementiri de Montjuïc ★ 4.5 · Montjuic
A monumental hillside cemetery with striking sculptures and the grave of Joan Miró
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Santa Maria de la Bonanova ★ 4.5 · Uptown & Camp Nou
An impressive basilica on a spacious neighbourhood square, a pleasant starting point for the climb to Tibidabo
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Cementiri del Poblenou ★ 4.5 · Barceloneta & beaches
A neoclassical cemetery from 1775 with the chilling Kiss of Death statue, with free guided tours too
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Casc Antic de Sitges ★ 4.5 · Montserrat & Sitges
White lanes with grand indiano mansions built by the rich who returned from Cuba, boutiques and galleries
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Castell de Montjuïc ★ 4.4 · Montjuic
A 17th-century fortress on the hilltop with a panoramic view of the port, city and sea
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Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys ★ 4.4 · Montjuic
The stadium of the 1992 Olympics that transformed Barcelona, now Barça's temporary home
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Font de Canaletes ★ 4.4 · Old City
The fountain that legend says brings anyone who drinks from it back to Barcelona, and a celebration spot for Barça fans
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Castell de Castelldefels ★ 4.4 · Montserrat & Sitges
A 10th-century fortress on a hill above the town, beautifully restored and overlooking the whole Llobregat delta
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Sant Joan de Gràcia ★ 4.4 · Gracia & Park Guell
The church overlooking Plaça de la Virreina, a quiet neo-Romanesque interior away from the tourist queues
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La Rambla ★ 4.3 · Old City
Spain's most famous avenue, a kilometre and a half of street theatre from Plaça Catalunya to the sea
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Banys Àrabs de Girona ★ 4.3 · Girona & Costa Brava
A 12th-century Romanesque bathhouse in Moorish style, a beautiful columned dome above the cooling pool
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La Monumental ★ 4.2 · Eixample & Gaudi
The last bullfighting ring that operated in Barcelona, a striking Mudejar-style building with mosaic domes
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La Model ★ 4.2 · Eixample & Gaudi
Barcelona's historic prison, closed in 2017, a chilling free tour of the original wings and cells
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Parc de les Tres Xemeneies ★ 3.9 · Montjuic
Three giant chimneys of an old power station, free graffiti walls and a lively skatepark
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Font del Gat ★ 3.9 · Montjuic
A historic fountain known from every Catalan folk song, with a pleasant bistro beside it in the leafy gardens
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Universitat de Barcelona, Edifici Històric · Eixample & Gaudi
A grand 19th-century university building with quiet courtyards and a hidden botanical garden, open and free
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Colònia Güell · Montserrat & Sitges
A whole modernist workers' village built by the industrialist Güell, houses, a school and buildings by Gaudí's students
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Rupit · Montserrat & Sitges
A 10th-century hilltop stone village with a swaying rope bridge over the river, one of Catalonia's most beautiful villages
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Passeig de la Muralla · Girona & Costa Brava
A kilometre walk along Carolingian walls with watchtowers over the rooftops and out to the Pyrenees
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Begur · Girona & Costa Brava
A hilltop town with a ruined castle at its peak, Cuban indiano houses and the gateway to the area's best beaches
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Pals · Girona & Costa Brava
A beautifully restored medieval stone town on a hill, a Romanesque tower and a view over the rice fields
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Peratallada · Girona & Costa Brava
A fortified village carved into the rock with a natural moat, one of Catalonia's best preserved, romantic restaurants in stone courtyards
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Sant Martí d'Empúries · Girona & Costa Brava
A tiny ancient stone village by the archaeological site, one lovely square, a church and restaurants facing the shore
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Sant Feliu de Guíxols · Girona & Costa Brava
A port town with a thousand-year-old Benedictine monastery and the Porta Ferrada gate, host to a veteran music festival
🖼️ Museums
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CosmoCaixa Barcelona ★ 4.7 · Uptown & Camp Nou
One of Europe's best science museums: a real Amazonian rainforest, a planetarium and hundreds of experiments
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Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC) ★ 4.7 · Montjuic
The world's finest collection of Romanesque murals inside a grand national palace from 1929
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Museu del Cau Ferrat ★ 4.7 · Montserrat & Sitges
The home of painter Santiago Rusiñol who turned Sitges into an artists' colony, with two El Greco paintings facing the sea
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Teatre-Museu Dalí, Figueres ★ 4.6 · Girona & Costa Brava
The museum Dalí built for himself in a burnt-out theatre in Figueres, eggs on the roof, a rain car and his tomb in the crypt
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MUHBA Plaça del Rei ★ 4.6 · Old City
Walk underground through a whole Roman city, ancient Barcino, with streets, laundries and wineries
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Museu de Montserrat ★ 4.6 · Montserrat & Sitges
A surprising collection in the heart of the mountain with Caravaggio, El Greco, Monet and Picasso, and an ancient Near East wing
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CaixaForum Barcelona ★ 4.5 · Montjuic
A culture centre inside a spectacular modernist textile factory, world-class exhibitions and cheap entry
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Casa Salvador Dalí, Portlligat ★ 4.5 · Girona & Costa Brava
The painter's house assembled from fishermen's huts in a hidden cove, kept exactly as he left it, book ahead
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Fundació Joan Miró ★ 4.5 · Montjuic
A bright white museum Miró founded himself, with hundreds of works and a sculpture roof with a view
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Museu del Disseny ★ 4.5 · Barceloneta & beaches
Catalan fashion, furniture and graphics in the striking building facing the Glòries tower, free entry on the first Sunday afternoon
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Museu d'Història de Catalunya ★ 4.5 · Barceloneta & beaches
A journey through Catalan history in a historic port warehouse, with a roof terrace and a free view over the marina
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Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya ★ 4.5 · Montjuic
Treasures from Catalonia's Phoenician, Greek and Roman eras, including finds from Empúries
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Museu Picasso ★ 4.4 · Old City
The world's largest collection of the young Picasso, across five Gothic palaces on beautiful Carrer Montcada
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Museu Marítim de Barcelona ★ 4.4 · Barceloneta & beaches
The Gothic royal shipyards from the 13th century, huge halls with a full replica of a gilded warship
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Museu Olímpic i de l'Esport ★ 4.4 · Montjuic
An interactive museum about the '92 Olympics that reinvented Barcelona, opposite the stadium
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Vil·la Joana (MUHBA) ★ 4.4 · Uptown & Camp Nou
The village house where the national poet Verdaguer died, a small free museum at the gates of Collserola park
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MACBA ★ 4.3 · Old City
The contemporary art museum in Richard Meier's gleaming white building, and the plaza in front, Europe's skateboarding capital
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Casa Museu Gaudí ★ 4.3 · Gracia & Park Guell
The pink house where Gaudí lived for nearly 20 years, with original furniture he designed and his personal belongings
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Museu del Modernisme de Barcelona ★ 4.3 · Eixample & Gaudi
Gaudí furniture, sculpture and glass from the modernist era in one place, the perfect complement to a tour of the houses
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Museu Egipci de Barcelona ★ 4.2 · Eixample & Gaudi
An impressive private collection of ancient Egypt with mummies and sarcophagi, great for a rainy day or pharaoh-loving kids
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Fundació Antoni Tàpies ★ 3.9 · Eixample & Gaudi
A museum to the great Catalan artist in a modernist building, with a cloud sculpture and a tiled chair on the roof
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🎭 Culture
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Tramvia Blau ★ 5.0 · Uptown & Camp Nou
A nostalgic 1901 wooden tram that climbs an avenue of modernist villas on the way to Tibidabo
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Escolania de Montserrat ★ 4.9 · Montserrat & Sitges
One of Europe's oldest boys' choirs, singing in the basilica almost every midday and worth timing your visit for
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Palau de la Música Catalana ★ 4.7 · Old City
What many call the world's most spectacular concert hall, the peak of modernism with a breathtaking stained-glass dome
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Gran Teatre del Liceu ★ 4.7 · Old City
Barcelona's historic opera house from 1847, a lavish golden hall that rose again from two fires
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Casa Lleó i Morera ★ 4.7 · Eixample & Gaudi
The most ornate corner of the Block of Discord, Domènech i Montaner's floral modernism at its best
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Dalí Joies ★ 4.7 · Girona & Costa Brava
A collection of 37 surrealist gold jewels Dalí designed, including the ruby-studded heart that really beats
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Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau ★ 4.6 · Eixample & Gaudi
The world's largest modernist hospital complex, spectacular pavilions and gardens without the Sagrada Família crowds
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CCCB ★ 4.6 · Old City
Smart themed exhibitions on cities, cinema and culture in an old almshouse with an impressive covered courtyard
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Casa Amatller ★ 4.6 · Eixample & Gaudi
Casa Batlló's terraced neighbour, a chocolatier's palace with a Dutch facade and a historic chocolate tasting
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Palau de Maricel ★ 4.6 · Montserrat & Sitges
A dreamlike palace on the Sitges waterfront with a golden hall and balconies, tours and summer concerts
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Masia Freixa, Terrassa ★ 4.6 · Montserrat & Sitges
A white arched palace inspired by Gaudí that was a textile factory, the modernist gem of the city of Terrassa
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Palau Sant Jordi ★ 4.5 · Montjuic
The iconic sports and concert arena from the Olympics, where all the big stars play in the city
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El Born Centre de Cultura i Memòria ★ 4.5 · Old City
A spectacular 1876 iron market above which a whole city from 1700 was uncovered, Catalonia's most important memory site
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Pavelló Mies van der Rohe ★ 4.5 · Montjuic
The minimalist 1929 masterpiece that changed modern architecture: glass, marble and water
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Museu d'Història dels Jueus, Bonastruc ça Porta ★ 4.5 · Girona & Costa Brava
The Bonastruc ça Porta complex named after Nachmanides of Girona, with gravestones, inscriptions and the community's story
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Teatre Lliure de Gràcia ★ 4.5 · Gracia & Park Guell
The historic theatre from which independent Catalan theatre grew, plays in an intimate atmosphere
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Casa Comalat ★ 4.5 · Eixample & Gaudi
The house with two completely different facades, waves of colour and wooden galleries inspired by Gaudí, a little-known gem
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Casa Golferichs ★ 4.5 · Eixample & Gaudi
A warm modernist villa of wood and brick that was nearly demolished, now a neighbourhood culture centre with free entry
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Jardins del Teatre Grec ★ 4.5 · Montjuic
A Greek-inspired amphitheatre inside a rose garden, the summer stage of the prestigious Grec festival
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Parc del Fòrum ★ 4.4 · Barceloneta & beaches
The huge grounds of the Primavera Sound festival, a giant solar panel and a terraced sea-bathing area without sand
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Teatres del Paral·lel ★ 4.4 · Montjuic
The Catalan Broadway: an avenue of historic theatres and musicals like the Apolo and the Victòria
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Cines Verdi ★ 4.4 · Gracia & Park Guell
The quality cinema beloved by Barcelonans, films in the original language in historic halls from 1902
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Casa de les Punxes ★ 4.4 · Eixample & Gaudi
The house of spikes that looks like a fairytale castle, six pointed spires in the middle of Avinguda Diagonal
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Mosaic de Joan Miró, Pla de l'Os ★ 4.4 · Old City
A giant colourful Joan Miró work set into the pavement of La Rambla, most passers-by walk over it without noticing
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Sinagoga Major de Barcelona ★ 4.4 · Old City
One of Europe's oldest synagogues, from the 13th century, restored and brought back to life in the heart of the old Call quarter
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Palau del Baró de Quadras ★ 4.4 · Eixample & Gaudi
A modernist palace by Puig i Cadafalch with a richly carved Gothic facade, near the Casa de les Punxes
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El Peix de Frank Gehry ★ 4.4 · Barceloneta & beaches
Frank Gehry's giant fish sculpture of golden metal mesh, glinting in the sun above the Port Olímpic promenade
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Miqvé de Besalú ★ 4.4 · Montserrat & Sitges
A 12th-century Romanesque mikveh discovered in 1964, one of Europe's oldest and best preserved, beside the synagogue remains
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L'Estel Ferit ★ 4.3 · Barceloneta & beaches
Rebecca Horn's tower of four glass cubes in memory of the old beach shacks, the photographed symbol of Barceloneta
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Poble Espanyol ★ 4.2 · Montjuic
A village built from 117 replicas of beautiful corners from all over Spain, with artisan workshops and restaurants
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La Rotonda ★ 4.2 · Uptown & Camp Nou
A ceramic-decorated modernist building at the foot of Avinguda del Tibidabo, lovely to photograph on the way to the tram
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El Call ★ 4.1 · Old City
The medieval Call quarter's alleys, one of Europe's most important communities until the 1391 expulsion, with explanatory signs
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Carrer Major de Sarrià · Uptown & Camp Nou
The old village's main street: veteran shops, patisseries and the feel of a small Catalan town
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Vilafranca del Penedès · Montserrat & Sitges
The capital of Penedès wine with an excellent wine museum and the castells human-tower tradition, tastings on every corner
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Call de Besalú · Montserrat & Sitges
The alleys of the Jewish community that thrived here until the 15th century, with signs telling its story
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El Call de Girona · Girona & Costa Brava
One of Europe's best-preserved old Jewish quarters, stone alleys where the community lived for some 600 years until the expulsion
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Cadaqués · Girona & Costa Brava
A white fishing village at the tip of the peninsula, the refuge of Dalí, Picasso and Duchamp, still bohemian and beautiful
🏙️ Squares & streets
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Plaça de Sant Jaume ★ 4.6 · Old City
Catalonia's political square since Roman times, facing Barcelona city hall and the Catalan government palace
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Rambla del Poblenou ★ 4.6 · Barceloneta & beaches
Poblenou's beloved local avenue, vermouth at noon, ice cream in the evening and almost no tourists
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Plaça Major de Vic ★ 4.6 · Montserrat & Sitges
A huge medieval arcaded square, one of Catalonia's oldest markets on Tuesdays and Saturdays and the capital of cured sausage
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Plaça de Catalunya ★ 4.5 · Eixample & Gaudi
The central square where everything begins, the meeting point between the old city and the Eixample and the transport hub
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Plaça de Sant Vicenç de Sarrià ★ 4.4 · Uptown & Camp Nou
A quiet village square with the saint's statue, one of the best-preserved corners of old Sarrià
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Plaça del Sortidor ★ 4.2 · Montjuic
The village square of Poble-sec with neighbourhood cafes, the quiet heart of the district
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Estació de Barcelona Sants ★ 3.8 · Montjuic
The city's main train station, the departure point for high-speed trains to Madrid and the coastal cities
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Plaça de Sant Felip Neri · Old City
The quiet, moving square in the Gothic Quarter, with Civil War bomb scars on the church walls
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Plaça Reial · Old City
Barcelona's beautiful palm-tree square, with lamps the young Gaudí designed, bars and jazz into the night
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Rambla del Raval · Old City
El Raval's local avenue with Botero's fat cat sculpture, terraces and a genuinely multicultural feel
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Passatge de Permanyer · Eixample & Gaudi
A hidden private lane with colourful houses and gardens, one of the Eixample's romantic and little-known corners
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Passeig de Sant Joan · Eixample & Gaudi
The green local avenue rising from the Arc de Triomf, Barcelona's brunch capital with shaded playgrounds
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Plaça del Sol · Gracia & Park Guell
Gràcia's liveliest square, filling with locals, beer and guitars every evening
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Plaça de la Vila de Gràcia · Gracia & Park Guell
Gràcia's historic clock-tower square, ringed with cafes and chairs in the sun
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Plaça de la Virreina · Gracia & Park Guell
The most photogenic square in the neighbourhood, village-like and calm facing the Sant Joan church facade
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Plaça del Diamant · Gracia & Park Guell
The square immortalised in the world-famous Catalan novel, with a Civil War underground shelter beneath it
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Plaça de la Revolució de Setembre de 1868 · Gracia & Park Guell
A beloved neighbourhood square at the start of Carrer Verdi, perfect for a vermouth stop between sights
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Plaça de Rovira i Trias · Gracia & Park Guell
A small square with a bronze statue of the architect who lost to Cerdà in planning Barcelona, and neighbourhood restaurants
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Plaça Joanic · Gracia & Park Guell
An authentic local square at the edge of Gràcia with a children's playground and old-school bars around it
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Plaça d'Espanya · Montjuic
The city's largest square with the two Venetian towers, the grand gateway to Montjuïc
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Plaça de Sarrià · Uptown & Camp Nou
The former village's main square with a church, a farmers' market and cafes in the shade of trees
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Plaça de la Independència · Girona & Costa Brava
A neoclassical arcaded square on the Onyar riverbank, the centre of Girona's evening dining and vermouth
📸 Viewpoints
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Camí de Ronda de S'Agaró ★ 4.8 · Girona & Costa Brava
A section of well-kept coastal path around the exclusive S'Agaró villa neighbourhood, coves and viewpoints at every turn
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Creu de Sant Miquel ★ 4.8 · Montserrat & Sitges
The classic viewpoint of the monastery and the rounded cliffs, an easy 20-minute walk from the complex
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Mirador del MNAC ★ 4.8 · Montjuic
The steps in front of the National Palace are the locals' favourite sunset spot, with the whole city at your feet
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Bunkers del Carmel ★ 4.6 · Gracia & Park Guell
Barcelona's best viewpoint from Civil War anti-aircraft batteries, a must at sunset
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Port Vell ★ 4.6 · Barceloneta & beaches
The old harbour turned polished marina of superyachts, with Lichtenstein's colourful head sculpture
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Mirador de l'Alcalde ★ 4.6 · Montjuic
A terraced viewing garden above the harbour with artistic paving, the pretty photo spot on the way to the castle
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Far de Sant Sebastià ★ 4.6 · Girona & Costa Brava
A lighthouse on a 165-metre cliff above Llafranc, a huge view, a restaurant and a 15th-century watchtower
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Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta ★ 4.6 · Barceloneta & beaches
A wide promenade from Barceloneta to the Port Olímpic, the running and cycling route locals love
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Avinguda de Gaudí ★ 4.6 · Eixample & Gaudi
A diagonal pedestrian walk linking the Sagrada Família to Sant Pau, two World Heritage sites in one line of sight
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Aeri de Montserrat ★ 4.6 · Montserrat & Sitges
A historic 1930 yellow funicular that leaps from the valley station to the monastery in five steep minutes
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Mirador de Colom ★ 4.5 · Old City
A 60-metre column with Columbus at the top and a lift to a 360-degree view of the port and La Rambla
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Pont de les Peixateries Velles ★ 4.5 · Girona & Costa Brava
A red iron bridge built by the Eiffel company in 1877, two years before the Paris tower, the city's photo spot
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Mirador Torre Glòries ★ 4.5 · Barceloneta & beaches
A 360-degree view from the 30th floor of the colourful bullet tower, with Tomás Saraceno's hanging cloud work
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Torre Glòries ★ 4.5 · Eixample & Gaudi
The blue bullet-shaped skyscraper with one of the city's highest viewpoints and a glass dome on the 30th floor
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Mirador del Migdia ★ 4.5 · Montjuic
The hidden viewpoint on the mountain's back side, sunsets to the sea and an outdoor bar at weekends
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Cases de l'Onyar ★ 4.5 · Girona & Costa Brava
Yellow and red facades reflected in the river, Girona's famous picture from the bridges
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Torre de Collserola ★ 4.5 · Uptown & Camp Nou
Norman Foster's communications tower with a glass viewpoint 560 metres above the sea
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Mirador de Las Arenas ★ 4.5 · Montjuic
A former bullring turned mall with a round rooftop viewpoint facing Plaça d'Espanya
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Telefèric de Montjuïc ★ 4.4 · Montjuic
A ride in glass cabins from the park up to the castle with a shifting view over the city and sea
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Observatori Fabra ★ 4.4 · Uptown & Camp Nou
A working observatory from 1904 with evening tours through the antique telescope and dinners under the stars in summer
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Turó de les Tres Creus ★ 4.4 · Gracia & Park Guell
The high point of Park Güell with a 360-degree view, especially magical at sunset
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Funicular de Vallvidrera ★ 4.4 · Uptown & Camp Nou
A hillside funicular on a normal metro ticket up to the summit neighbourhood, the cheap way to the mountain views
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Funicular de Sant Joan ★ 4.3 · Montserrat & Sitges
Spain's steepest funicular climbs from the monastery to the upper viewpoint trails, a view to the Pyrenees
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Transbordador Aeri del Port ★ 4.2 · Barceloneta & beaches
A vintage red 1931 cable car crossing the harbour from the Sant Sebastià tower to Montjuïc, a wild view on the way
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Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc ★ 3.9 · Montjuic
The Olympic diving pool hanging above the city, one of Barcelona's most photographed spots, open in summer
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Rambla de Mar · Barceloneta & beaches
A wavy wooden bridge continuing La Rambla into the sea, opening to let boats pass and perfect at sunset
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Vallvidrera · Uptown & Camp Nou
A village-like summit neighbourhood with old villas, view balconies and a mountain feel beside the city
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Passeig Marítim de Sitges · Montserrat & Sitges
A long palm promenade along the beaches, modernist villas and fish restaurants on the water
🌳 Parks & nature
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Sant Jeroni ★ 4.9 · Montserrat & Sitges
Montserrat's highest peak at 1,236 metres, a trail among rounded crags with a view over all Catalonia
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Salt de Sallent ★ 4.7 · Montserrat & Sitges
A roughly hundred-metre waterfall at the end of a short trail from Rupit, spectacular after rainy days
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Estany de Banyoles ★ 4.7 · Montserrat & Sitges
Catalonia's largest natural lake, a cycling loop around it, rowing boats and the '92 Olympic rowing course
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Cap de Creus ★ 4.7 · Girona & Costa Brava
Spain's easternmost point, a lunar landscape of wind-sculpted rocks that fired Dalí's imagination
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Illes Medes ★ 4.7 · Girona & Costa Brava
A marine reserve of seven islands off the coast, one of the Mediterranean's best diving and snorkelling sites
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Parc de la Ciutadella ★ 4.6 · Old City
Barcelona's central park with a monumental waterfall Gaudí helped design, a boating lake and picnic lawns
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Muntanya de Sal de Cardona ★ 4.6 · Montserrat & Sitges
A working salt mountain quarried for some two thousand years, a helmeted tour through glittering coloured salt tunnels
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Jardins de Cap Roig ★ 4.6 · Girona & Costa Brava
A clifftop botanical garden around a castle built by exiled Russian nobles, with a summer music festival by the sea
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Parc de Cervantes ★ 4.6 · Uptown & Camp Nou
A park with 10,000 rose bushes from hundreds of varieties, at spectacular peak bloom in spring
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Turó del Carmel ★ 4.6 · Gracia & Park Guell
A green hill near the Bunkers with quiet walking trails and viewpoints without a single tourist
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Parc Natural de Collserola ★ 4.5 · Uptown & Camp Nou
Barcelona's huge green lung: walking and cycling trails in a real Mediterranean forest
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Jardí Botànic Marimurtra, Blanes ★ 4.5 · Girona & Costa Brava
One of Europe's most beautiful botanical gardens, 4,000 species on a Blanes clifftop and a photographed viewpoint pavilion over the bay
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Parc Natural dels Aiguamolls de l'Empordà ★ 4.5 · Girona & Costa Brava
Wetlands with bird hides, storks, flamingos and wild horses, flat trails that reach the beach
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Jardins de Santa Clotilde ★ 4.5 · Girona & Costa Brava
Italian-style gardens hanging on a cliff above the sea at Lloret de Mar, cypresses, statues and steps down to the turquoise
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Jardins del Palau Reial de Pedralbes ★ 4.5 · Uptown & Camp Nou
The former royal palace gardens: lawns, cypresses, ponds and hidden Gaudí corners
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Jardins de Mossèn Costa i Llobera ★ 4.5 · Montjuic
One of Europe's largest cactus gardens, on a sea-facing slope with dozens of giant species
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Jardins de Laribal ★ 4.5 · Montjuic
Terraced gardens with waterfalls, pergolas and Alhambra-inspired steps, a romantic and quiet corner
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Parc del Laberint d'Horta ★ 4.4 · Gracia & Park Guell
The city's oldest garden with a real cypress maze from 1791, a romantic corner most visitors miss
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Turó Park ★ 4.4 · Uptown & Camp Nou
A romantic, well-kept garden in the heart of the upscale district, a small lake and statues among old trees
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Jardins de la Vil·la Amèlia ★ 4.4 · Uptown & Camp Nou
A romantic garden of an old estate with a small lake, peacocks and quiet shady corners
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Jardins de la Vil·la Cecília ★ 4.4 · Uptown & Camp Nou
A neighbourhood garden with a maze of cypress avenues and modern sculptures, beside Villa Amèlia
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Jardí Botànic de Barcelona ★ 4.3 · Montjuic
A modern hillside garden with Mediterranean plants from five continents and open views
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Parc de la Barceloneta ★ 4.3 · Barceloneta & beaches
A quiet beachfront park with the neighbourhood's beautiful modernist water tower, a green moment by the sand
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Parc de Diagonal Mar ★ 4.3 · Barceloneta & beaches
Enric Miralles' futuristic park with winding tubes, lakes and unusual play equipment for kids
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Jardins de la Tamarita ★ 4.3 · Uptown & Camp Nou
A classic hidden estate garden at the foot of Avinguda del Tibidabo, fountains and reading nooks among old trees
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Jardins d'Àustria ★ 4.3 · Gracia & Park Guell
Well-kept gardens in the heart of the park with the classic photo spot of the pavilions against the city
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Parc del Centre del Poblenou ★ 4.2 · Barceloneta & beaches
A surrealist park designed by Jean Nouvel, bougainvillea, sunken seating and slides between walls
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Parc de Joan Miró ★ 4.2 · Eixample & Gaudi
A neighbourhood park with Miró's giant colourful Woman and Bird sculpture, a green stop by Plaça d'Espanya
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Parc de l'Espanya Industrial ★ 4.1 · Montjuic
A park on an old factory site with a boating lake, lighting towers and a giant dragon sculpture to climb
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Carretera de les Aigües · Uptown & Camp Nou
A flat panoramic 10-kilometre trail along the hillside, the whole city at your feet the whole way
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Camí dels Degotalls · Montserrat & Sitges
An easy shaded trail from the monastery among sculptures and ceramic panels, fine for kids and prams
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Camí de Ronda · Girona & Costa Brava
The historic coastal watch path, the Calella-to-Llafranc stretch is short, stunning and perfect at sunset
🏖️ Beaches & sea
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Platges de Sitges ★ 4.6 · Montserrat & Sitges
17 sandy beaches along the town, shallow water and blue flags, 40 minutes by train from Barcelona
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Platja de la Barceloneta ★ 4.4 · Barceloneta & beaches
The city's most famous and liveliest beach, an easy walk from the old town with a buzzing promenade and restaurants
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Platja del Bogatell ★ 4.4 · Barceloneta & beaches
The beach beloved by young Poblenou, calmer than the centre and with good chiringuitos on the sand
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Platja de Castelldefels ★ 4.4 · Montserrat & Sitges
Five kilometres of wide shallow sand 20 minutes from the city, great for families and water sports
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Platja de Lloret de Mar ★ 4.4 · Girona & Costa Brava
The main beach of the young, lively resort town, a kilometre and a half of sand and clear water with every service
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Platja de la Mar Bella ★ 4.4 · Barceloneta & beaches
A young, liberal beach with a designated nudist stretch, and a watersports base renting kayaks and paddleboards
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Platja Gran de Tossa ★ 4.4 · Girona & Costa Brava
A golden bay at the foot of the walls, one of the Costa Brava's famous views, which Chagall called the blue paradise
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Platja de la Nova Icària ★ 4.4 · Barceloneta & beaches
The calm, family beach by the Port Olímpic, easy with kids and with volleyball courts
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Platja de la Nova Mar Bella ★ 4.4 · Barceloneta & beaches
A relatively remote, quiet beach on the city strip, dunes, lawns and far fewer tourists
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Platja del Garraf ★ 4.3 · Montserrat & Sitges
A cove with a row of photographed green-and-white bathing huts, small, photogenic and calm even in August
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Platja de Sant Sebastià ★ 4.3 · Barceloneta & beaches
The old, wide beach at the southern end of Barceloneta, by the sail-shaped hotel and with a more local crowd
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Platja del Somorrostro ★ 4.3 · Barceloneta & beaches
The beach stretch by the casino and hotels, named after the fishermen's shanty quarter that once stood here
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Aiguablava ★ 4.3 · Girona & Costa Brava
One of the Mediterranean's clearest-water beaches, a golden sandy cove with a Parador hotel on the cliff above
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Platja del Llevant ★ 4.3 · Barceloneta & beaches
Barcelona's last beach before the Fòrum, spacious and quiet, and dog-friendly in part
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Calella de Palafrugell · Girona & Costa Brava
The Costa Brava's perfect fishing village, boats on the sand, white arches and fish restaurants
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Llafranc · Girona & Costa Brava
An elegant, tranquil bay with a short promenade and a small marina, a favourite of Spanish families for generations
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Tamariu · Girona & Costa Brava
The quietest cove among the Palafrugell coastal villages, pines running down to the water and restaurants on the beach
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Sa Tuna · Girona & Costa Brava
A turquoise pebble cove with a row of white houses with green shutters, small and perfect
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L'Estartit · Girona & Costa Brava
A family beach town with a long shallow beach facing the Medes Islands, a base for glass-bottom boats and water sports
🍽️ Food & tapas
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El Celler de Can Roca ★ 4.8 · Girona & Costa Brava
The Roca brothers' three-Michelin-star restaurant, twice the world's best, book months ahead
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Disfrutar ★ 4.8 · Eixample & Gaudi
The restaurant crowned number one in the world, three Michelin stars and a tasting experience booked months ahead
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Can Paixano, La Xampanyeria ★ 4.6 · Barceloneta & beaches
A packed, standing-only local cava bar, a glass of bubbly and a grilled sandwich for a few euros
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El Xampanyet ★ 4.6 · Old City
A family cava bar from 1929 by the Picasso Museum, legendary anchovies and bubbly wine from the barrel in a loud atmosphere
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La Cova Fumada ★ 4.6 · Barceloneta & beaches
The family den where the bomba was invented, a spicy potato ball, open only until midday
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Quimet & Quimet ★ 4.6 · Montjuic
A tiny legendary tapas bar from 1914 with bottle-lined walls and montaditos that are a culinary must
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Carrer de Petritxol ★ 4.6 · Old City
Barcelona's traditional chocolate lane, historic granjas of churros in hot chocolate and art galleries
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Carrer d'Enric Granados ★ 4.6 · Eixample & Gaudi
The Eixample's lovely culinary street, a half-pedestrian green stretch with a row of sought-after restaurants and terraces
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Cervecería Catalana ★ 4.5 · Eixample & Gaudi
Barcelona's crowded, beloved tapas institution, worth the queue for the montaditos and the prawns
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El Vaso de Oro ★ 4.5 · Barceloneta & beaches
A narrow, legendary beer bar at the entrance to Barceloneta, its foie gras sirloin became a tapa famous across the city
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Bodega Marín ★ 4.5 · Gracia & Park Guell
A veteran bodega with wooden barrels on the wall, house vermouth and simple tapas at neighbourhood prices
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Caves Codorníu ★ 4.5 · Montserrat & Sitges
A cava house founded in 1551 in a Puig i Cadafalch modernist building, a little-train tour through the wine tunnels
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La Pepita ★ 4.5 · Gracia & Park Guell
One of the city's most talked-about tapas bars, excellent papitas sandwiches and a wall of fan signatures
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Botafumeiro ★ 4.4 · Gracia & Park Guell
Barcelona's famous seafood restaurant since 1975, where Spain's royals eat crab
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Bar del Pla ★ 4.4 · Old City
Some of the city's best tapas without the crazy prices, perfect croquettes and a black squid dish you have to try
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Can Ramonet ★ 4.4 · Barceloneta & beaches
One of the port's veteran seafood restaurants, wine barrels at the door, grilled sardines and a rich paella
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Granja M. Viader ★ 4.4 · Old City
An 1870 chocolate institution where the Cacaolat cocoa drink was invented, a swiss with a mountain of cream not to be missed
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La Panxa del Bisbe ★ 4.4 · Gracia & Park Guell
Creative chef-level tapas at fair prices, on the way down from Park Güell to Gràcia
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Morro Fi ★ 4.4 · Eixample & Gaudi
A tiny, beloved vermouth bar that brought the Catalan vermouth hour back into fashion, with their own preserves
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Caves Freixenet ★ 4.4 · Montserrat & Sitges
The world-famous cava winery right by the train station, a lively tour of the huge cellars with tastings
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Bodegas Familia Torres ★ 4.4 · Montserrat & Sitges
Spain's famous family winery offers vineyard tours by little train and guided tastings near Vilafranca
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Bar Tomás de Sarrià ★ 4.3 · Uptown & Camp Nou
The institution that many say has served Barcelona's best patatas bravas since the 1950s
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Can Culleretes ★ 4.3 · Old City
Barcelona's oldest restaurant, serving traditional Catalan cooking in the same spot since 1786
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Bar Delicias ★ 4.3 · Gracia & Park Guell
The neighbourhood bar on the way to the Bunkers, cheap sandwiches and coffee before the climb to the viewpoint
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Can Solé ★ 4.3 · Barceloneta & beaches
A paella and seafood institution from 1903 by the port, walls covered with photos of artists and famous diners
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Bar Canigó ★ 4.3 · Gracia & Park Guell
A family institution from 1922 on the corner of Plaça de la Revolució, vermouth from the barrel in a real Catalan atmosphere
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Cacao Sampaka ★ 4.3 · Eixample & Gaudi
Barcelona's chocolate boutique with creative flavours and a thick hot chocolate rated among the city's best
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Carrer de Blai ★ 4.3 · Montjuic
Barcelona's pintxos street: dozens of bars with bites on the counter from one to two euros
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La Bodegueta ★ 4.2 · Eixample & Gaudi
A veteran 1940 bodega on Rambla de Catalunya, vermouth from the barrel, jamón and patatas bravas without the pose
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Els Quatre Gats ★ 4.1 · Old City
The modernist cafe where Picasso held his first exhibition, a fully preserved 1900 atmosphere
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Pastisseria Escribà ★ 4.1 · Eixample & Gaudi
Barcelona's famous patisserie dynasty, croissants and cakes that are works of art since 1906
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Bar Mut ★ 4.1 · Eixample & Gaudi
An elegant Parisian-style tapas bar with gourmet products and excellent wines, a favourite of local chefs
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La Vermu ★ 4.1 · Gracia & Park Guell
Gràcia's young, in-demand vermouth bar, house vermouth with fine tinned seafood
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Foix de Sarrià ★ 4.1 · Uptown & Camp Nou
A legendary 1886 patisserie founded by the poet Puig, chocolates and cakes that are a Barcelona institution
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Rocambolesc ★ 4.1 · Girona & Costa Brava
The Roca brothers' gelateria from the three world-famous chefs, wild ice creams at a stand that looks like a dream
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Tapas 24 ★ 3.9 · Eixample & Gaudi
Classic tapas in a chef's version by Carles Abellán, the truffle bikini became a local legend
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Xiringuitos de platja ★ 3.2 · Barceloneta & beaches
Small bars on the sand from Barceloneta to Mar Bella, a mojito with your feet in the sand and tapas facing the waves
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Sant Sadurní d'Anoia · Montserrat & Sitges
Spain's cava capital, more than 80 sparkling wineries around one small, sweet town
🛒 Markets & shopping
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Mercat de l'Abaceria Central ★ 4.8 · Gracia & Park Guell
Gràcia's big neighbourhood market, a great place to buy local snacks and eat at the tapas stalls
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Passeig de Gràcia ★ 4.7 · Eixample & Gaudi
Barcelona's luxury avenue, top brands, paving Gaudí designed and his two famous houses on the same street
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Mercat de la Boqueria ★ 4.5 · Old City
Europe's most famous food market, fresh fruit, jamón, seafood and colourful juices right off La Rambla
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Mercat de Sants ★ 4.5 · Montjuic
An authentic 1913 neighbourhood market without tourists, family stalls and locals' prices
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Mercat de Sant Antoni ★ 4.4 · Eixample & Gaudi
The impressive restored iron market of Sant Antoni, and on Sundays a book and collectors' market around the whole building
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Mercat de Santa Caterina ★ 4.4 · Old City
An authentic neighbourhood market with a wavy colourful ceramic roof, less touristy than the Boqueria and with excellent stalls
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Barça Store Camp Nou ★ 4.4 · Uptown & Camp Nou
The club's big official megastore, shirts printed on the spot and gear you won't find anywhere else
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Mercat de la Concepció ★ 4.4 · Eixample & Gaudi
A real neighbourhood market with an 1888 iron facade and flower stalls open almost around the clock
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Centre Comercial Diagonal Mar ★ 4.3 · Barceloneta & beaches
A huge mall within walking distance of the beach, Spanish and international chains and a restaurant terrace with a sea view
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L'Illa Diagonal ★ 4.3 · Uptown & Camp Nou
An upscale mall in an iconic building on Avinguda Diagonal, Spanish brands and a fine food hall
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Mercat dels Encants ★ 4.3 · Eixample & Gaudi
One of Europe's oldest flea markets under a giant mirror roof, bargains, vintage and auctions dating from the 14th century
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Mercat de la Llibertat ★ 4.3 · Gracia & Park Guell
A covered 1888 modernist market in the heart of Gràcia, fruit, cheese and fish stalls without the Boqueria's prices
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Palo Alto ★ 4.3 · Barceloneta & beaches
An old factory complex wrapped in greenery in Poblenou, design studios and a festive weekend market once a month
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Arenas de Barcelona ★ 4.2 · Eixample & Gaudi
A 1900 bullring turned round mall, with a free 360-degree rooftop viewpoint facing Plaça d'Espanya
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Maremagnum ★ 4.2 · Barceloneta & beaches
A mall on the water in the heart of the port, one of the few in the city open on Sundays and holidays too
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Mercat d'Hostafrancs ★ 4.2 · Montjuic
A historic iron market near Plaça d'Espanya with family stalls and a real neighbourhood feel
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Mercat de la Barceloneta ★ 4.2 · Barceloneta & beaches
A small, authentic neighbourhood market of the fishermen's quarter, fresh fish stalls and an excellent tapas bar inside
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Mercat de Sarrià ★ 4.2 · Uptown & Camp Nou
A small, high-quality 1911 neighbourhood market in a modernist building, gourmet stalls without the tourist bustle
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Rambla de Catalunya · Eixample & Gaudi
La Rambla's quiet sister, an elegant promenade with cafe terraces, boutiques and amusing animal sculptures
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Carrer de Verdi · Gracia & Park Guell
Gràcia's coolest street, independent boutiques, gelaterias and design shops without the big chains
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Carrer d'Astúries · Gracia & Park Guell
Gràcia's main shopping street, vintage shops and clothes by local designers
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Platja d'Aro · Girona & Costa Brava
The beach town with a long shopping street open on Sundays too and a big city beach, sea and shopping together
🎡 Nightlife, sport & family
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Cremallera de Montserrat ★ 4.7 · Montserrat & Sitges
A green rack railway that climbs from the town of Monistrol to the monastery in a quarter hour of dramatic scenery
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Spotify Camp Nou ★ 4.6 · Uptown & Camp Nou
Europe's largest stadium, Barça's home, back in action after its huge renovation
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Font Màgica de Montjuïc ★ 4.6 · Montjuic
A free evening show of water, light and music considered one of the most spectacular in Europe
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Museu del FC Barcelona ★ 4.5 · Uptown & Camp Nou
Catalonia's most-visited museum: Champions League trophies, a Messi corner and an immersive experience
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Museu de Ciències Naturals, Museu Blau ★ 4.5 · Barceloneta & beaches
The natural history museum in Herzog and de Meuron's blue triangular building, whale skeletons and glowing minerals
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Palau Blaugrana ★ 4.5 · Uptown & Camp Nou
Barça's basketball and hockey arena, a fiery atmosphere at prices far more accessible than football
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Passeig del Born ★ 4.5 · Old City
El Born's lively avenue, once a jousting arena for knights and today bars and tapas until late
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Parc d'Atraccions Tibidabo ★ 4.4 · Uptown & Camp Nou
A historic amusement park from 1901 on the mountaintop, vintage rides above a view of the whole city
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Port Olímpic ★ 4.4 · Barceloneta & beaches
The marina built for the 1992 Olympics and recently renovated, chef restaurants, sailing schools and bars on the water
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Mirablau ★ 4.4 · Uptown & Camp Nou
A bar on the Tibidabo cliff with a huge glass wall, a cocktail facing the city's million lights
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Jardins de Joan Brossa ★ 4.4 · Montjuic
A giant playground on an old amusement-park site with slides, musical instruments and picnic corners
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Gaixample ★ 4.4 · Eixample & Gaudi
Barcelona's pride district around Carrer del Consell de Cent, bars, clubs and an open, free atmosphere
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Funicular del Tibidabo (Cuca de Llum) ★ 4.3 · Uptown & Camp Nou
The renovated, stylish funicular that climbs to the Tibidabo summit, an experience in itself
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Parc del Castell de l'Oreneta ★ 4.3 · Uptown & Camp Nou
A forest park with a miniature steam train for children, pony rides and trails among the pines
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Bobby Gin ★ 4.3 · Gracia & Park Guell
Gràcia's lavish gin and tonic bar, dozens of gins and cocktails on another level
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Heliogàbal ★ 4.3 · Gracia & Park Guell
Gràcia's legendary indie club, intimate live shows that launched big Catalan bands
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Funicular de Montjuïc ★ 4.3 · Montjuic
The fast, cheap way up the mountain: a funicular from the Paral·lel metro station on a normal ticket
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Parc de la Creueta del Coll ★ 4.2 · Gracia & Park Guell
A neighbourhood park with a huge paddling pool in summer and a hanging Chillida sculpture, perfect with kids
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L'Aquàrium de Barcelona ★ 4.1 · Barceloneta & beaches
An 80-metre underwater shark tunnel and thousands of fish, one of the largest Mediterranean aquariums in Europe
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Zoo de Barcelona ★ 4.0 · Old City
A veteran zoo inside Ciutadella park with dolphins, monkeys and a petting corner, a perfect break from the sights
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Casino Barcelona ★ 4.0 · Barceloneta & beaches
A seafront casino open until morning, roulette, poker and tournaments, entry with passport only
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Base Nàutica Municipal ★ 4.0 · Barceloneta & beaches
Kayak and paddleboard hire and windsurf lessons at fair city prices on Mar Bella beach
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Museu de la Xocolata ★ 3.9 · Old City
Chocolate sculptures of the Sagrada Família and familiar figures, the entry ticket is a chocolate bar, a hit with kids
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Jardins de la Torre de les Aigües ★ 3.8 · Eixample & Gaudi
A magical Eixample inner courtyard with an 1870 water tower, which becomes a children's paddling pool in summer
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El Molino ★ 1.8 · Montjuic
Barcelona's Moulin Rouge: a legendary 1898 cabaret brought back to life with burlesque and flamenco shows
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Passeig de Mare Nostrum · Barceloneta & beaches
A walk to the end of the breakwater to the sail-shaped W Hotel, a cocktail with a view at the bar on the 26th floor
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