Looking to enjoy some retail therapy during your visit to Barcelona? Look no further! From fancy boutiques to colourful markets, Barcelona offers a shopping experience for every taste and budget. So, let's dive into the best places to go shopping in Barcelona. Passeig de Gràcia: Often compared to 5th Avenue in New York or Champs Élysée in Paris, Passeig de Gràcia is a paradise for luxury shoppers. Here, you'll find [...]
Barcelona is a safe city to travel to, but take your precautions. When planning a trip, it's always good to find out what to do at your destination, but also how to make your visit as safe as possible. In any city in the world, there are always risks. The best thing you can do is to know what the particular risks of the place you're visiting are. If you [...]
Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, is a vibrant city with lots of exciting things to see and do. One of the best things about Barcelona is its museums. There are so many museums in Barcelona, each offering something unique and interesting for visitors to explore. MNAC - Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya Firstly, let's talk about MNAC - Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. This museum is all about Catalan art [...]
For many visitors to Barcelona, it's essential to pay a visit to Montserrat to discover the beautiful Benedictine monastery, see the Moreneta, or listen to its famous Escolanía. The word "Montserrat" literally means "serrated mountain." And this name is given to it because of its special morphology. A mountain with unique shapes and large masses of gray stone that houses the image of the Virgin of Montserrat, the patron saint [...]
Casa Milà, better known as La Pedrera, is one of the most iconic modernist buildings of the early 20th century in Barcelona. Antoni Gaudí, in his naturalist phase, designed it between 1906 and 1912. The Milà family, affluent at the time, commissioned it, wanting to move their residence to Passeig de Gràcia, like many other wealthy families of the early 20th century. Listed as a World Heritage Site in 1984, [...]
La Sagrada Família attracts 3.2 million visitors every year. Evidently, it is Spain's most visited monument (surpassing El Prado with 2.9 million and La Alhambra with 2.3 million). According to Lonely Planet, the Sagrada Família and the Alhambra in Granada are among the twenty most impressive sites in the world. TripAdvisor also named it the planet's most beautiful building based on user reviews from over 130 countries. The Sagrada Família [...]
Barcelona stands out as the eighth best city globally and the fourth in Europe for both tourism and residency, according to the prestigious World’s Best Cities ranking. This is a big deal! It means Barcelona beats cities like Rome, Amsterdam, Prague, Budapest, and Lisbon. Furthermore, this recognition adds to a series of recent awards, showing just how much people love Barcelona. From its beautiful landmarks to its great quality of [...]
Gothic Quarter of Barcelona The Gothic Quarter of Barcelona, or Barri Gòtic in Catalan, is one of the four neighborhoods that make up the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona. Bordered by the Port to the south, La Rambla to the west and Plaza de Cataluña to the northeast, it is one of the most emblematic areas of Barcelona. With its narrow streets and centuries-old buildings, the historic center of the [...]
The Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site, built in Barcelona between 1905 and 1930, was originally designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner as a garden city for the sick. After serving as a public hospital for a century, its renovated pavilions are back in their full splendor. It takes about one hour to visit, stroll around the gardens and enjoy the city’s good weather. This modernist complex is Europe’s most prominent [...]
Barcelona is a cosmopolitan Mediterranean city, which attracts millions of tourists from all over the world, in summer, autumn, and spring, for its architecture, its sunshine, its vibrant life, and because it has so many interesting sites to visit. Here is a list of some of the most popular places to visit in Barcelona in a single day: 1º Sagrada Familia: This impressive basilica was designed by the famous architect [...]
