Europe and the Mediterranean

Barcelona

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Directions

BY AIR

Barcelona Airport- El Prat

Nearby airports:

  • Girona Airport– Costa Brava
  • Reus Airport– Tarragona
  • Lleida Airport- Alguaire

BY SEA

BY LAND

Currency

euro

Where to sleep

Tourist office

Plaça de Catalunya, 17-S
info@barcelonaturisme.com

To visit

Sights

Gothic Quarter:

  • Cathedral
  • Palau Reial (Royal Palace) and Plaza del Rei (King’s Square)
  • Santa Maria del Mar Church

Museums

Also…

  • Barcelona breathes modernism: The Sagrada Familia, Casa Batlló or La Pedrera, by Antoni Gaudí and the “Palau de la Música”, by Josep Puig i Cadafalch
  • It is essential to stroll down the Ramblas, the Boqueria market and the Liceu
  • Visit Montjuïc, with the Magic Fountain, the MNAC, the trade fair and the Botanical Garden
  • Tibidabo is an amusement park situated in the Natural Park of Collserola, with breathtaking views over the city
  • The Olympic Village and Barceloneta, located by the sea, have many restaurants and lively nightlife.

Do not forget

  • Barcelona has an intense cultural life, with theaters and auditoriums, as well as offering a large choice of minor activities
  • An extensive network of subway and bus permits to move easily around the city
  • Barcelona is a city for bicycles, with bike lanes and bicing service: tel. 934 023 434; bicicleta@bcn.cat
  • If you have little time, the tourist bus gives you and overview of the city: www.viatorcom.es/barcelona-bus

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