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Discover Barcelona

Located on the Mediterranean coast, Barcelona is a cosmopolitan city of great cultural, commercial, financial and touristic importance. It is famous for its exceptional football and the brilliant architecture of Antoni Gaudi; it is the capital of Catalonia, a historical region of Spain. It is also renowned for its modern art museums, peaceful parks, golden coastline and delicious tapas. Barcelona is one of the most visited European cities, both by tourists who want to know the capital of Catalonia and by participants in congresses, meetings and all types of exhibitions that take place in the city.

Restaurant

Catalan gastronomy and the cuisine of Barcelona is rich in flavors and uses quality products from its vegetable gardens and its land. The typical dishes that can be found in restaurants in Barcelona are made up of lots of vegetables, oily fish and olive oil.

The 5 best recommended restaurants in Barcelona

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Top Attractions

the Sagrada Familia

The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona is Antoni Gaudí's most important work and the most visited monument in Barcelona. Thousands of tourists go there every day to contemplate this curious unfinished temple. Although not finished, the Sagrada Familia is a surprising temple loaded with religious symbolism. To design the interior, Gaudí was inspired by the forms of nature, creating columns in the shape of tree trunks that convert the interior of the temple into an enormous stone forest.

the Park Guell

Parc Guëll is a huge garden with singular architectural elements made by the extraordinary architect Antony Gaudi. With an expanse of over 17 hectares, Park Güell is filled with undulating shapes, tree-like columns, animal sculptures and geometric shapes. Most of the surfaces are decorated with mosaics made with small colored pieces of ceramic. The architect, strongly inspired by the forms of nature, gave the park an impressive ornamental creation in which there is no room for rigidity or classicism. All the sinuous and colorful forms of the elements of the park are imbued with an important symbolism both political and religious. Park Güell is a magical and singular place that always surprises its visitors. A visit to Barcelona can never be complete without a stroll through Parc Guëll.

La Pedrera

Known as La Pedrera due to its stony appearance, Casa Milà is a surprising modernist building created by Gaudí between 1906 and 1912. The most singular part of La Pedrera is the terrace, an unusual space with an impressive artistic and symbolic force. In this original place, the ventilation towers and the chimneys become surprising sculptures of petrified warriors. From the terrace, it is also possible to contemplate the center of Barcelona from the heights even if it is difficult to look away from this silent army.

the Boquería Market

Officially called the Sant Josep Market, La Boqueria is one of the most visited and photographed places in Barcelona. It is the ideal place to buy fresh products, even if the place has now become a real tourist place as such. The colorful market is a maze of more than 2,500 square meters where there are more than 300 stalls offering all types of products. Eggs, meat, cold meats, pastries, fruit juices… It is difficult to think of a product that cannot be found at La Boqueria.

Cinema

Barcelona is a resolutely multicultural city, which explains why there are many cinemas with a range of cinemas showing films in their original version, subtitled in Spanish.

Phenomena Experience

It is a marvelous room to enjoy films in their original version. His particuliarity? It offers great cinema classics with incomparable sound.

Cinesa Diagonal Mar

For all those who like to immerse themselves in the heart of the action, we recommend the 3-dimensional projections of Cinesa Diagonal Mar.

Verdi de Gracia

It's a room that offers recent films from around the world, but also special days (for example on Thursdays there are screenings of old films or cinema sessions for children).

Cinesa Maquinista

it offers 3D sessions but also morning sessions.

Transport

public transportation

Public transport in Barcelona is excellent. In addition, by choosing the right type of ticket, you can enjoy rather economical prices.

Bus

Barcelona has a fleet of over 1,000 buses that run over 80 different routes. The bus lines serve the most touristic places such as the most isolated places in the city. Bus times differ between routes but the majority start their service between 04:25 and 05:00 and end around 23:00. There is a night bus service called Nit Bus which serves much of the city.

Taxi

Although taxis in Barcelona are not the most economical means of transport, it must be recognized that they are often the most convenient option, especially at night or if you have a lot of luggage. Barcelona taxis are black with yellow doors. You will have no difficulty finding a taxi, whatever the time of day. As in most cities, in Barcelona it is possible to catch a taxi at designated taxi stops as well as stopping in traffic.

Subway

the Barcelona metro is one of the most practical means of transport to discover the Catalan capital. There are different types of tickets depending on individual needs. It is in service from Sunday to Thursday, from 05:00 to 00:00.

Suburban train

As in other cities, suburban trains are not only used to reach nearby cities, they also serve as a complement to the metro to move around the city but lead to nearby suburbs and municipalities. like Lleida or Tarragona. To get around inside Barcelona, ​​the tickets and prices are the same as the rest of the means of transport. It is possible to combine different services in the same trip.

tram

The tram is a pleasant means of transport that allows you to enjoy the city while moving through it. However, the tram is not the most useful option for tourists due to the small extent of its network which unfortunately does not lead to most places of interest.

Tourist Boat

The “Golondrinas” are motorized tourist boats that make short crossings to show the coastline of Barcelona. The view of the city from the sea is very beautiful.

Tourist bus

With three different routes, the Barcelona Tourist Bus is one of the most convenient ways to get around the city stopping at all the points of interest.