The capital of Catalonia and Spain, Barcelona's second city, Barcelona are completely incomparable.
It is one of a few must-see cities with its own identity. This in part belongs to a generation of artists and architects in the early 20th century, like Antoni Gaudí, who had unforgettable buildings like everything you would see anywhere else.
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1. Las Ramblas
Never mind that a lot of locals shun this sequence of promenades that runs from Plaça de Catalunya down to the Columbus Monument at the waterfront. If you’re a tourist it’s one of those things that you have to do.
In summer you’ll be under the shade of the tall plane trees and shuffling through the crowds that pass living statues, street performers, bird-sellers and flower stand. Occasionally you’ll catch the whiff of waffles (gofres) being baked.
Once you get to the water you can keep going along the boards to visit the Maremagnum mall or Barcelona’s Aquarium.
2. Sagrada Família
This is the place to begin your adventure through Barcelona and the beautiful works by Antoni Gaudí. His minor basilica is a project of incredible scale and ambition that is still only around three quarters complete more than 140 years after Gaudí first became involved.
When its towers are over, it will be the tallest church in the world, and almost unlike any religious structure, you've seen in your life.
Sagrada Família incorporates a number of architectural styles including Catalan Modernism, Art Nouveau, and late Spain, but Gaudí's masterpiece defies these definitions as you look up at the ceiling of the nave.
3. Casa Batlló
Another of Antoni Gaudí’s most postcard-friendly creations, this apartment block wasn’t created from scratch but was a remodel undertaken at the turn of the 20th century. You won’t need to have visited Barcelona to recognize the building’s roof, the tiles of which are the scales of a great dragon.
Like all of his work the inside and outside of Casa Batlló has that sinuous quality, with few straight lines, and dazzling attention to detail. Take the mushroom-shaped fireplace on the noble floor, which like a cozy grotto was designed for couples to warm up in winter.
4. Casa Milà
Also known as La Pedrera, as the front of the building looks a bit like the face of a quarry, Casa Milà was completed in 1912 and is another emblematic Gaudí building. It’s one of several of Catalan modernist works to be UNESCO listed and was the fourth and final Gaudí building on Passeig de Gràcia.
Architects will appreciate contemporary innovations here, including self-supporting stone facades and underground parking. It was designed for the industrialist Pere Milà I Camps to be the home of his family, with apartments for rent on the upper floors.
The coherence between the design of the building and Casa Milà’s furnishings is a real joy to see, and it’s all from a time when Gaudí was at the top of his game.
5. City Beaches
Barcelona’s beachfront boardwalk stretches for miles. It will take a good hour to get from Barceloneta to Diagonal Mar on foot, but it’s a walk that really helps you understand the city.
The extreme western beaches like Sant Sebastià are busier and have more tourists but are supported by a tight network of trendy shops and bars with a terrace and outdoor seating. As you move along the waterfront after the Olympic Port you’ll find a bit more room and more Barcelona locals.
Finally, just up from Platja de Llevant is the massive and new Diagonal Mar mall, revitalizing a former industrial part of the city.
6. La Boqueria
This is an iconic image and educational experience in one. There’s been a Boqueria market in Barcelona since medieval times, though this exact spot has only witnessed trade for about 200 years.
It is an elegant and special iron and glass roof that you will see launched in 1914. Whether you want to do some food shopping or just take in the sights and sounds of a bustling urban market it’s a real eye-opener.
It’s a grid of permanent stalls selling fruits, vegetables, cold meats, cheese as well as olive products. The whole market converges on an oval plan of fishmongers in the center. Cool off with a beer and a tapa at one of the market’s bars.
7. Camp Nou
In the western Les Corts neighborhood is the 99,000-seater stadium that has been the home ground of FC Barcelona since 1957. It is one of the European football churches and even if you do not have a close relationship with the team, you must visit the Camp Nou to appreciate the dizzying scale of the arena.
And if you're a fan, you'll be in heaven, visiting the stadium and browsing through memorabilia of one of the world's most prestigious football teams at the museum. Stadium tours are not available on or shortly before the match day, so keep track of the schedule.
8. Park Güell
Finish your Gaudí experience with this trip to the Carmel Hill garden. Many people make the trip to this part of Gràcia for stunning panoramas in Barcelona from the park's main terrace.
You'll saw their zigzag benches and mosaic paintings on postcards and in the movie.
Elsewhere there are colonnades, fountains, and sculptures, all in the architect’s distinctive style.
If you do not yet have Gaudí, you can go to his House Museum, where he lived from 1906 to 1926, with furniture and decorative items designed by him.
9. Barcelona City History Museum
The History Museum preserves a few Roman sites across the Gothic Quarter, such as the temple of Augustus and the Funeral Way on Plaça de la Vila de Madrid. But Plaça del Rei is where you can see the ancient history of Barcelona in detailed layers.
You’ll take a lift down to where the remnants of a garum factory, laundries, dyeing shops and parts of ancient Barcino’s walls are all visible. The site is large, covering 4,000 square meters, which you’ll explore via elevated walkways.
As you rise through the museum building you’ll step forward through time and enter the vaults of the Palau Reial Major, the seat of the medieval Dukes of Barcelona.
10. Montjuïc
This city area was developed for the International Exhibition in 1929 and has a number of high-end museums including the Catalan National Art Museum, the Archeological Museum, and the Museum of Ethnology.
Among them, the art museum is particularly recommended, and the view of the city from its steps is stunning.
Below this, and also built for the exhibition was the Magic Fountain, which puts on light and music shows every half-hour on the weekends. This is best seen at night of course.
At the very top of the hill is the 17th-century fortress, which saw action in the Catalan Revolt in the 1600s as well as during the Civil War in the late-1930s, after which it was a prison.
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