Do you wish to visit Barcelona? The city is the perfect destination as it's full of unique culture, stunning architecture, spectacular museums and high-end cuisine. Recent reports suggest that Barcelona is among the record visited 20 cities globally. This article will guide you on how to make your experience worthwhile.
What to do in Barcelona?
There are plenty of things to do in the city, including enjoying a mix of Spanish and Catalan delicacies, visiting multiple museums and enjoying the beach. Barcelona has diverse restaurants that can fit any budget. You can enjoy tasty dishes, including Catalana, crema, seafood, tapas, cava and escudella— check out our unexpected local tapas tour— You can also visit the Picasso and Barcelona History Museums to learn more about the city's culture. The vast and warm beaches are a must-visit if you want to enjoy a swim or dine at the restaurant near-by. Feel the modern thrill of the city by riding the 1450m cable-car tramway.
The best way to explore Barcelona is by riding a bicycle; this is a bike-friendly city with more than 200 km of cycling paths and many car-free zones, so you can easily explore the city and get familiar with it, avoiding the crowded streets.
If you don’t know where to start your bike tour, I recommend you follow this route, Barcelona cycling tour, the city from the best spots, it contains five of the greatest spots in the city, Plaza España. Monthjuic Mountain, Ciudadella Park, Glories Square, Olympic Stadium. If you feel that need guidance by local experts, join any of our bike tours, you won’t regret.
What to see in Barcelona?
Barcelona will fascinate you. The center of all attractions is Las Ramblas, which is found southeast of the sea. Las Ramblas offers a picturesque view of Montjuic - the green hill. You can enjoy the view under tall trees that cast a shade as you enjoy some cold drinks. You can also tour attractive streets, including Parc de la Ciutadella. If you love architecture and art, you can visit sites such as the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia to admire the works of Gaudi. The Nou Camp can spice up your visit, especially if you're a football fan, as it is the home stadium of the legendary Leonel Messi.
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What is the best time to visit Barcelona?
To enjoy a lovely laid-back time, the best time to tour Barcelona is spring and the fall in 2022, when there is moderately sunny weather. This period is also low-season in terms of tourists, so you can enjoy favourable accommodation prices and fewer crowds at major attractions. The city is quite hot and humid around July and August, so it's better to avoid visiting around this time.
Where to stay
If you are staying in Barcelona for some time, you can book a hotel of your choice. Depending on your budget, there are numerous options, including many cheap hostels which are still highly rated by visitors. Note that the rates may be higher during high-season when there is an inflow of visitors. If you don't mind spending on fancy accommodation, you'll have many high-end hotels to choose from, including the Jewish Quarter and Hotel Neri.
How to navigate the city?
Fortunately, Barcelona is one of the best-connected cities globally, thus is relatively easy to navigate. It is served by plane, trains, boats and cars. The easiest way is to fly to Barcelona, through the El Prat Airport operated by multiple airlines including Niki, Air Berlin, Easyjet and Condor. From the airport, you can reach your destinations by bus, taxi or train.
Final thoughts
Now that you're well acquitted with what the city has to offer, make your travel plans and fly to Barcelona as soon as you can.
Discover Barcelona with us and feel like a real local. These are our Bike tours:
As local guide expert, I offer you the most complete overview of Barcelona landmarks in just 4 hours, enough time to immerse in the magnificent city architecture, history, and culture.
The aim is to discover Barcelona in one day, and that means go throughout the whole Barcelona landmarks, explore hidden places that allow you to connect with the culture as real local, and delight the best of the Catalan gastronomy.
All about Gaudi & Sagrada Familia
Probably one of your main reasons for visit Barcelona is to discover the fascinating life of God's architect: Antoni Gaudí.
Join us in this Gaudí’s Tour to have a local intimately experience gaining knowledge about his life, his passions, beliefs, way of thinking, and of course, his source of inspiration that led him to create the most representative architectural works of Catalan culture.
Escape the hustle and bustle of the city and visit the mountain of Montjuic.
We will visit 4 different, VERY historical & local places where we will enjoy some amazing tapas & great local drinks, as cava or vermut, or our traditional beer, wine, sangria and tinto de verano.
