When traveling to Barcelona, it is best to make a rough travel plan in advance. On your journey, you will have absolutely no time for this, because you are going to one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. So what do you need to see and do in time?
Instructions
Step 1
Everyone who comes to Barcelona for at least a few hours must go to see the most famous building - the Sagrada Familia, a cathedral built by the brilliant architect Antoni Gaudi. Be prepared to stand in a huge or just a long line. As practice shows, in the afternoon (after 15:00) the queue is smaller than in the morning. There are two types of tickets for sale: to the cathedral and to the tower. You can also buy tickets online. Please note that next to the cathedral there is a small pond, a garden and benches where you can relax and admire the cathedral again.
Step 2
Park Guell. For the people of Barcelona, it's just a city park where they walk and run in the morning. The entrance to the park itself is free. Tourists from all over the world come to look at buildings and sculptures by Antoni Gaudí. There is also a museum-apartment of the architect. Street musicians play in the park. It is best to come to the park in the early morning, when there are still very few people and you can take great photos.
Step 3
House of Mila and House of Bones. Before the trip, it is better to read about Gaudi and his creations, so that, while walking around the city center, you can recognize the buildings built by him and know their history. In the House of Mila (it is also called La Pedrera, which translates as "quarry") and the House of Bones guided tours. House Mila can also be visited at night on some days.
The queues there are usually small, and no more than half a day can be allocated to visit these houses.
Step 4
Football for Catalans is not just a sport, it is a national idea. If you have such an opportunity, buy tickets for a football match. It will be interesting even if you are not a football fan.
Step 5
Mount Montjuic. You can get there by funicular or go up from Plaza de España. On Montjuic there are: the Olympic village, the fortress, magic fountains, the National Art Museum of Catalonia, parks. A whole day is not enough to see and get around everything.
Step 6
Mount Tibidabo. This is the highest point in Barcelona. You can get there by funicular or by a special "Tibibas", which departs from Plaza Catalunya. At the very top is the Temple of the Sacred Heart, the tower of which can be climbed. On the side of the mountain, there is an amusement park for thrill-seekers.
Step 7
Ciutadeya Park. This small but very beautiful park is located near the central beach of Barcelonetta. Here you can relax and hide from the summer heat.
Step 8
City center. Be sure to leave the day just wandering around the center with no specific purpose. Boulevard La Rambla is a central artery, like the Arbat in Moscow or Nevsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg. Walk it from start to finish: buy souvenirs from artisans near Columbus Square, admire the Liceu Theater, look at Desigual and Gusto Barcelona shops, and wander into Boqueria Central Market. Wander the narrow streets of the Gothic Quarter, try paella and gazpacho, or visit a tapas bar. Watch the sunrise at Barcelonetta Beach and walk along the central promenade in the evening. And you will feel the atmosphere of Barcelona and will surely fall in love with this city forever.
