Guidebook for Barcelona
Food Scene
Els Quatre Gats -( Catalan for "The Four Cats") is a café, restaurant , that famously became a popular meeting place for famous artists throughout the modernist period in Catalonia, known as Modernism. The café opened on June 12, 1897 in the famous Casa Martí, and served as a hostel, bar and cabaret until it eventually became a central meeting point for Barcelona’s most prominent modernist figures, such as Pablo Picasso and Ramon Casas i Carbó. The bar closed due to financial difficulties in June 1903, but was reopened and eventually restored to its original condition in 1989. Pin_cafe_without_shadow.png|41.3858096,2
231 locals recommend
Els 4Gats
3 Carrer de MontsióEls Quatre Gats -( Catalan for "The Four Cats") is a café, restaurant , that famously became a popular meeting place for famous artists throughout the modernist period in Catalonia, known as Modernism. The café opened on June 12, 1897 in the famous Casa Martí, and served as a hostel, bar and cabaret until it eventually became a central meeting point for Barcelona’s most prominent modernist figures, such as Pablo Picasso and Ramon Casas i Carbó. The bar closed due to financial difficulties in June 1903, but was reopened and eventually restored to its original condition in 1989. Pin_cafe_without_shadow.png|41.3858096,2
El Nacional is the first restaurant in Barcelona with different areas where we can try traditional recipes from around the Iberian Peninsula, prepared with high quality produce in unique surroundings. Located at the heart of Passeig de Gràcia, it reflects Barcelona's social and cultural life.
462 locals recommend
El Nacional
24 Bis Pg. de GràciaEl Nacional is the first restaurant in Barcelona with different areas where we can try traditional recipes from around the Iberian Peninsula, prepared with high quality produce in unique surroundings. Located at the heart of Passeig de Gràcia, it reflects Barcelona's social and cultural life.
Enjoy a beautiful and intimate flamenco show inside a seventeenth-century palace, the "Palau Dalmases", after a stroll through one of the most authentic and modern neighborhoods of Barcelona. This baroque palace located on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural jewel that once was the meeting place of an aristocratic society of scholars. Complete the night enjoying a gourmet pintxos dinner with a drink in one of the best pintxo bars in Barcelona.
48 locals recommend
Palau Dalmases Flamenco
20 Carrer de MontcadaEnjoy a beautiful and intimate flamenco show inside a seventeenth-century palace, the "Palau Dalmases", after a stroll through one of the most authentic and modern neighborhoods of Barcelona. This baroque palace located on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural jewel that once was the meeting place of an aristocratic society of scholars. Complete the night enjoying a gourmet pintxos dinner with a drink in one of the best pintxo bars in Barcelona.
La Paradeta Born opened in August of 2001, and is located at the heart of the Sant Pere, Santa Caterina y la Ribera neighbourhood, right by Barcelona’s Parque de la Ciudadela and the former Born market, which is nowadays the Centre Cultural del Born. It was the second establishment of the group to open, and given its location it is the perfect seafood restaurant to visit with family, friends, or whoever you please, and enjoy high quality authentic seafood for a very affordable price.
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339 locals recommend
La Paradeta
7 Carrer ComercialLa Paradeta Born opened in August of 2001, and is located at the heart of the Sant Pere, Santa Caterina y la Ribera neighbourhood, right by Barcelona’s Parque de la Ciudadela and the former Born market, which is nowadays the Centre Cultural del Born. It was the second establishment of the group to open, and given its location it is the perfect seafood restaurant to visit with family, friends, or whoever you please, and enjoy high quality authentic seafood for a very affordable price.
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Rock ’n’ roll-themed chain with a high-energy vibe serving burgers & American classics.
97 locals recommend
Hard Rock Cafe Barcelona
21 Pl. de CatalunyaRock ’n’ roll-themed chain with a high-energy vibe serving burgers & American classics.
La Boquería sells food and fresh produce of the highest quality. This, together with the fact that sell market products from all over the world.
1313 locals recommend
Mercat de la Boqueria
91 La RamblaLa Boquería sells food and fresh produce of the highest quality. This, together with the fact that sell market products from all over the world.
Parks & Nature
Far more than a park, this is a symbol of Barcelona. There is nothing in the world like Park Güell, one of Antoni Gaudí’s most emblematic works, as it was conceived as a monumental site where the natural surroundings are inseparable from its architectural features.
2138 locals recommend
Park Güell
Far more than a park, this is a symbol of Barcelona. There is nothing in the world like Park Güell, one of Antoni Gaudí’s most emblematic works, as it was conceived as a monumental site where the natural surroundings are inseparable from its architectural features.
The park has two different areas: a large square at street level, where a pond with the sculpture Mujer y Pájaro by Joan Miró stands out; and the park itself, located on a lower level, with shaded paths of pergolas with climbing plants, and a grove of trees populated mainly with pines, poplars, palms and oaks, planted symmetrically.3 Next to Vilamarí street there is a pond in whose center is the Joan Miró Library, which has a curious door formed by two steel doors in the shape of children walking, which bears the name of School and was designed by the architects of the park.4 The park also has sports courts, an area for dogs, a playground, pétanque courts, ping-pong tables and a bar.
251 locals recommend
Parc De Joan Miró
2 Carrer de la DiputacióThe park has two different areas: a large square at street level, where a pond with the sculpture Mujer y Pájaro by Joan Miró stands out; and the park itself, located on a lower level, with shaded paths of pergolas with climbing plants, and a grove of trees populated mainly with pines, poplars, palms and oaks, planted symmetrically.3 Next to Vilamarí street there is a pond in whose center is the Joan Miró Library, which has a curious door formed by two steel doors in the shape of children walking, which bears the name of School and was designed by the architects of the park.4 The park also has sports courts, an area for dogs, a playground, pétanque courts, ping-pong tables and a bar.
Arts & Culture
The Expiatory Temple of the Sagrada Familia, known simply as the Sagrada Familia, is a Catholic basilica in Barcelona, designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí. Started in 1882, it is still under construction. It is the masterpiece of Gaudí, and the greatest exponent of Catalan modernist architecture.
3229 locals recommend
La Sagrada Cerveseria
16 Plaça Sagrada FamíliaThe Expiatory Temple of the Sagrada Familia, known simply as the Sagrada Familia, is a Catholic basilica in Barcelona, designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí. Started in 1882, it is still under construction. It is the masterpiece of Gaudí, and the greatest exponent of Catalan modernist architecture.
The mission of the Fundació Orfeó Català-Palau de la Música Catalana is to promote music, particularly choir singing, knowledge and dissemination of cultural heritage, and to cooperate towards the consolidation of social cohesion. Since 2012 the Foundation assumes the management and activities of the Palau de la Música Catalana and its choirs. A model that makes it possible to simplify the management of the Palau, optimising its resources and giving it greater transparency. This enables the representation of the Orfeó Català, the Public Authorities and Patrons. The Chairwoman of the Associació is also the Chairwoman of the Fundació OC-PMC.
508 locals recommend
Palace of Catalan Music
4-6 C/ Palau de la MúsicaThe mission of the Fundació Orfeó Català-Palau de la Música Catalana is to promote music, particularly choir singing, knowledge and dissemination of cultural heritage, and to cooperate towards the consolidation of social cohesion. Since 2012 the Foundation assumes the management and activities of the Palau de la Música Catalana and its choirs. A model that makes it possible to simplify the management of the Palau, optimising its resources and giving it greater transparency. This enables the representation of the Orfeó Català, the Public Authorities and Patrons. The Chairwoman of the Associació is also the Chairwoman of the Fundació OC-PMC.
With pre-purchased mobile tickets into Gaudi's magnificent Casa Batlló, a UNESCO World Heritage site, you will get to explore the depths of one of Gaudi's masterpieces with guaranteed entry for your selected time slot. Your included smart video guide, available in 10 languages, will give you an insightful tour of this fascinating piece of architecture using augmented reality, virtual environments, and 3D Animations.
1846 locals recommend
CASA BATLLÓ
43 Pg. de GràciaWith pre-purchased mobile tickets into Gaudi's magnificent Casa Batlló, a UNESCO World Heritage site, you will get to explore the depths of one of Gaudi's masterpieces with guaranteed entry for your selected time slot. Your included smart video guide, available in 10 languages, will give you an insightful tour of this fascinating piece of architecture using augmented reality, virtual environments, and 3D Animations.
The Casa Milà, popularly called La Pedrera, is a modernist building designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí, built between 1906 and 1910 in the Ensanche district of Barcelona, at number 92 Paseo de Gracia.
1825 locals recommend
Casa Milà
92 Pg. de GràciaThe Casa Milà, popularly called La Pedrera, is a modernist building designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí, built between 1906 and 1910 in the Ensanche district of Barcelona, at number 92 Paseo de Gracia.
Shopping
The Casa Milà, popularly called La Pedrera, is a modernist building designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí, built between 1906 and 1910 in the Ensanche district of Barcelona, at number 92 Paseo de Gracia.
320 locals recommend
Supermercat El Corte Inglés
14 Pl. de CatalunyaThe Casa Milà, popularly called La Pedrera, is a modernist building designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí, built between 1906 and 1910 in the Ensanche district of Barcelona, at number 92 Paseo de Gracia.
Arenas de Barcelona shooping center presents you with a great offer in fashion, accessories, gastronomy, cinema, electronics, perfumery, gym, expositions.
23 locals recommend
Pl Espanya - Centre Comercial Las Arenas station
Arenas de Barcelona shooping center presents you with a great offer in fashion, accessories, gastronomy, cinema, electronics, perfumery, gym, expositions.
Portal de l'Àngel is a pedestrian street in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona adjacent to Plaça Catalunya and part of the large shopping area that spans from Avinguda Diagonal to Barri Gòtic. It's one of the city's most visited streets and is always crowded with tourists and locals all year roun
308 locals recommend
Avinguda del Portal de l'Àngel
Avinguda del Portal de l'ÀngelPortal de l'Àngel is a pedestrian street in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona adjacent to Plaça Catalunya and part of the large shopping area that spans from Avinguda Diagonal to Barri Gòtic. It's one of the city's most visited streets and is always crowded with tourists and locals all year roun
Apple retail store selling iPhones, iPads & more in sleekly designed spaces.
84 locals recommend
Apple Passeig de Gràcia
1 Pg. de GràciaApple retail store selling iPhones, iPads & more in sleekly designed spaces.
Zara Biggest Store In Barcelona. Latest trends in clothing for women, men & kids.
39 locals recommend
ZARA
11 Avinguda del Portal de l'ÀngelZara Biggest Store In Barcelona. Latest trends in clothing for women, men & kids.
Desigual ; (meaning "unequal, uneven") is a clothing brand headquartered in Barcelona, which is notable for its trendy patchwork designs,[intense prints, graffiti art, asymmetrical designs (hence the name) and flamboyant splashes of colour.
42 locals recommend
Desigual
9 Pl. de CatalunyaDesigual ; (meaning "unequal, uneven") is a clothing brand headquartered in Barcelona, which is notable for its trendy patchwork designs,[intense prints, graffiti art, asymmetrical designs (hence the name) and flamboyant splashes of colour.
Everything Else
The beach of Barceloneta is the oldest and most famous beach in the city of Barcelona (Spain). It was remodeled just before the 1992 Olympic Games. It is located in the neighborhood of La Barceloneta (Ciutat Vella). Along with San Sebastian beach and Victoria beach, it is one of the longest with a length of 1100 meters. Along with San Sebastian (nearby beach) is one of the oldest and most traditional in the city and also one of the preferred by foreign users. It has leisure facilities such as volleyball areas, shovels, playground, etc. It has a nudist area and has a metro station quite close, the Barceloneta and Ciutadella station.1 Nearby is the Barceloneta park.
742 locals recommend
La Barceloneta
The beach of Barceloneta is the oldest and most famous beach in the city of Barcelona (Spain). It was remodeled just before the 1992 Olympic Games. It is located in the neighborhood of La Barceloneta (Ciutat Vella). Along with San Sebastian beach and Victoria beach, it is one of the longest with a length of 1100 meters. Along with San Sebastian (nearby beach) is one of the oldest and most traditional in the city and also one of the preferred by foreign users. It has leisure facilities such as volleyball areas, shovels, playground, etc. It has a nudist area and has a metro station quite close, the Barceloneta and Ciutadella station.1 Nearby is the Barceloneta park.