The beachfront capital of Catalunya, Barcelona's unmistakable engineering, flourishing food scene and laid-back climate make it one of Europe's best-adored cities.

A city where Gothic and Modernist structures exist in ideal congruity with front line 21st century engineering, here you can go through the day investigating streets by walking, or unwinding on the beach, before looking over a vast array of restaurants to feast in, from family-run tapas bars to Michelin-featured eateries.
 

What To See

The most popular road, La Rambla, is both the city's greatest attraction and home to huge numbers of its social milestones. Going for a walk along the center of La Rambla - an occupied, tree-lined, pedestrian area, home to gift shops and road entertainers - is a marvel in itself and can be an ex-traordinary prologue to Barcelona.

Discover Mercat de la Boqueria, based on the site of the previous St Joseph religious community. Inside, you'll discover many shops selling brilliant produce and delightful treats, including the best Jabugo ham, local cheddar and sausages and perfectly displayed organic local produce. Arrive hun-gry and get some broiled fish served in paper cones, or chill out by pulling up a stool at one of the more tasteful tapas bars, where perfectly dressed servers will take your request.

An outing to Barcelona essentially isn't finished without noticing its one of a kind milestone, the Sagrada Família. Started by Barcelona's chief draftsman Gaudí toward the part of the arrangement century, this remarkable house of God is as yet a work in advancement over 100 years after the fact. The most visited landmark in Spain, at its foreseen finishing in 2026 (the centennial of Gaudí's pass-ing), this monumental stricture will be the tallest church on the planet.

While the Sagrada Família might be the most renowned case of Gaudí's work, in no way, shape or form is it the main feature of his design in the city. Simply off La Rambla, you'll discover Palau Güell, the fantastical townhouse worked for his long-term benefactor Eusebi Güell and just toward the north, his significantly rebuilt loft square of Casa Batlló. The contorting segments and fashioned iron galleries of the Gaudí constructed lofts of La Pedrera offer something very unique and are best observed by taking one of the pre-bookable night visits.

Besides the downtown area Gaudí sights, it merits making the short trip toward the north of the city to encounter Park Güell. Initially proposed to give alluring lodging to the privileged, this remarkable fantasy park was founded on the English 'garden urban communities'. From its stunning Hansel and Gretel motivated gatehouses to the next common palm tree roused sections, this building milestone truly has to be believed to be accepted and furthermore offers astonishing perspectives over the city.

At the core of Barcelona's Barri Gòtic, you'll discover the city's great Gothic house of God, initially the site of a Roman sanctuary in the days when the city was Barcino. Inside you'll locate an exquis-ite shelter which is home to 13 geese, just as a grand cut ensemble. Ensure you head to the rooftop for an exceptional all-encompassing perspective on the city.

For those more inspired by craftsmanship than engineering, Barcelona has a noteworthy scope of exhibitions to looked over. Overcoming the lines at Museu Picasso is an absolute necessity in case you're keen on observing a portion of the craftsman's initial, pre-Cubist works and later works in-cluding the superb Las Meninas arrangement. The Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona (MACBA) is an enormous present-day building lodging around 5,000 fine arts including work from Catalan craftsman Antoni Tàpies and global names like Paul Klee and Claes Oldenburg. An outing out of the downtown area to Fundació Joan Miró in Montjuïc is additionally an unquestionable re-quirement for craftsmanship darlings.

Sports fans ought to enable time to see the huge Camp Nou, home to unbelievable soccer group Futbol Club Barcelona. This enormous arena is one of the city's most-visited sights, where the indi-viduals who aren't ready to see a game can at present experience a cutting edge see into the club at the mixed media exhibition hall.

Lifestyle and Culture

Barcelona has a proud sense of identity which is centred around the Catalan culture, language and festivals.

Visit the the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in the Palau Nacional to get a sense of the region's history and art 

For a taste of Catalan cuisine, try Fideua - like the Spanish Paella, but with noodles. Catalan spiced sausage called Botifarra is not to be missed too! Crema Catalana, a burnt sugar-topped custard dessert to finish.

What’s On

While the occupants of Barcelona commend countless Catalan celebrations, the greatest is La Mercè. Held toward the part of the bargain gigantic road gathering is held out of appreciation for Mare de Deu de la Mercè, the Patron Saint of Barcelona and goes on for around five days. Main-stream occasions incorporate Castellers, where the point is to manufacture man towers and the Cor-refoc, where gatherings of 'fallen angels' take on a 'fire run' including a large number of firecrackers.

Other real celebrations incorporate Día de Los Reyes Magos (Kings' Day) in January and Feria de abri in April, a festival of everything Spanish, including seven days in length flamenco celebration.

An altogether unique sort of celebration is Monegros, the greatest Electronic music celebration in Spain, held in the desert only outside of Barcelona, typically held in mid-July.

Getting Around

Barcelona's El Prat air terminal is 12km south of the downtown area. Both of the air terminal's ter-minals are served by an express transport connect into the middle, running each 5-10 minutes and taking around half an hour and prepares likewise from Aeropuerto station (a 10-minute stroll from Terminal 2).

While quite a bit of Barcelona can be delighted in by walking, the most ideal approach to travel longer separations is by utilizing the city's far-reaching system of Metro prepares and cable cars.

Nearby

From Barcelona, it's anything but difficult to travel north via train or street to Spain's well known Costa Brava. Just as notorious vacationer resorts, for example, Lloret De Mar, this beachfront stretch is home to the pretty hotels of Roses and Cadaques, just as Salvador Dalí's previous home of Portlligat.

Going to the north, the city of Girona offers a difference in pace from Barcelona, with cobbled ave-nues, antiquated arcaded houses, terrific places of worship and an exhibition hall devoted to Dali.

Weather

A large portion of Barcelona's attractions can be valued lasting through the year, with winter offer-ing some warm days and summer infrequently blisteringly sweltering.

Temperatures extend from a normal of 24 degrees in the most sweltering month of August to 10 de-grees in January, while October is the wettest month.

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