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BARCELONA The north-eastern Spanish city of Barcelona, is the
capital city, the heart and the motor of the autonomous
region of Catalonia. The city is the principal commercial,
financial and editorial centre of the country and with
almost 4 million people Barcelona has one of the
largest metropolitan areas among Mediterranean
cities. The city is not only a university seat but also a
lively cultural centre, which houses museums of great
interest including the prestigious Picasso museum, the
Museum of Catalonian Art and the Mirò Foundation.
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»INTRO GOTHIC BARRIO–EL Eulalia Cathedral (Plaza de la Seu
3, Metro 1 Red or 3 Green, Plaça
The north-eastern Spanish city of BORN Catalunya station), a marvellous
Barcelona is the capital, the heart The Gothic Barrio is the medieval gothic cathedral built from the 13th
and the engine of the autonomous core of Barcelona, fascinating mainly to 15th century, though the gothic
region of Catalonia. The city is the façade is much more recent and
principal commercial, financial and dates 19th century.
editorial centre of the country and Just a stone’s throw is the renovated
has one of the largest metropolitan Mercat de Santa Caterina (Av.
areas in Europe, counting almost 1905 and 1908, is a masterpiece of
Francesc Cambò 16, http://www.
4 million inhabitants. Barcelona is Modernism and one of the world’s
mercatsantacaterina.net/, Metro
leading concert halls. In 1997
not only a university town but also 4 Yellow, Jaume I station), Enric
the Palau was declared a “World
a lively cultural centre, housing Miralles’ multicolored wave-roofed
Heritage Site” by Unesco.
impressive museums such as the creation opened in 2005. Lit by
If art is your thing, than you cannot
prestigious Picasso Museum, the shafts of light that flood through the
miss the nearby Picasso Museum
Museum of Catalonian Art and the pine rafters, it seems uncommonly
Mirò Foundation. spacious for a market, with tapas
bars arranged around the outside.
If you’re keen on museums, near the
»BARCELONA AT A cathedral there’s also the Museu
GLANCE d’Historia de la Ciutat (Plaça del
The city can be divided into Rei, http://www.museuhistoria.bcn.
five districts: Gothic Barrio – El es , ticket 8€, Metro 4 Yellow, Jaume
Born; The Raval; The Example; I station): the charming underground
Montjuic and Barceloneta –Port because of the massive presence tour unfolds along paved Roman
Olimpic. But what’s the best of monuments of every century and roads, through the remains of
kick-off point? Definitely walking style. The Barrio has a labyrinthine Roman houses, bathrooms, sewers (C/ Montcada 15-23, http://www.
along The Rambla, the most street plan with many narrow and up to the old city walls. museupicasso.bcn.es/index , open
popular street of Barcelona, streets – mostly closed to regular The Palau de la Musica Catalana Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 8pm,
bustling with flower sellers, mime traffic – opening out into squares. (C/Palau de la Musica 4-6, http:// ticket 6€, Metro 4 Yellow, Jaume
artists and newspaper booths. It’s amazing how great it feels home.palaumusica.org , guided I station), that holds the truth on
The street links Plaça Catalunya when you walk around and get lost, visits Monday to Sunday, 10am to the formative years of Pablo Ruiz
to the promenade at the water’s surrounded by the numerous shops, 3.30pm every half hour, ticket 8€, Picasso. The more than 3,500
edge. Turn left walking by the bar, monuments and museums that Metro 1 Red or 4 Yellow, Urquinaona works that make up the permanent
sea and there it is… the ancient are scattered around! station), built by architect Lluís collection reveal all the genius of
heart of the city! We recommend a visit to the Santa Domènech i Montaner between the young artist.
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A few minutes walk from the museum but also a wonderful blend of the Last but don’t least you can’t miss the de Garcia, surely you can’t miss
you come across a beautiful example old and the modern. One of its famous Mercat de la Boqueria (http:// the two magnificent buildings by
of Catalonian gothic church, Santa points of interest is the MACBA, www.boqueria.info), an enchanting Antoni Gaudi: the multicoloured
Maria del Mar (Plaça Santa Maria i.e. Museu d’Art Contemporani explosion of colours! The market stalls Casa Batllò (Passeig de Gracia
1, Metro 4 Yellow, Jaume I station). de Barcelona (Plaça del Angels are full of fresh vegetables, fruit, meat 43, http://www.casabatllo.es , open
The interior of the church is of an 1, http://www.macba.es , open and fish that come from every part of
extraordinary beauty and has Monday to Wednesday and Friday the world.
exceptional acoustic conditions
that make of it an ideal space for
concerts – usually of classical and
Oriental music, but occasionally
also jazz.
One of the best places to drink a
coffee or a pint and relax is Plaça
Reial (Metro 3 Green, Liceu station),
a Neoclassical square with palms every day 9am to 8pm, ticket 8€,
and porticoes. Here you can admire Metro 2 Violet, 3 Green or 4 Yellow,
some unusual street lamps known for 11am to 7.30pm, Saturday 10am to Near the Mercat we find the Liceu Passeig de Gracia station) and
being the first works of Gaudì, who, 8pm, and Sunday 10 am to 3 pm, Opera House, considered by many the splendid Mila house, better
while still a student of architecture, ticket 4€, Metro 1 Red or 2 Violet, to be one of the finest opera houses
had won a urban design competition Universitat station) constructed by in Europe along with the Scala of
and subsequently designed the Richard Meier. The art collection Milan. In 1994 it tragically burned
Plaça. is mainly from the second half of to the ground and was therefore
the 20th century, but the museum rebuilt expanding the facilities while
»RAVAL often hosts some contemporary art conserving the original façade.
The Raval Quarter is one of the exhibitions. At the end of the Rambla stands the
most bohemian areas of Barcelona Near the museum there’s the Columbus Monument. Built on the
CCCB, i.e. Centre de Cultura occasion of the Universal Exposition
Contemporania de Barcelona
of 1888, it has become one of the
(C/ Montalegre 5, http://www.cccb.
identifying symbols of the city.
org/cat/cccb.htm , open Tuesday to
Sunday 11am to 8pm, Metro 3 Green,
Liceu station), a multidisciplinary »THE EXAMPLE
institution that organises and This area went under development
hosts plenty of events: exhibitions, in the 18th century as a result of the
concerts, shows, cinema festivals, massive growth of the population.
courses, debates, lectures. Just stroll down the elegant Passeig
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known as “La Pedrera” (Passeig Art Nouveau), was started in 1883 is the Caixa Forum (open Tuesday
de Gracia 92, only one apartment and today still remains unfinished, to Sunday 10am to 8pm), a cultural
open to visits Monday to Sunday, following the express wishes of the centre hosting many exhibitions,
10am to 8pm, ticket 8€, Metro 2 artist. The incomplete building is concerts and events, usually for
Violet, 3 Green or 4 Yellow, Passeig intended to signify the tortuous and free. The centre is located in the
de Gracia station). The “ Pedrera” unending path of the individuals in Modernist Casa Ramona, a textile
has an undulating smooth surface their search for God and spirituality. factory designed by architect
of pale stone with Art nouveau Walk a few minutes northbound and Josep Puig I Cadafalch and with a
railings in wrought iron. Yet the most have a look to the Hospital de la new main entrance by Japanese
spectacular element is the splendid Santa Creu I Sant Pau (C/ Sant architect Arata Isozaki.
terrace, comprising medieval knights Antoni Maria Claret 167, http:// Follow the street winding up to
carved from warm red stone, steep www.santpau.es/), an unqualified the top of the hill and you get to
brick staircases and bottle-green masterpiece of Modernism an amazing museum, the MNAC,
and white mosaics. The façade is Architecture that is open to the i.e. Museu Nacional d’Art de
said to be tempting the observer to public for viewing. Catalunya (www.mnac.es , open
gaze from the ground skywards – a The area of the Sagrada Familia Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 7pm,
metaphor for the passage from the is home to various modern Sunday 10am to 2.30pm, ticket 4€,
earth to heaven. Near the hill there is also the Pavellò
monuments, including the Quadrati Metro 1 Red or 3 Green, Espanya
The north-western part of the city is Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, the
d’Or, the Passeig de Sant Joan, the station). The museum’s permanent
former German Pavillion for the
Avingude Diagonal and the Ronda collection embraces all the arts
1929 International Exhibition in
de Sant Pere. (sculpture, painting, drawing,
Barcelona. The Pavilion translates
posters, photography and coinage)
the vision of architect Mies Van
»MONTJUIC Der Rohe of a modern building with
and has the task of explaining the
general history of Catalan art from
Walk down the Rambla towards a free spatial flow, built with glass,
the Romanesque period to the
the coast and there, on your right steel and four kinds of marble.
mid-twentieth century. The Palau
and close to the sea, you’ll find Just a few steps from the Pavellò
Nacional hosting the museum is
the Montjuic Hill. Before climbing
an emblematic building built in 1929
up or, more easily, taking a ride on for the International Exhibition and
the site of Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia a bus or a cable-car, make a stop refurbished by Gae Aulenti and
(Plaça Sagrada Familia, http://www. at the base of the hill for the Parc Josep Benedito in 2002.
sagradafamilia.org , ticket 8€, Metro Mirò. On one side, it’s a blank The nearby park is the site of the
2 Violet, Sagrada Familia station), expanse of paving with a large and Sant Jordi Olympic Stadium,
the final and unfinished work of fine sculpture by Joan Miro (Dona built in 1992 on the occasion of
the Catalan artist . This audacious i Ocell – i.e. Woman and Bird). On the Olympic Games – an event
building, a mix of architectural the other side, at a lower level, it’s a that established Barcelona as an
styles (Neo-Gothic, Cubist and lushly planted and popular park. internationally important city.
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to meet the locals in their swimsuits! although there is no question that it Barrio de Gracia (Metro 3 Green
The 1992 Olympic Games brought fulfils these functions. Inside lies the Fontana or 4 Yellow, Joanic station):
a tremendous revitalization to Barcelona Zoo with more than 7,000 once a separate town, it was
Barceloneta, where the quality and animals of 400 different species incorporated into the city in 1897.
variety of architecture makes strolling from around the world. If you take
through here a real pleasure. The the time to walk through the park,
area is well known for its seafood you’ll find out it’s full of surprises:
The hill is also the site of the Joan restaurants and beaches that stretch the magnificent waterfall and
Mirò Foundation (http://www.bcn. all the way to the Olympic Village navigable lake; the glass structure
fjmiro.es, open Tuesday to Saturday and the Marina Port Vell leisure of the Hivernacle; or the Museu
10am to 7pm, Monday 10am to port. The commercial infrastructure de Ciències Naturals (Museu de
2.30pm, ticket 7,5€), the biggest of the Port is marvellous and is Geologia and Museu de Zoologia).
collection of the works of the great complemented by Barcelona’s two As you can see, the Ciutadella
Catalan artist. skyscrapers, the Hotel Arts and the is much more than a green area!
You might find it hard to reach but Mapfre office building. The narrow and winding streets, the
the 17th century castle Castell de
Montjuic is definitely worth a visit,
Encompassing the remains of a »BEST OF THE REST small typical squares, and the many
military fortress is the Parc De Tibidabo: the mountain of Tibidabo bars, restaurants, theatres and
also because the best view of the cinemas, give the district a unique
is the highest point of the Collserola
city can be enjoyed from here. We hills. A stunning view of the city is atmosphere. The barrio is mostly
suggest you to take the Montjuic the precious reward if you make it famous for the one-week August
rack railway, departing from Parrallel to the summit of the mountain, that festival (Festa de Gracia), when the
station (Metro 2 Violet) and running can be reached also by a funicular entire neighbourhood becomes a
to Avinguda de Miramar, from where vibrant partying place, with outdoor
it is possible to take a cable-car up live music and dance, and bar open
to the Montjuic Castle. till dawn!
Monestir de Pedralbes (Baixada
Monestir 9, open Tuesday to
BARCELONETA– La Ciutadella (Metro 4 Yellow, Sunday 10am to 8pm, ticket 4€,
PORT OLIMPIC Barceloneta station), built for the Metro 3 Green, Maria Cristina
Barceloneta (meaning “small Universal Exhibition of 1888 and station): built in the 14th century,
Barcelona”) is the seaside district, soon become the most important today the monastery houses part of
where the finest beaches and park of Barcelona. The Catalan railway, by bus and by car. The area the Thyssen-bornemisza collection,
bathing areas are to be found. Parliament and the Museu de’Art hosts an amusement park, a TV consisting mainly of 13th to 18th
Once inhabited by fishermen and Modern are hosted in the old mast (Torre de Collserola, designed century Italian and German works.
sailors, it later became the favourite arsenal. The park is actually far by architect Norman Foster and built Sick of the stress and noise of
spot of the old working class and more than a showcase for plant in 1992 for the Olympic Games) and central Barcelona? The monastery
is now the place to go if you want life and a place for taking a walk, a Catholic church. is definitely a good alternative, with
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its peaceful cloister – one of the something magical and evokes the of different architectural concepts. share the same lanes reserved to
architectural jewels of Barcelona fairytale world of Hansel and Gretel. The tower, opened in June 2005, is buses. In Barcelona, taxis are all
and of the Catalan gothic art – still The whole park is laid out as a maze, the third tallest building in Barcelona the same colour: black and yellow.
used by Clarista nuns to this day. combining natural and artistic forms and is characterized by a unique The cost is reasonable, just make
with mosaics, tiles and wrought iron. nocturnal illumination. sure that the meter is turned on as
»CLASSICS YOU The buildings scattered around are you jump in and that you pay the
CAN’T MISS
purposely built with a pronounced »TRANSPORTS fare it indicates at the end of your
lean to them, giving the visitor Metro journey, plus the extra charges for
•The buildings and the works of the impression they are about to any oversized luggage or other
Modernist architects: Antoni Gaudì The underground consists of six
collapse or melt down. lines covering a total of 86,6 km and extras.
(Sagrada Familia, Casa Batllò, La •The Magic Fountain (Metro 3
Pedrera, Park Guell); Domenech serving 123 stations. It operates
Green, Espanya station), one of Sunday to Thursday from 5am »SHOPPING AND
the most fascinating places to be
in Barcelona. The fountain is one
to 12pm, Friday, Saturday and MARKETS
holidays from 6am to 2am. The Important shopping spots in Barcelona
of the last works built for the 1929 cheapest tickets are the travelcards
Universal Exposition, its project include the Avenida Diagonal and
for 1 to 5 consecutive days, valid the area between Placa Catalunya
was later completed with the for an unlimited number of journeys
cascades and fountains installed in and Portaferris. The most popular
by TMB – Transports Metropolitans shopping centre is El Corte Ingles
the various places of the Avinguda de Barcelona –, that includes
Maria Cristina. During the summer Metro, buses , Ferrocarrils de la
evenings, the fountain’s spectacular Generalitat (urban lines), Renfe’s
display of light, water and music is Rodalies trains, and the Tram.
I Mountaner (Palau de la Musica delight for visitors and locals.
Catalana, Hospital de la Santa Creu Travelcards are non transferable
•The Torre Agbar (Avenida Diagonal and cost from 9.20€ to 20.00€.
I Sant Pau, Casa Lleò Morera); and 211, www.torreagbar.com , Metro 1
Puig I Cadafalch (Casa Amatller, Bus
Red, Glories station), designed by Although there’s a lot of traffic
Museu de Ciències Naturals). Jean Nouvel by blending a number
•Wandering around in the Rambla, congestion, the bus system has
joining the colourful human river exclusive use of reserved bus lanes,
of the most popular street of which make it quite efficient and fast.
Barcelona. Buses run from 6.30am to 10pm
•Antoni Gaudì’s most amazing and routes maps are displayed in
achievement: Park Guell (C/Olot, bus shelters. The price is exactly
Metro 3 Green, Lesseps station). the same of the underground,
The park was originally intended and all cards and passes are
to be a garden city at the gateway valid for both buses and Metro.
of Barcelona. Its entrance has Taxi
Taxi are quite efficient too as they
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(in Plaça Catalunya you can find the 4 Gats: this restaurant was opened fried biscuits, with hot chocolate… the Picasso Museum. Enjoy their
biggest, with 9 floors!). Les Encants in 1897 in a building designed by an explosion of energy! (Metro 3 sausages, anchovies and all kind of
in Plaza de la Glories is an open-air architect Puig I Cadafalch. Picasso Green, Liceu station) tapas. A good place to have a few
market selling all kind of things, from designed its menu cover and had drinks and enjoy being transported
clothes to bric-a-brac. The centre of his first exhibition here when he was back to 1862, when the bar first
Barcelona is a shopping paradise if 17-year-old. Great food but quite opened. (C/Montcada 22, Metro 4
you are looking for something more expensive; a cheap option is drinking Yellow, Jaume I station)
original: step off the tourist track into a beer or a sangria and enjoying the El Nus: a 30-year long history and
neighbourhoods like Gracia and the place in the meantime. Don’t miss it! decorations dating 19th century give
Born, where you’ll find numerous (C/ Montsiò 3 bis, Metro 1 Red or 3 this place a great atmosphere. Jazz
independent designers’ outlets Green, Plaça Catalunya station) music and tango are the soundtrack
offering frocks of unique styles at Glaciar: a must visit spot in the Gothic of draft beers and cocktails. (C/
affordable price. For second-hand Area. Located in the Plaça Reial, it Mirallers 5, Metro 4 Yellow, Jaume
shops, books and music stores, you offers a good choice of drinks and I station)
should head to the Raval and Gothic some fine jazz music. Foodwise, Miramelindo: suave and classy bar,
Barrio, where there’s lots of original you can feast on combined dishes perfect for disconnecting from any
and cheap stuff. The Boqueria, in problems. The bar is spacious but
the heart of La Rambla, is one of El Bosc de les Fades: a magical cosy, and smooth jazz music provide
Barcelona’s most interesting food spot for couples, it’s an enchanted an instantly relaxing atmosphere.
markets. However, there are many forest where tables are surrounded Sit back, relax and enjoy a drink or
other beautiful markets in other areas by decorative trees whose trunks a cocktail from a vast homemade
of the city, such as the Sant Antoni – have strange shapes, sometimes selection. (Passeig del Born 15,
holding a second-hand book market of human faces. The dimly-lit Metro 4 Yellow, Jaume I station)
on Sundays – or the El Ninot, both in atmosphere is equally unusual as Hivernacle: spectacular restaurant-
the Example district. you’ll hear weird storm-like noises cafeteria located inside the
in the background. (Paisaje de la greenhouse of the Ciutadella Park,
»CAFES, Banca, Metro 3 Green, Dressanes close to the Picasso Museum, in the
and tapas, croquettes, ham and station) Born neighbourhood. Mediterranean
RESTAURANTS & cheese bocadillos. (Plaça Reial 3, Euskal Etxea: authentic Basque cuisine with the impressive exotic
NIGHTLIFE Metro 3 Green, Liceu station) cuisine in one of the most popular vegetation of the greenhouse in the
Gothic barrio – El Born: Café de l’Opera: just opposite the streets of the Born, a few metres background. (Parc de la Ciutadella,
Travel Bar: opposite to the Plaça Theatre Liceu, this cafè, founded from the Picasso Museum. Spacious Metro 4 Yellow, Barceloneta
del Pi, it features a wide terrace in 1900, is a real piece of history. It place where you can savour station).
and exquisite salads. It’s a meeting offers a delicious and rich breakfast traditional Basque tapas and fresh
point for travellers and has internet menu, and combined dishes served fish dishes. (Placeta Montcada 1-3, Raval:
access. (C/ Boqueria 27, Placeta del at meals times. You really must Metro 4 Yellow, Jaume I station) Muy Buenas: a local hangout for
Pi, Metro 3 Green, Liceu station) try the “Chocolate con churros” Xampanyet: excellent tavern near youngsters, here is where you
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come to chill out and to get away punters. Live music is played every techno to salsa! (Carrer del Tigre having a drink and dancing to
from the rush of tourists. Food is day, providing a vibrant atmosphere. 27, Metro 1 Red or 3 Green, Plaça your favourite music, with the best
brought fresh from the market for (C/ Nou de la Rambla 34, Metro 3 Catalunya station) selection of hits from the 70’s, 80’s
the homemade dishes, and the chef Green, Liceu station) and 90’s. (C/ Valencia 236, Metro 3
serves a mean plate of couscous. Bar Marsella: you can’t leave Example: Green, Passeig de Gracia station)
(C/Carme 63, Metro 3 Green, Liceu Barcelona unless you’ve seen this In this area (divided into Left Arena Madre: a shining example of
Station) bar!!! Opened in 1820, it served the Example and Right Example by Barcelonian movida, where people
Ra: this all-outdoor restaurant is best absenta made in the old way: Passeig de Gracia) there are of all sorts dance to the latest
sunny, colourful and fun. There’s a with sugar, cold water and a little quite a few restaurants and bars, sounds. A must for everybody in
choice of cheap and more expensive fork. It’s usually packed of people but keep away if you are on a Barcelona! (C/Balmes 32, Metro 1
menus, a great list of natural fruit but the atmosphere is unique and tight budget! The Left Example is Red or 2 Violet, Universitat station)
juices, and chilled music played at popular for the many gay-friendly Michael Collins: the largest authentic
night by DJs. The owner describes bars and discos, to the point that Irish pub in Barcelona, offering live
the bar as an oasis in the middle of the part near Casanova Street is music Thursday to Saturday. It’s
the city. (Plaça Gardunya, Metro 3 called Gayxample. very close to the Sagrada Familia,
Green, Liceu station) Café Miranda: known especially therefore a perfect place for a beer
La Concha: a refreshingly gay- for its dinnertime shows, it offers after sightseeing. (Metro 2 Violet,
friendly bar that attracts a whole high quality Mediterranean cuisine Sagrada Familia station)
range of clientele, getting really too. Sit down for a delicious set
crowded at weekends. (C/Guardia menu and enjoy being serenaded Gracia:
14, Metro 3 Green, Dressanes by sophisticated and beautiful drag Salambo: a popular two-floor
station) queens, that fire up the atmosphere restaurant, well-known by everybody
London Bar: this is a traditional friendly. (C/ Sant Pau 65, Metro 3 every half hour with a different act. in the Gracia area. The menu
Green, Liceu station) (C/ Casanova 30, Metro 1 Red or changes frequently and features a
Bar Estudiantil: despite the name, 2 Violet, Universitat station) daily set menu for just 9€. Try the
it’s more than a quiet student café. Atame: taking its name from escalivada (grilled vegetables),
Most of all, it’s cheap and it’s open Spanish film director Pedro with locally produced olive oil. (C/
at dawn. A perfect place to go after a Almodovar’s 1990 film, Atame has Torrijos 51, Metro 4 Yellow, Joanic
night out clubbing. Breakfast, lunch become one of the most popular station)
and beer are very inexpensive. (Pl. bars in Gayxample. It can get Café del Sol: a place with a good mix
Universitat, Metro 1 Red or 2 Violet, very crowded in the evenings and of people, from the well-off to the
Universitat station) weekends. (C/ Consell de Cent, bohemian. There’s piano music on
La Paloma: this old Modernist Metro 1 Red or 2 Violet, Universitat Sunday afternoons and expositions
pub with a lot of history. It still has theatre is well known by Erasmus station) of paintings and photographs all
the design of 1910, when it first students, usually crowding the Aire: it’s the club with the most year round. A friendly place to meet
opened, and counts Dalì, Picasso dancefloor on Thursday and Friday incredible atmosphere you could the locals. (Plaça del Sol, Metro 3
and Hemingway among its regular night. Music is really varied, from ever imagine! A great place for Green, Fontana station)
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Corts station)
guide of what’s on is published Airport information: 93 298 38 38
Razzmatazz: top concert venue and mega- »USEFUL NUMBERS Barcelona Port Authority: 93 306 88 00
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