Tips 1 - 10 of 37 Barcelona Things to Do
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I'll start this "Virtual Tour" in Barcelona with a view of SAGRADA FAMILIA.
A must see in the city,even though the building is not finished yet,you can go inside this beautiful temple to take a look,don't hesitate to go up to the belltower at 140 meters,by an interior narrow stairs,where you can see a beautiful view of the city!.
This temple is the masterpiece of the catalan architect Antonio Gaudí,you'll find lots of beatuiful creations of same architect in the whole city,but if you have the chance during your days in Barcelona ,don't miss a visit to La Sagrada Familia,and if you don't have much time,just take a look to the exterior of the beautiful temple and take a few pics.
In this picture you can see the building works,you can see clearly,the new part of the temple with a color much more clear than rest of the building,it seems that they have much work to do,in a projet the work will finished on 2,021!!
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Another place not to be missed in your visit to Barcelona is: The PARK GUELL,a beautiful park also designed by Gaudi.This is the perfect place to take a break and see all beautiful Gaudi architecture,there are many nice places along the park to take good photos.
The best way to reach this park is take a taxi,the closest subway station is located more than one kilometer away and there are a few very long,narrow and steep streets to go up there because the park is located on a hill just outside of the center.There is a small bus that runs by this quarter of the city but I don't know the number and where you can take them,so the best option is take a taxi!.
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This beautiful park was built between 1,900 to 1,914.It is one of Gaudi's more colorful and playfull works.
In this picture you can see part of the hall,it is built with 84 columns with Doric inspiration,supporting quarter-spheres domes.On top of the hall there is like a lookpoint or terrace where you can see a very big part of the park.The columns in the hall,are a little bit crooked,even though you can't see it clearly on the picture.
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Phone: 93-317-39-74
Address: Nou de la Rambla, 3-5
Directions: Metro; line 3. Lesseps Station, then follow the street signs.
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The Colombus Monument is located at Colons' Square, close to the harbour or Port Vell.
The monument was built in 1,888 for the world fair in Barcelona,and the statue has just 7 meters tall,(the whole monument is 60 meters tall) you can go to the top with small elevator,from top you'll see a impresive views of city and harbor!.
On this area you can see a few interesting places and buildings like Maritim Museum or Aduanas Building just next to Colon's Monument.Is also a nice place to walk and see the boats.
The hotel were I stayed during the VT meeting on 2001, it was very close to this area and it is a very good and quiet place of this huge city.Around you'll find a lot of shops,hotels and restaurants.It is located just next to Port Vell, with out any doubts this is one of most visited areas of the city!..
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This is a picture of TRIUMF ARCH.
This beautiful arch,was built in 1,888 as the main entrance to the city at the world fair in Barcelona,it is located at Park of Ciutadella, this park is also a nice place to take a break and have a rest.The park starts when you cross through this beautiful arch.Inside you'll find Barcelona's Zoo and a few very interesting museums to see.
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This is another beautiful buiding designed by Antonio Gaudi,is located in Passeig de Gracia.The house it was a property house of textile industralist Josep Batlló and it was completly renovated from Gaudi between 1,904 to 1,906.
Casa Batlló is now a must see in Barcelona,it was open to public just last year and there are a few kind of tickets to see it.One option may be see just the main rooms and in the other you can see the whole house.During all your visit to the house,you can learn everything about this beautiful building by help of an Audioguide that you can get at the entrance and you can choose your own language,this is a good way to learn everything about the nice building.
Picture facade detail at Casa Batlló,to see more pictures of this beautiful house, take a look to my travelogue!.
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Another good idea,is walk along the HARBOUR,called PORT VELL,you can see buildings like this, a hotel called WORLD TRADE CENTER.
Also here there is a big shopping center called Maremagnum,where you can find a lot of shops and some nice restaurants with nice views to the harbor.
Here you can take the cable car to go up to MOTJUIC,the views are great!.
Another nice idea if you are walking by Port Vell area,is go to see L'AQUARIUM is one of largest Aquariums in Spain,(Has a long glass corridor where you can see sharks and other fishes above your head!)and if you like see amazing movies,then your place is the IMAX CINEMA-TEATHER,both places are located behind the shopping center and it's worth it a visit!!
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If you are walking right now by the Port Vell,may be also a good idea take one of these small tourist ships called Las Golondrinas(The Swallows).They departs from the Old Harbor many times during the day and can take you to a small cruise along all coastline of Barcelona,the views from the sea are very nice of the city!.
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This is Passeig de Grácia,is one of best and largest avenues in the city.Is like Barcelona's Champ Elisées.Here you'll find the best boutiques,shops,some of best restaurants in the city and also a lot of cafeterias and snack bars.Is a nice place also to walk and see people,normally is always crowded with tourists.Here the restaurants,shops and cafeterias are very expensive!!.
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Located just next to Passeig de Gracia,another interesting place to go and see is: LES RAMBLES,in the center of Barcelona,is a market of flowers,and others articles.Really this market it is a Must See in Barcelona,there are also a lot of good hotels and restaurants on this area.
This is the perfect place to walk and have a drink in numerous cafeterias along the park with outdoor terraces,but becareful here a coffe or drink can cost you doble price than in other place around the city!.
Because Las Ramblas is one of most tourist spots in the city,it is always crowded with tourists and people that lives in Barcelona to have a drink or a nice stroll along the park.Here you'll find a lot of streets entertaineres aswell.
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Restaurant LA POLPA:We went to dinner with a group.I went back to change a ticket restaurant that my friend had to pay. I called gave me money in cash that I had paid a ticket with cash and refused in bad way. very bad manners by the manager. | joiwatani Sun Apr 19, 2009 14:40 UTC
Great job on your Barcelona pages. I haven't been here so these tips are very helpful...Gracias! | RedEaredPanda Mon Sep 3, 2007 06:25 UTC
Great tips and photos on Barcelona.. Can't wait to visit in November.. Thanks for sharing.. | akamine Thu Feb 15, 2007 14:25 UTC
how convenient or inconvenient to center city is this hotel? How far from the city is it? Thanks so much for the bono hotel information. I haven't checked that out yet, but will. |
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