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Fast Track: Sagrada Familia Guided Tour
€50
Per adult
86% of travellers recommend
Barcelona City Tour Hop-On Hop-Off
€30
Per adult
88% of travellers recommend
Barcelona and Montserrat: skip-the-lines, small-group, pickup dropoff included
€109
Per adult
100% of travellers recommend
Barcelona Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour by Bus Turistic
€30
Per adult
86% of travellers recommend
Small-Group 3 Countries in 1 Day - Spain, France & Andorra from Barcelona
€129
Per adult
90% of travellers recommend
Montserrat Half-Day Excursion from Barcelona
€55
Per adult
86% of travellers recommend
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Sagrada Familia
Gaudí’s basilica in the center of Barcelona is an architectural marvel and offers views across the city from eight towering spires.
La Rambla
These lively pedestrian streets in the heart of Barcelona are filled with flower stalls, tapas restaurants and street performers.
Placa de Catalunya
This popular Barcelona meeting point connects the old city with the new and is famous for its shopping, monuments and festival celebrations.
Barceloneta Beach
The warm water of the Mediterranean Sea and aquatic sports, beach bars and nightlife combine to make this Barcelona’s most popular urban beach.
Park Guell
Look out over the city from a Gaudí-designed terrace in this park in the city’s north.
Boqueria Market
Allow your senses to run wild as you explore the energetic and colorful food stands and tapas bars of Barcelona’s principal food market.
Barcelona Cathedral
Barcelona’s cathedral dates back to the 1200s, and contains the remains of the city’s patron saint.
Casa Mila
This house’s surreal design is a Gaudí classic, with sculptures, tiling and colors that defy traditional conventions.
Areas of Barcelona
Gothic Quarter
4.5/5Wonderful!(1,039 area reviews)
If you love exploring medieval streets, watching street artists and eating tapas along shared tables in tiny bars, head straight for the Barri Gòtic of Barcelona.
Barceloneta
4.5/5Wonderful!(44 area reviews)
A tough port neighborhood turned youthful beach hangout provides a sense of Barcelona’s many faces, with sea views as well.
Eixample
4.5/5Wonderful!(1,463 area reviews)
This upscale part of Barcelona charms with grand buildings, modernist architecture, fine dining, and trendy bars and luxury shops.
Poblenou
4/5Very Good!(199 area reviews)
Gentrification has turned this former industrial district into one of Barcelona’s most artistic and edgy neighborhoods. Come see it before the masses arrive.
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