Barcelona Travel Information

Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, the most highly populated city and the second largest city in Spain. This beautiful city is located on the Mediterranean coast and has become a hotbed of tourist activity due to its plethora of attractions and romantic landscape.



Barcelona Bus Tour
All tourists should take the sightseeing bus tour to make sure they see all of Barcelona’s main attractions, including: Gothic Quarter Olympic Village, Guadi’s Sagrada Familia, and Poble Espanyol. Commentary fully educates tourists about these attractions, and translations are offered in seven different languages, so that all global visitors can enjoy the educational journey. Tourists should feel free to leave the bus at any time to more intimately explore attractions. Whenever they are through exploring a landmark, they can climb onto the next bus that arrives at their location.

Bus tour prices range from 21 Euros for adults (ages 13 to 64,) to 14 Euros for Senior citizens (65 years and up.) The price for children is also 14 Euros.

Picasso Museum
The most visited art gallery in Barcelona is the Museu Picasso. Every year, 1 million visitors grace the halls of the Picasso Museum, which contains one of the world’s most expansive collections of Picasso’s work. The gallery is arranged chronologically, so visitors first view Picasso’s early work, and as they advance through the museum, they witness the maturing of the artist’s work into the archetypal Cubist beloved by the world today. The Picasso museum is highly recommended to all art lovers.

Barcelona Football Stadium Tour
Now, something for the men! Be sure to book the tour in advance because it’s the most popular tour in Barcelona, and the tour fills up quickly. Tourists can request spots on the tour online. This tour includes a stop at the Barcelona FC museum. There, tourists can see all the trophies and awards bestowed upon Barcelona’s legendary football players. Football fans will also get to see the VIP box in the stadium, where dignitaries and celebrities watch the greatest game on earth!

The price of this popular tour is only 13 Euros.

Museu National d’Art Catalunya (MNAC)
A superb stop for art lovers, but also a must-see attraction for the view, the museum of modern art sits atop an enormous hill and offers tourists a bird’s eye view of Barcelona. Inside the museum is an impressive collection of art ranging from Renaissance to Baroque, and includes sculptures, carvings, paintings, and enamels. This museum gives tourists a view into the world of Catalán style, which has had great influence on modern art.

Admission is 8.50 Euros, and the museum is located at Placa Espanya (Green Line, L3) and (Red Line, L1). A word of warning: there is a 10 minute walk to the museum, and it’s uphill, though an escalator assists tourists for part of the journey.

Barcelona Walking Tours
For those who enjoy savoring their tour experience, the Barcelona Walking tour is an excellent way for tourists to more intimately acquaint themselves with this beautiful city. Barcelona is extremely friendly to pedestrians, so the city is easy to navigate, and tourists find they can easily walk to most of the most popular attractions.

Many tourists find they can spend an entire day exploring the history quarters (Barri Gotic) alone. In the history quarters, tourists can see Picasso and Miró’s neighborhoods. Additionally, they can see Barcelona Cathedral, an excellent model of Catalan architecture.

Fundació de Joan Miró
For those Miró fans, who wish to explore their favorite artist further, this museum has a wide display of the artist’s work dating back to 1914. In addition to Miró’s paintings, the museum is home to his sketches, sculptures, and tapestries. What more could any Miró lover ask for?

Admission for this museum is 8 Euros. The museum’s address is Parc de Montjuïc, 08038 Barcelona.

Barcelona Tour By Bike
For those fit tourists that find the pace of the walking tour too dull, the Barcelona bike tour is available. Certainly, touring by bike speeds up the sightseeing process, and is also a fun, healthy way to explore the nooks and crannies of the city. The attractions along the bike tour include: Barcelona Cathedral, Olympic port, Guadi’s Sagrada Familia, and Cuitadella park.

The Barcelona bike tour costs 22 Euros per person.

La Sagrada Familia
The number one tourist attraction in Barcelona, this giant temple was designed by the master architect Antoni Gaudí . Since 1882, La Sagrada Familia has been under construction, and it will not be fully reconstructed for another 30 to 80 years. When asked about the extremely long construction period, Gaudí responded, “My client is not in a hurry.” This massive, beautiful church should not be missed by any Barcelona tourist!

Guell Park (Parc Guell)
Guell Park is also the work of Antoni Gaudí, and features long, winding paths lines with verdant foliage. Mosaics and sculptures, all designed by Gaudí, pepper this beautiful park. Nature lovers will find this a peaceful oasis within Barcelona.

Barcelona Beaches
Many tourists are surprised to learn that Barcelona has seven beaches! The two largest beaches are Sant Sebastià and Barceloneta beaches. These beaches are also Barcelona’s oldest, and most frequently visited, beaches. The Olympic port separates the beaches from the other city beaches, which include: Llevant, Nova Incària, Bogatell, Mar Bella, and Nova Mar Bella.

Whether tourists desire to sun themselves at the beach or enjoy hours of historical and artistic attractions, Barcelona offers thrills for everyone!