What to See
Here you’ll get useful info on what to see in Barcelona whether it’s your first time in the city or you’re a bonafide BCN expert!
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Poble Espanyol Barcelona – Info, Tips, Discount Tickets
Take a tour of Barcelona’s fab full-scale reproduced village with insider tips, sights, craft workshops, hours, and a link to save 15% on tickets now.
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Antoni Gaudi Buildings in Barcelona + Biography
We can know almost everything about a certain Catalan wonder-architect in one quote: Those who look to the laws of nature as support for new works collaborate with the creator. It’s just impossible to get this quote out of your head as you gaze the many Antoni Gaudi buildings that have not only defined a […]
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The Picasso Museum Barcelona and How to Visit in 2020
We did it! Increase your hipster cred by citing facts collected from the informative guided tour of the Picasso Museum Barcelona – just don’t grow the mustache.
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Montjuïc Hill: Nature and Art in the Heart of Barcelona
COVID-19 UPDATE 06/29/20: The Montjuic Teleferico is back up and running today! Whoever visits Barcelona can’t help be charmed by its artistic side, the splendor of its churches, and the energy that blows effortlessly through the city air – something that goes right to the top of Barcelona’s biggest hill. This urban green lung is the […]
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The Best Beaches in Barcelona from Nude to Food
Don’t get caught swimming in dirty water – check out our comprehensive guide on Barcelona’s best beaches.
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Parc de la Ciutadella: a Premium Tourist Guide
What was once the largest military fortress in Europe is now an urban oasis of majestic flora, pot-brownied musicians, row-boating lovers, and Catalonia’s biggest zoo.
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Tibidabo Amusement Park Barcelona: Rides with a View
You’ll be blown away by the photos of Barcelona’s retro amusement park with the most spectacular view of the city. Get your tickets, tips, hours, and more.
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Palau Guell – Visit Gaudi’s Unbelievable Urban Palace
In the heart of the city just steps from La Rambla you’ll find a palace straight out of a Gothic fairy tale (are there Gothic fairy tales?) with its daring dark colours and rich wrought iron ornamentation. It’s actually a mansion built for a textile tycoon and his 10 children. What we today call Guell Palace […]
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Casa de les Punxes Tickets + Essential Visit Info
Casa de les Punxes gives Barcelona yet another Catalan modernist gem. While it’s less recognized than super powers Casa Batllo and Casa Mila, it’s an fascinating interpretation nonetheless by one of the greatest Catalan architects in history: the master Josep Puig i Cadafalch. The house has only recently opened its doors to tourists, rendering it one […]
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Casa Vicens – Gaudi’s First Masterpiece
Update 06/17/20: Casa Vicens reopens to the public on July 8th. Tickets bought before July 31st will be half price! Imagine a colourful, neoclassical, slightly oriental construction in the middle of Gracia like an oasis in the middle of the desert. This is Casa Vicens. The first and least known Antoni Gaudi building is this […]
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Hospital de Sant Pau: When Health Care Goes Art Nouveau
One of my favourite activities in Barcelona is hunting the city’s mesmerizing modernist buildings and the adjectives to describe them: majestic, morbid, eccentric, and how many more? Today brings me to the Hospital de Sant Pau – the city’s old hospital and one of the most complex modernist buildings in all of Europe. It’s here […]
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Palau de la Musica Catalana – Tour, Tickets, Visit Tips
If nature is the heart of modernism then the Palau de la Musica Catalana has flowers pumping through its veins. Just try and pass it without stopping to admire the precision of the ornaments, the depth of the mosaics in its columns, and its sensational stained glass dome ceiling. Fantastic on the outside? Sure. But going in for […]
