What else to see in Barcelona? 00 Port - Rambla - Plaza Catalunya - Tourist bus.

14.04.2020

Before you start planning traveling around Barcelona on your own, you need to consider that
Barcelona is a unique city, the study of which - one, three, and even five days will obviously not be enough. Every time I visit the capital of Catalonia, I learn something new and discover the city from a different perspective. If you are planning to visit the city for the first time, five days will be enough to get acquainted with it to go to travel around Barcelona on your own. Certainly, it all depends on the goals. If the task is to see, then you will not need much time, but believe me, in addition to the majestic basilica, there are many interesting places worth visiting.

I believe that the optimal period of stay in the capital of Catalonia is 5-7 days, if, of course, you come here in the warm season. There is something to entertain and see here: a variety of architecture, museums, Gothic streets, Mediterranean restaurants, clubs, beaches and so on. We can say that in Barcelona there are offers for every budget.

Our next independent travel in Barcelona lasted 5 days. I note that the average annual air temperature in Barcelona is + 17 degrees, and if you can’t stand the heat, then go to trip to barca possible in winter.

The cost of air tickets, hotels will be minimal. The exception will be Christmas and new year holidays, from December 24 to January 15. These days the prices will be very high and it is better not to plan a trip.

Flights Moscow-Barcelona

You can easily fly to Barcelona from Moscow. should be purchased in advance. 2 months before traveling to the capital of Catalonia, I regularly browsed the websites of airlines and air ticket search engines, for example: aviasales.ru. I monitored the prices for Moscow-Barcelona flights for several days, changing the dates of departure to Barcelona. On the third day of the search, we managed to find a cheap round-trip flight option.

Flights Moscow-Barcelona per person cost only 8,900 rubles, they flew there with the Pobeda airline, and returned with Aeroflot. These airlines operate flights to the capital of Catalonia quite often. I also advise you to always look at various dates and different airlines, that's when you have the opportunity to buy cheap flights to Barcelona. You can also install and regularly be aware of price changes for flights to Barcelona. — air tickets without commission.

Transfer from Barcelona airport to hotel

From El Prat Airport (Barcelona) we got to the hotel by taxi, booked in advance. The cost was lower than that of local taxi drivers. In addition, the driver spoke Russian and met us with a name plate after passing through the luggage. During the trip, which took about 30 minutes, we were given a short tour. Nice bonus!

It is also worth noting that some hotels offer a chargeable transfer from Barcelona airport to the hotel. Information about whether the hotel offers this service can also be found at the time of booking. If the hotel offers a shuttle, it can be booked as soon as you book the hotel. Please note that the hotel reserves the right to refuse service without giving reasons. In addition, it is worth considering that an additional fee may be required for booking. IMPORTANT! As a rule, the price of a hotel transfer is too high.

Barcelona: where to live

Finding accommodation in Barcelona is fairly easy. The city has excellent infrastructure and it is not difficult to find an inexpensive hotel in Barcelona. You can use various services to find accommodation while traveling. On the site www.hotellook.ru, which compares and finds cheap accommodation options among all booking agencies, including the well-known booking.com, where you will find favorable prices for accommodation. Everything is very simple - enter the date of arrival-departure, choose the option that suits you. Everything. The service has hotel reviews, a list of services, photos, reviews, etc.

We chose a budget hotel, Evenia Rossello. The cost of living for two was 6,900 rubles / day. For Barcelona in season, it's very cheap. We liked the hotel, it corresponds to the declared 4 stars. I note that it is located next to shopping centers, there is convenient access to the city's public transport nearby. ATTENTION! .

Where to Eat in Barcelona

Catalan cuisine is very tasty. Barcelona has a wide variety of restaurants and cozy cafes where you can try Mediterranean dishes and paella. Away from the center is cheaper. Closer to the embankment, the concentration of fish restaurants is growing. If you eat on your own and cook, then the prices in supermarkets were at the level of Moscow. If you meet a market along the way, and you will definitely recognize it by the mass congestion of people, be sure to stop by. You will not find such an abundance of delicious seafood, jamon by weight anywhere. Want to have a delicious meal? Be sure to go to the market - very tasty and not expensive!

Excursions in Barcelona online

You can book a tour of Barcelona in advance online using a convenient service in Russian. In addition, the service presents thousands of real reviews of excursions. Advice! Unusual excursions in Barcelona it is best to order from Russian-speaking guides living in the city.

Traveling around Barcelona on your own: day one

Barcelona - Mount Tabidabo, Basilica with Jesus.

On the first day we conquered Mount Tabidabo, the highest point in Barcelona. This is the mountain on which the basilica with Jesus is located. Incredible landscapes open up from above. We decided, for the time being, full of strength and energy on the first day to conquer Mount Tibidabo. This is the highest point of the city (512 meters) and all natural park Collserola.

Also on this day we were able to:
go shopping in Barcelona;
walk along the pedestrian street La Rambla;
take a walk along the pier;
dine with seafood at a waterfront restaurant.

The journey turned out to be interesting. First, we got acquainted with the Barcelona metro. Helpful information: . We took the metro from the Catalunya station to the Tibidabo station.

Barcelona Metro:

Next, it was necessary to take the tram to the funicular and go further up the mountain. We decided to walk to the funicular, we walked in the direction of the Blue Tram, so we met it several times along the way.

Barcelona Blue Tram Travel around Barcelona on your own

Also, during a 20-minute walk, we met more than one luxurious mansion! Perhaps the richest Catalans live under the mountain, because the houses look like castles.

Traveling around Barcelona on your own

We went to the level where the funicular began its rise. At the box office we took round-trip tickets for €6 and drove on. If we had a book with tear-off discounts, the tickets would have been €5.

We went to the mountain, where we opened a delightful, incredible view of the city! True, we could not fully appreciate its improbability, since there were clouds that day. But, these clouds helped us a lot, because if not for them, we would have burned out in the bright sun, even before lunch.

And now we have reached the goal, the top of Barcelona! The most high point cities. Ticket price (elevator ride: €3.

Traveling around Barcelona on your own

We went down and went to the temple, where they put an electric candle for 20 cents! To be honest, this is the first time I've seen it.

Back, exhausted, but satisfied, we decided to go down by tram.

Traveling around Barcelona on your own: day two

During the first day in Barcelona, they found so much that I don’t go through so much in half a year. Therefore, it was difficult to get up and the whole body ached, as after unloading wagons with cement. Second day independent travel started with a walk through the Gothic Quarter. The architecture of Barcelona - as always made an incredible impression.

On this day:

strolled through the Gothic quarters;
visited several basilicas and cathedrals;
sunbathed on Barceloneta;
dined on delicious paella;
rode on and also saw the majestic museum complex with a cascade of fountains;
visited the Boqueria market, which is located on La Rambla;
strolled through the square of the kings;

On the way to Montjuic, we ran to the beach of Barcelona to take sunbaths.

Barcelona beach - travel around Barcelona on your own

Delicious before the trip We had lunch and went down to the subway.

We got off at Espaniya metro station, Plaza de España. There is a round shopping center on the square. There used to be a bullfight here. You can also see the singing fountain, which was built by a student of Gaudí and the National Palace of Catalonia (Palau nacional). You could go to Montjuic by cable car, but there was an incredible heat and a kilometer-long queue, so we decided to take a taxi.

Traveling around Barcelona on your own

Montjuic is the most important mountain in Barcelona. The pagan Romans set up sacrificial altars here to the glory of the god Jupiter. And during the early Middle Ages, the mountain was chosen by the Jews. They made a cemetery on the mountain. It is precisely as the “mountain of the Jews” that the name Montjuic is translated.

Residential development on Mount Montjuic is prohibited by the Barcelona authorities, and most of it is occupied by various parks, gardens and green areas. That is why it is called the "lungs of Barcelona". Catalans like to spend their weekends here, who arrange family picnics on the lawns.

At the Montjuic viewpoint, you will have a beautiful view of Bracelona and the Mediterranean Sea. You can also dine at the cafe overlooking the city. Be sure to visit this incredible place. You will definitely like it!

After we visited the mountain, we decided to go to the market.

Then we walked along La Rambla and came to the Royal Square, where we wanted to have dinner! It turned out that to sit in a restaurant you have to stand in line! Well, not every day you get a chance to dine on such a square, so people are standing ....

They didn’t want to stand in line for a long time, the idea came up to collect jamon and wine and go to the evening Barceloneta, breathe sea air. We returned to the market again, where we bought everything we needed.

Seagulls were crying somewhere on the beach, and we drank wine, ate blue cheese and peered into the distance. mediterranean sea! Thus ended our second day in Bracelon.

Traveling around Barcelona on your own: day three

On the third day we took a walk along the route "Architecture of Gaudí:

strolled through the quarter of discord;
saw the house of Batlló, the house of Mila;
visited the Sagrada Familia (Temple of the Holy Family) - the majestic architectural structure Barcelona;
passed through the Sant Pau Hospital;
managed to get lost and ended up in the sleeping areas of the city, where they saw the life of the common population;
walked through the Park Güell;

We spent a rich and wonderful day, wound more than 15 kilometers, but were delighted with what we saw.

It was not part of our plans to go somewhere to museums, since the trip was economical and besides, we had already visited some before. average price for an entrance ticket somewhere to the museum, especially if it is related to the art of Gaudi) - 20 euros. For two tickets - it's already 40 €. Plus the high season - long queues. To enter somewhere, you need to stand in line for an average of an hour or two, and in the scorching sun this is not an option. If your plans include visiting paid museums or places, then book everything in advance on the Internet, especially if you plan to!

Conclusion: You need to prepare for a trip to Barcelona and, if possible, buy entrance tickets to museums in advance if you plan to visit them.

We started our route on foot from the Cathedral of Barcelona. Tourists often mistakenly believe that Gaudí built it. But it's not. It was built long before the birth of Gaudi, and this particular cathedral is the main cathedral of Barcelona and the residence of the Barcelona Archbishop!

Casa Batllo

Entrance ticket price: €22.50

Tip: It is better to buy a ticket in advance on the official website: casabatllo.es

After half a kilometer, the House of Mila was waiting for us!

House Mila (Casa Milà)

Entrance ticket price: €20

Tip: It is better to buy a ticket in advance on the official website: lapedrera.com

We twirled near Mila's house. Every time we passed by, we thought that we should at least go inside somewhere, but because of the huge queues, we rejected this idea.

The queues saved us from financial ruin :)

On the way to the central point (Sagrada Familia) of our walking route We met many interesting houses and buildings and looked at the streets of the city. Many of the windows are decorated with Catalan flags.

So we slowly came to the "heart of Barcelona" ... Sagrada Familia. Sagrada Familia.

The cost of entry is: from €15

To get inside, you will have to stand in a huge queue - from an hour to two, but you can cheat and buy tickets without a queue, but more expensive.

Tip: It's better to buy a skip-the-line ticket in advance

The temple is in the status of construction, and it is planned to complete it by 2024.

50 meters from the temple, across the road is Gaudí Square with a lake, where you can sit on the benches and take pictures against the backdrop of the work of a famous architect.

Tip: If you are planning to visit the Sagrada Familia, especially in hot weather, buy water in advance. There are many shops in the vicinity of the temple, but for a bottle of water with a volume of 0.33 liters you will have to pay from €2-3.

There was a place on our itinerary that Gaudí didn't design, but we decided to pop in and take a look. St. Pau Hospital, designed by modernist architect Luis Domènech i Monater!

On the way to the hospital, we went to a restaurant for lunch, and then went for a walk further.

They walked around the hospital from the back side and climbed onto some kind of roof to photograph the hospital from above. But the Spanish voices that sounded in our direction from the security booth nearby quickly drove us away.

Next, we boarded the Hospital de Sant Paulu metro station and drove to El Carmel station. The El Carmel station was chosen at random because our paper map was cut off at the location of Park Güell and we didn't see or know which metro stations were closest to the park.

We arrived at the El Carmel station! We went out and found ourselves in a sleeping area, where there are “no smells” of tourists, there is not a single sign and locals hang out around, they speak little and bad English. Where to go next was a mystery. Read how to get to the park by metro and bus.

We started looking for a way. It was noticeable how the locals began to observe us and accompany us with their eyes. Probably we were very different from them and tourists did not often visit this area. We began to ask the way of the people we met, but from everything that we were told, I tried to remember only the side where the hands of the friendly and speaking Barcelona people showed. Everything else that was said, I did not understand. According to the first story in mixed Spanish and English language, I guessed that Park Güell is not close yet. Every time we got to an intersection, I would stop someone and ask for directions. So we gradually got on the right track.

Wandered the streets for a bit but they saw how the locals live!

And so we came to Park Güell.

The park has paid and free areas to visit. Entrance fee to the paid area of the park: €8 (at the box office), €7 (on the Internet)

Tip: It is better to buy a ticket to the paid zone of the park in advance on the official website: parkguell.cat

All people-tourists enter through the main entrance, and we entered through the "exit". But this has its advantages. We started our tour of the park from the observation deck, where a wonderful view of Barça opened up. If you entered through the main entrance, it will be difficult for you to reach the site, as it takes a long time to climb up. Another plus from our wanderings is that we saw the entire park and the observation deck.

IMPORTANT: Unfortunately, it is not realistic to get into the paid part of the park during the influx of tourists. Park attendants carefully check entry tickets. You can get the cherished tickets without a queue for entry without a queue at the link for 10 Euros:.

After Park Güell, exhausted, we went home, changed clothes and went to dinner at the Royal Square…. Ahead of us is the fourth and no less eventful day in Barcelona.

Traveling around Barcelona on your own: day four

On the fourth day we walked around the city no less than on the third day:

We went on an excursion to the Citadel Park;
ate mussels;
danced in the street to Brazilian music;
visited one of the largest aquariums in Europe, where huge sharks and rays swim;
got to Castells.

After long walking tours, which were on the third day of stay, it would be logical to have a rest on the 4th day. But this is not about us.

On this day, we decided to see Citadel Park (free entry) and the Oceanarium. The entrance ticket costs 20 euros for an adult).

Citadel Park was relatively close! It was necessary to go to him through the Arc de Triomph, which was located on a spacious square.

The Ciutadella Park is located 200 meters from the Arc de Triomphe. We went in and started torturing the camera.

A huge elephant lives in the park. But no one can wake him up. Perhaps this is an advertisement for the zoo, which is located across the fence from Citadel Park. A ticket to enter the Barcelona Zoo costs 20 euros. Since we have already been to the Barca Zoo, this time we passed by.

Also in the park you can find a sculpture called "Despair" (author Josep Limoni).

After the park, we went for a walk along the beautiful streets of the city towards the embankment, where the Oceanarium is located. We met funny mannequins along the way.

On the way to the Oceanarium, we ran into a restaurant where we ordered mussels and quenched our thirst with a glass of sangria.

We went to the Oceanarium

On the last, fifth day of our stay in Barcelona, we decided to recover and replenish our body with energy after an active four days spent in the city, where we walked an average of 10-15 km (especially on day 1 on Tibidabo and on day 3 walking along the Gaudí Route "). I wanted not to think about the routes, but just walk around Barcelona, relax, enjoy Barça.

The day began with a search for the oldest house in the Gothic Quarter. I just wanted to touch the walls of this building and recharge their energy.

A lot of tourists walk along the streets, street musicians play, active life is constantly seething in cafes and bars.

The atmosphere in the Gothic Quarter is incredible. Looking for the oldest house in Barcelona, we found and reviewed many more wonderful buildings that surprise with their architecture and grandeur.

Arriving in Barca, you can easily find accommodation in the Gothic quarter. On the way, we met a lot of offers for renting apartments or a separate room for travelers.

Conclusion: If you are going to Barcelona, live a couple of days in the Gothic quarter, feel the atmosphere of the old city!

Later we found the building we were looking for. Then we decided to walk around the shops and buy souvenirs and gifts for the soul. Again we went to the Boqueria market, to the department with Catalan sweets. There are so many delicious sweets that words can not convey.

After lunch, we went to the beach, sunbathing and swimming. The beach in Barcelona is a place where you can see almost all the nationalities of the world in one day.

I can say that Russians have a lot of rest. You’re lying, thinking about something, and here’s the thing - “Petichka, don’t go to the sea without your mother”, on the left - “Svetulik, I’ll go go get a beer, and you get a tan here”, behind: “Darling for three backs to me” ...... . and you lie and think - “Am I in Barcelona, maybe somewhere in the Crimea, in Alushta?”))

But remembering the Crimea, we can say that the Barcelona beach is somewhat reminiscent of the Crimean one. Perhaps the constant movement of merchants who walk around and sell you their goods. Krymskoye: “Chuchkhela! Beer! Rapan!!! ", Barcelona replies: "Majitos, Bir, massage!".

But the cleanliness and infrastructure here cannot be compared with the Crimea. Crimean beaches still far from the level of Catalonia. Cleanliness, order, everything works and functions, cops in white shirts keep order, lifeguards sit in their places and carefully peer into the sea!

Mojitos (Mojito) on the beach of Barcelona are sold in a plastic cup, it costs 5 euros, you can bargain for 4 euros, I bargained more than once. Prices for cold beer in a can are on average 1 euro.

Annoying only elderly Thais who constantly go and offer their "massage, massage." It would be nice if they just offered, but they come up and start touching you ...

After the beach, we returned to the hotel, and in the evening we went to a restaurant, where we ate another bucket of seafood, which we washed down with Sangria de Cava (Sangria made from white wine). After dinner, late in the evening we returned to the hotel, where we packed our things and prepared for the flight Barcelona-Moscow.

Map of Barcelona in Russian

Via interactive map Barcelona in Russian, you can: book a hotel, find attractions, public transport and metro stops. The map also contains cafes and restaurants in the capital of Catalonia.

Barcelona is a unique city that you fall in love with immediately and for the rest of your life! Of course, five days for Barcelona is very little. But, believe me, you will remember them for a lifetime! Therefore, we will definitely come back here again to penetrate deeper into the atmosphere of life in this wonderful city.

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I have been preparing for a trip to Barcelona for so long and carefully that at a certain moment it began to seem to me that I had already been there. Well, how else, if you have a global responsibility - to please three generations at once, where the eldest is already retired, and the youngest just recently celebrated their second birthday? And then such family trips are very rare, which means you need to do everything so that they go smoothly and leave only pleasant memories.

The trip started off almost cancelled. Four days before departure, the cub had a temperature of 39.5 for the first time in his life without any symptoms. What we experienced during this time, how we were treated (from which we ourselves did not know), how we were afraid to just think about a vacation - words cannot describe. On the third day, not a single symptom was added, the temperature gradually disappeared, but three fangs came, we all exhaled a little and decided to go, although, of course, many in our place would not have done so, but we are we, let everyone judge for himself myself. In Moscow, we had one more extra day, which also passed quietly, and by the time the green plane c7 took off from Domodedovo land and headed for Catalonia, the internal spring finally let go and for the first time in a long time we ate normally, and did not force himself to take food because of nervous tension. Vacation has begun.

We were to spend ten days in Barcelona. For ten whole days? - you ask. Yes, ten days was not enough for me! But someone is content with one or two days on the way to sea vacation or vice versa. Inexcusable neglect.

The placement issue was resolved fairly quickly. Well, firstly, when there is someone in the company who is not yet eating from an adult table, a kitchen is needed. And secondly, regular evening gatherings were planned, and they are much more comfortable if there is a kitchen. If apartments, then airbnb. At least I haven't found a better alternative yet. The choice of apartments in Barcelona is great, but even with such a choice it is better to book in advance. So, in three months I had about 10 options selected. A week later, two of them were no longer available. In two weeks it's already five. In general, the nerves could not stand it, and I booked both tickets and an apartment, although the issue of vacation was not yet 100% resolved. Well, what is not a reason to solve it now?

Bogatell, the Camp Nou stadium area and Sant Andreu were considered as a residential area. Options in these areas at an adequate cost were in quiet places, in modern buildings and had large area. Well, I do not like the ancient authenticity in matters of residence. They were all within ten minutes of driving from the center, but no matter where you settled in the center, you still can't do without metro rides. So, the issue of such remoteness was not particularly important. In the end, Sant Andreu won. The usual quiet cozy working quarter. Lots of small and large shops. Tangerine trees, green parrots (however, they are everywhere), a minimum of tourists. The apartment was just a five-minute walk from the metro station of the same name, the red line of the metro, namely this branch is most convenient for trips to the center and various transfers. By the way, if you are traveling with a stroller, clarify for yourself in advance whether the station is equipped with elevators. On the red line without an elevator, only Plaza de España was encountered, but for the yellow and green lines, the story of the hand-pulling of children's transport is a common thing. On the official website of the metro there is a map showing stations that are not equipped with elevators. Very useful thing when planning. Of course, the lack of an elevator will not cancel a trip to Park Güell, where there are simply none, but when there is an opportunity to go somewhere with different options with transfers, you can choose a more comfortable one.

On the day of arrival, we decided not to go anywhere except Mercadona, because we settled in at about 5 p.m., but the next day ...

Day 1. Thursday. Gothic Quarter. Embankment.

So, we are not in a hurry. The desire to hurry disappears completely when you go out to the main building of the Gothic Quarter.

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There are places of power. And if before that for me only individual natural objects were places of power, then this time the structure. And although the Sagrada Familia impressed me architecturally much more, some subtle and incomprehensible attraction developed with the Cathedral. There is some magic in it. When a building stands for many centuries, is evidence of wars, revolutions, deaths, it accumulates energy - that's for sure. And if the place is also prayed for, then the energy doubles.

While we gazed with bated breath at the endless facade of the cathedral, street musicians began to play some piercingly sad melody on the flute. All this is so in the subject fell on the feeling that it was that Barcelona moment that most vividly pops up in my memory.

Nothing special inside, ordinary catholic church. But it makes sense to look into the patio if you are with children. There, as permanent residents, geese live - there are 13 of them - according to the number of years of Saint Eulalia, the patroness of the cathedral. It was at the age of thirteen that she accepted death from the pagans, defending the Christian faith.

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Not far from the Cathedral there is another place worth a look. San Felipe Neri Square. Tourists rarely come here - a church with a fountain on a small square is securely hidden in a web of narrow streets. I myself came here by accident, and then returned the other day on the advice of Alex. If there are scars on the heart of the city, then this is one of the clearest examples. Not only was it built on the site of an ancient cemetery, at the time civil war mass executions were carried out here; during the Italian bombardment, a shell that flew here killed 200 people at once, mostly children.

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The walls seem to be deliberately not restored as a reminder of those terrible events, but today there is also elementary School and everywhere the screams of children playing football. And then you involuntarily think about the fact that there is something right in this - to displace pain and death with joy and a new life. No, no one is calling for dancing on the bones, but if we erect a monument at each place of human cruelty, there will probably not be a free place on earth.

Almost immediately behind the Cathedral - the most elegant place in the Gothic quarter - the bridge of Sighs. However, in order to get a beautiful picture of it, you have to try hard, after all, the peculiarity of lighting narrow streets affects. I did not succeed.)) But live is really weightless-beautiful.

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The rest of the Gothic Quarter was not particularly impressive. Endless nooks and crannies with shops and cafes in the style of Istanbul. It was only by the slope of the streets that we realized that we were approaching the sea.

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And that's all we needed.

The Barcelona waterfront is beautiful. We returned there, if not every day, then every other day in the evenings and each time we found something new for ourselves. At one time, all the interesting things are definitely not bypassed. Judge for yourself, there is a huge old port(Port Vell), where it is so pleasant at sunset to catch the setting sun through the spiers of the masts of moored yachts. There is Barceloneta, where it is so convenient to sit in a restaurant with a glass of wine, watching the next cruise ship sail. There is Port Olympic with a bunch of art objects and a wide walking lane, where the noise of discos mixed with the smell of fried fish is heard from everywhere. There is also a long pier - for those who want silence and be face to face with the sea. And then Bogatell, the futuristic Forum Park, and even that is not the end. At lunchtime on the first day, we contented ourselves with a walk along the part of the embankment closest to the city. There is not too much sea here, because. in fact, this is a marina, but you can get to know the Shrimp, count the parrots in the crown of palm trees, turn around at the statue of Columbus and figure out where he still points.

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An interesting fact is that this whole part of Barcelona, which is now so beloved by tourists and locals, was not essentially connected with the city for a long time, but was a chaotic industrial and ship repair building. And only by the 1992 Olympic year, the embankment, like the whole city, was transformed beyond recognition.

After a lunch break, we decided to put a cross in front of a fad called Rambla. But first we land on Plaza Catalunya. If the metro used to please with its cleanliness and tidiness, then the elevators in Catalonia seem to periodically play the role of public toilets. This is surprising, because only the lazy one does not know that there is a nearby El Corte Ingles shopping center for these purposes.))

Plaza Catalunya is beautiful for its pomp and terrible for its crowds.

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No need to guess where exactly the Rambla begins, it is easy to understand by the huge mass of people, literally in a stream, shoulder to shoulder, going towards an unknown goal. I really don’t know who and when came up with the idea that you should visit there (maybe it’s a meme?), but I didn’t find a single reason why this must be done. If you really want to stare at those very mimes, it is better to approach them immediately from the side of Columbus, they all live at the very bottom of the street.

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In general, the impression of the Rambla, simply and classically according to Petrosyan - "an exhibition of donkeys." The Rambla has one plus - it ends with the embankment with all the pleasant consequences.

Day 2. Friday. New Barcelona. Port Olympic.

The next day, in contrast to the previous day, which, as you remember, started in the oldest part of the city, we went to the most modern part of it - the Glories and Poble Nou area. This area is not included in the classic program of "two days in Barcelona", of course, because there is no time. But in vain. No, I'm not saying that you need to exchange the House of Mila for the Agbar Tower, but that two days in Barcelona, alas, is nothing.

Metro Glories is located exactly at the foot of the Tower. Jean Nouvel, inventing the form, tried to be guided by natural motives, obviously imitating Gaudi, but instead of the outlines of the Montserrat mountains, a "cucumber" came out, as the tourists dubbed the tower, and the locals even call Agbar a "suppository".)) Nevertheless, the Agbar Tower is absolutely accurate defines the face of today's city and no panoramic shot can be complete without her silhouette. For our small traveler, this attraction is still in first place in the hit parade of world attractions. He learns from a thousand and rejoices like a child. However, why "how".))

Sarcasm aside, we must really give credit to the architect. Up close, it just looks amazing. High technologies in action.

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LED metal plates are capable of millions of different colors and color combinations. And the outer glass panels completely change their angle depending on the commands of thermal sensors. All this allows to save energy consumed for cooling the internal space.

The tower barely fits in the photo - it's hard to believe that it has only 39 floors.

Not far from the Tower is another project by the same architect - Poble Nou Park. I suspect that at the time of active flowering - this is just a magical place, but so far we have just got spring greens without buds. And avant-garde.

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The entire Poble Nou area is actually a newly built area, like the city port. And giving preference to one architect or another, the city mayor's office was clearly guided by the degree of violence of their imagination. Standard is a word that has historically been very poorly applied to Barcelona. There was nothing standard here and never will be. And if earlier Gaudi, Montaner, Puig had fun in Eixample, causing violent indignation of their Parisian colleagues, now modern architectural geniuses have the opportunity to express themselves in new areas of the city. Glories office buildings are the best proof of this. The diagonal was extended to the sea with an apogee in the form of the Forum Park, which, alas, we did not reach, because we went along the same Diagonal in the other direction. But just look at a few photos from a search engine to make sure that my words are true.

We went back to history. On the right side, for the first time, the Sagrada Familia appeared so close, and although we stared at everything, our heads involuntarily turned in its direction, until at last we passed it. Gone to return the next day.

The end point of our pre-dinner route was the House with Spires.

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It's a shame to be a talent in an age of genius. Most of tourists come to Barcelona and leave with only one last name - Gaudi, often attributing to him any beautiful building of the Catalan capital, but in vain. Other talented people also worked in the city, Puig i Cadafalch is a vivid confirmation of this, and the House with Spires is his main creation.

After a lunch break, we again returned to the new area of Barcelona. But we did not get off at the Glories station, but a little further - at the Marina station. From there, walk to Port Olympic about 15 minutes. Very nice calm area. It is surprising that there are so few offers for rental housing. As for me, it's perfect. On the red line, but also within walking distance from my favorite piece of the embankment. Port Olympic, as the name suggests, was rebuilt specifically for the Olympics. Here is the Olympic village, and various alleys-squares with Olympic symbols. Two giants stand out from the buildings - the Mapfre Insurance Company Tower and the Arts Hotel.

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At their foot, the vibrant life of casinos, nightclubs and restaurants is in full swing.

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You can go towards the goldfish and look at main beach city from the bridge, or you can go towards Bogatell and find solitude with the sea on an infinitely long pier.

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Here is such a contrast two steps away from each other.

Day 3. Saturday. Sagrada Familia.

Coming to Barcelona and not visiting the Sagrada Familia, in fact the symbol of the city, is simply unforgivable. Of course, we also had a visit planned. Making a digression to the formal details, I will make a reservation that all the tickets we had were booked and paid for in advance. In the case of Sagrada, Pedrera and Park Güell, not only a specific date is booked, but also a time. Someone may find this inconvenient and overly pragmatic when traveling, but believe me, it’s much worse to come to the sights in the morning to find out that there are only tickets for the evening, or there are no tickets for that day at all. For tourists with Internet tickets, there is a separate queue that runs every half hour. For wheelchair users and visitors with children in strollers, there is a separate entrance, where we were let in even before the designated hour.

What can I say. It seemed to me that after all the previously studied reports and viewed photos, I would not be very impressed. I was wrong. This is stunningly talented, large-scale and beautiful. Outwardly, from afar, it really looks like an alien ship that has landed in the middle of a modern city. Inside, a fairy tale, worked out in detail by its creator, where each element, its location, height, is filled with deep symbolism. What is worth only one idea that the creation of man cannot rise above the creation of God - that is why the temple is not higher than Montjuic hill. And there are a million such details.

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It is very useful to take an audio guide, where you can get to know at least some of them, wandering around the hall, which is more like a fairy forest than a church.

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Who exactly whispered ideas into Gaudí's ear remains a mystery, but what the architect saw and felt in a completely different way is a fact. Facades are very different from each other. The one that is Christmas, as if airy, carved, multi-detailed and weightless.

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The facade of passions, on the contrary, is very stingy, strict, straightforward, as if cut down with an ax.

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Either due to the fact that it was no longer created under Gaudi, or it was conceived and very logical, I must admit. Do not know. But I wanted to look endlessly at both. What will be the third facade - the facade of Glory - will be known only later, the temple is promised to be completed by 2026. But, most likely, alas, there will be little from Gaudi. Only a few sketches by the master have survived. I wonder if he is satisfied with how his brainchild is being completed.

We walked around the territory for a very long time and left with regret and under great impression. There are millions of churches, temples and cathedrals in the world that were built according to the rules. In the world, perhaps, one temple is so non-standard, but attracting thousands of people from all over the world to touch this fairy tale. We often argue, talented or not. But sometimes the result speaks for itself.

We spent the rest of the afternoon walking around St. Paul's Hospital.

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As my mother enthusiastically said, "hell, even the hospitals are magical here." Entrance ticket makes it possible to pass through some halls and wander around the inner territory. Lavender, tangerine trees, doll houses of hospital blocks create an amazing atmosphere of peace. We enjoyed our time in this place.

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Tourists, by the way, are surprisingly few, I highly recommend it. It is literally a 10-minute walk from the temple along the street, from which the same temple is clearly visible.

We spent the afternoon in our area of Sant Andreu. It turned out that only a couple of tangerine streets separate us from the El Corte Ingles shopping center. And if clothing shopping there didn’t impress me at all, then in gastronomy we hung out specifically. And they didn't regret it at all. When you spend in the city not 2-3 days, but 10, you can afford such liberties.

Day 4. Sunday. Park Güell and Park Labyrinth Horta.

On Easter Sunday, it was decided to continue acquaintance with the work of Gaudí in Park Güell. Going to this park twice a day - first to buy a ticket, then to visit - is not a good idea. Especially if you are with a stroller. Yes, even without it. It's a long way to go by metro, it's also not very close to go from the station, you need to overcome several large escalators, the park itself is very hilly. Tickets must be booked in advance, as we did. Of all the creations of Gaudí, this was perhaps the least impressive. Firstly, due to the spread of objects across the territory. There is no effect of feeling inside a fairy tale, as in the Sagrada Familia or the House of Mila. And secondly, the inconvenience of moving around the park with a stroller affected. And yet, such moments as a lizard, a bench, or gingerbread houses could not help but make you touch. Storyteller-Gaudi. Someone needed paper and a pen to create a fairy tale, while someone needed building materials.

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This route is best for those who plan to spend one day exploring the city. During this time, you will have time to visit the Sagrada Familia, Casa Batlló, Park Güell, the Ramblas and the Gothic Quarter. If you have time and energy left, you will have time to make a circle around the city on a tourist bus.

The program developed by us is designed for you to see the main sights of the city outside and inside with the help of Russian-language audio guides.

If you want to learn more about the history of the city, its buildings and secrets, we recommend booking with a professional guide.

For 100€ it is quite possible to find a 6-8 hour walk during which you will learn everything about the capital of Catalonia.

The conquest of Barcelona is better to plan for Thursday or Friday. These days, public transport is open and running according to the usual schedule. This is important because you will have to move a lot and preferably quickly.
Barcelona is the world leader in terms of . It is better to keep passports and identity cards separate from your wallet and handbag, andit is better to take a printout of your passport with youor driver's license, leaving documents at the hotel. Steal most often in the subway, on the Rambla and in the crowd.
Near the sights, prices are 2-3 times higher than usual. Stock up on the essentials (water, light snacks) in advance.
In order not to waste time in queues, we recommend that you purchase tickets to museums in advance, which include our itinerary. Firstly, it will save you more than an hour of time, and secondly, it will simply cost a little less.

You will need tickets:

to the Sagrada Familia (choose time before lunch)

Subway tickets are sold at the terminal at the station.

Route plan

The starting point of our route is Plaza Catalunya. One of the main transport interchanges of the city is located here and you can get to it without transfers from almost anywhere in the Costa Dorada or Costa Brava.

9:45 Plaza Catalunya

The first thing to do when you get here is to see where the open-top tour buses are.

Tourist bus with panoramic roof

Approach the driver or ticket inspector to exchange your vouchers for official tickets. Tickets will be accompanied by discount coupons that:

first they will save us 3 euros at the entrance to Casa Batlló
will give you a 10% discount on food at the Fris & Co restaurant, where you can have an inexpensive and hearty lunch in the afternoon.
+ With these tickets you can ride the tourist bus all day long, you can get off and on at any stop. .

After the tickets have been exchanged, you can either get to Batllo's house on your own (it's faster this way), or drive one station by bus. Buses leave every 10-20 minutes, walk 8-10 minutes.

If you choose to walk:

There are two on the square, which were put here in 1956 to level the corners of the square and remove bushes. Since 2015, these fountains have been making a light and music show since 21:00.

So, we look at them, standing with our backs to the center of the square, and go around to the right. Then we go along Passeig de Gracia for about 8-10 minutes to Casa Battlo (House of Batllo) as shown here:

10:00 Casa Batlló

Tickets are sold at the box office of the house-museum itself. It will say "Tickets". Show your discount coupons, give money and show the number of tickets on your fingers. Or in English say “two tickets with bus touristic discount”

To inspect the house with a Russian audio guide (included in the ticket price, given at the entrance) is given 1.5 hours. The audio guide is very detailed and interesting.

11:30. Getting to the Sagrada Familia from Casa Batllo

There is a metro station Passeig de Gracia near Casa Batlló. We go down. If there are two or more of you, then we buy ticket T-10 for 9.95 euros in this machine:

The ticket entitles you to 10 rides on the metro, buses and trams. A single ticket costs 2 euros, so the pass gives you 2-time savings on travel in public transport if the number of trips is more than 4.

We sit on the subway purple line (L2) and we reach Sagrada Familia station in 15 minutes. The station has 2 platforms with different entrances. You have to get down right. You need to drive towards Badalona Pompeu Fabra . In the metro, at the descent to the platform, such tables are hung.

12:00 Sagrada Familia

There is only one entrance to the Sagrada Familia. There are also turnstiles. Tickets must be purchased in advance to avoid wasting time in line. For electronic tickets(printout) made a separate turnstile, where there is no need to stand in line.

You can buy tickets either on the spot.

Please note that the entrance to the Sagrada Familia is online tickets limited in time. Therefore, it is important to buy tickets for 12:00 and be near the cathedral by this time. Although no one will forbid you to enter if you are half an hour late, it is better not to waste time negotiating with the attendants.

An audio guide in Russian is issued in a separate booth (not where tickets are sold). There should be an "audio guides" sign. Choose a Russian-speaking guide (say russian and you will be understood 🙂).

The program is designed for 75 minutes. We take you to the Sagrada Familia with a reserve for pictures, a calm inspection - 1.5-2 hours.

13:30 We get from the Sagrada Familia to the seaport

From Sagrada Familia we go to the port for lunch. To do this, take the subway purple line L2 and go to Paral-lel station. There we transfer to the green line L3 and go to Drassanes station .

When leaving the car, there are stands at the top where you can determine where you need to go by the arrows. At the Drassanes station we go up. You will find yourself either on the Rambla, or a little away from it. This is not important, because now you need to keep the path to the sea (you will already see it).

Your food point is located in the shopping center “ ”, which is located on the cape. There you need to find a cafeteria. It is located on the back of the building, if you enter from the side of the port and the bridge connecting the cape with the Rambla.

The place where the fast food restaurant is located is circled in red.

Lunch costs about 13 euros on an all-inclusive basis. Don't forget that you have a discount coupon.

15:00 Port - Rambla - Plaza Catalunya - Tourist bus

living sculptures

In the same way that we came, we return to the Rambla - the main tourist boulevard of the city. If you walk along it to the very end, without turning anywhere, you will find yourself right on Plaza Catalunya, where it all began.

On the Rambla, we carefully look after the bag, wallet and things. Pickpockets work very fast!

On the right side of the Rambla is the old part of the city - which is recommended to visit if you stay free time and strength after the bus tour.

While walking along the Rambla, there are several interesting objects within walking distance:

(you can go take a look and replenish the supply of fruit in your backpack)
(so-so museum, for the first time you can safely skip)
(will have to seriously deviate from the route)
(another creation of Gaudi, you can see the outside, you can skip the inside for the first time)

16:00 Plaza Catalunya. Sightseeing tour by bus + Park Güell.

– best opportunity see the city and learn basic information about its main attractions, history and much more. All buses have Wi-Fi and an audio guide in Russian.

Show the tickets already received in the morning to the driver or controller, who is on each bus. He will let you into the observation deck of the bus.

It is important to have sunglasses and a hat with you, since the roof of the bus, although it is blown through, the sun burns very, very seriously.

Buses follow 3 routes:

red (red route)
blue (blue route)
green route

Start with red , because it is the most interesting, and you will see the part of Barcelona where you have not been during the first part of today's route.

After passing the red circle and arriving at the point of departure, transfer to the blue route . On it you will once again see the Sagrada Familia and it will take you to the Park Güell, where you can go out and walk to it on foot.

Entrance to Park Güell has been paid since 2013 and costs 8 euros . To enter or not, decide for yourself according to the place and physical condition. There is a good observation deck where you can take pictures of cool panoramic views Barcelona, as well as the longest bench in the world, which was created, of course, by Gaudí. Maybe it would be more interesting to go to the Gaudi Experience Museum, which is located nearby.

If you decide not to go to the singing fountains in the evening, we recommend that you go for a walk at the following stations:

Teleferic de Montjuic

Gothic Quarter (Barri Gotic)

You can stroll through the streets of the Gothic Quarter and see Cathedral. Inside the cathedral can be found from 17:15 to 20:00 (admission 4 euros)

20:00-21:00 Free time

The further program of the day depends on your physical condition. The main thing you should remember is the departure time of the last train to your place of residence.

21:00 Fountain show

If time permits, you can subway green line L3) drive to Plaza España (Placa Espanya) to watch the singing fountain show. Fountains give performances at 21:00, 21:30, 22:00, 22:30 and 23:00.

Since April 2015, no less beautiful fountains can be seen on Plaza Catalunya, but they work without musical accompaniment. These are the same two fountains that served as a guide at the beginning of the route.

21:30-22:00 Road home

The last train to Blanes leaves at 21:59 on weekdays and 21:47 on weekends. If you don't make it in time, a big adventure awaits you on night buses and taxis.

For those who live in Salou, it is better to postpone the fountain show for later. Since the last train to Salou from Barcelona leaves at 21:03. After this time, you can only get to Salou by bus, which leaves from the bus station at 22:00.

Barcelona defeated Deportivo on the road and, three rounds before the end, guaranteed itself victory in the Spanish championship - the seventh in the last ten years.

During this period, the hegemony of the Catalans in the national championship was only able to interrupt Real Madrid twice and once - its metropolitan neighbor Atlético.

Otherwise, the Blaugrana reliably defended the title of the strongest team in Spain, regularly winning the country's Cup (this year for the 30th time).

Atlético, Sevilla and other solid La Liga teams still lack the skill and consistency to keep Barcelona on their toes and seriously encroach on the title every year (usually, at the end of the championship, these teams start to lose points there, where the grand would snatch victory in class or in character).

As for, he fully possesses all the necessary qualities to fight the Catalans, except for desire.

"Creamy" in Lately so spoiled themselves with success in the most prestigious tournament in Europe - the Champions League (eight semi-finals in a row and three victories in the last five years), that the Examples went to matches relaxed from the very beginning of the season.

Already by November, the "royal club" caught a ten-point gap from "Barcelona" and did not particularly try to correct the situation. As a result, the Catalans calmly formalized their 25th championship already in the 35th round of the Examples, scoring 86 points and bringing their advantage over Real to 15 points, and over Atlético to 11 (despite the fact that the "mattress" spent one match more).

However, the blue garnets still had to sweat a little to get a decisive victory.

Deportivo was extremely motivated to win, as they were on the verge of relegation from the top division, and in order to maintain a residence permit, it was vital for them to win all the remaining matches (although this did not guarantee success).

The desperate Galicians almost performed a miracle in the match against Barcelona: quickly conceding two goals from Coutinho and Lionel, they managed to show character and equalized the score with the efforts of Emre Colak (2:2).

Believing in themselves, the wards of Real Madrid legend Clarence Seedorf went ahead, but Messi decided that he did not want to postpone the championship until the next round and quickly scored two more goals, scoring a championship hat-trick.

It is curious that all three times he was assisted by, who became the first player who managed to give three assists to the Argentine in one match.

The Argentinean is the first player in La Liga history to score 30 or more goals in seven seasons from 2009/10 to 2017/18.

Messi shared another achievement with Andres Iniesta - both won La Liga for a record ninth time as part of Barcelona. No one has won the Spanish championship more often while playing for this club.

For this title is doubly memorable, as it will be the last for the blue garnet legend in the team that raised him.

At the end of the season, the midfielder will leave the club and go to finish his career in China.

“I made this decision after much deliberation. Barcelona - best club in the world, he gave me everything. The club deserves a better version of me, and in the near future I will not be able to match this level, ”Football Espana quoted Iniesta two days before the game with Deportivo.

The head coach of the blue garnet Ernesto Valverde, apparently, agreed with the midfielder that his age no longer allows him to play at his maximum, and released Iniesta only in the 87th minute, when the outcome of the match was finally determined.

Fans of Deportivo showed respect for the legend of Spanish football and gave him a standing ovation when he came on as a substitute.

“I have only words of gratitude to the Deportivo fans. To behave in this way in a difficult moment for their team is not at all easy. It's something special," Iniesta said after the match.

Fans of the Galicians really showed their best spiritual qualities, given that their club, due to the defeat of Barcelona, lost any chance of maintaining a residence permit in Example and flew to the second division, the Segunda.

The beautiful departure of Iniesta was also noted by the protagonist of the match, Messi:

“It's a shame that Andres is leaving. We have already left Xavi, who were the symbols of the club. This year it's Iniesta's turn.

Unfortunately, Barcelona failed to win the Champions League, so Iniesta will leave without a treble, but he leaves beautifully anyway.

Andres deserves this victory for everything he gave the club, ”Marca quoted Messi as saying.

Blue garnet coach Ernesto Valverde, for whom this victory in the Spanish Championship was the first in his coaching career, said that the main thing for the team is not to get fed up with trophies.

“Winning the La Liga is a goal that we have pursued throughout the season and we have successfully completed this very long tournament.

The most important thing is not to get tired of victories. For teams like Barcelona, the main difficulty is to keep the right attitude after a lot of success.

Sometimes this is very difficult to do. The Champions League knockout certainly affected us as it came as a surprise (Barcelona lost 3-0 away to Roma after a 4-1 home win and lost to the Italians by conceding a home goal. — "Gazeta.Ru"). However, in the championship and the Spanish Cup, we performed great, ”the specialist emphasized.

The next match of Barcelona in the championship of Spain will take place at its stadium, and none other than Real Madrid will come to visit.

According to the unspoken rules of football etiquette, the “creamy” will have to line up in the championship corridor and greet the players of the “blaugrana” entering the field with applause, which looks somewhat humiliating, given the relationship between the clubs.

However, the head coach of the "royal club" has already stated that his wards will not give such honors to their principal rival.

"This is my decision. Barcelona was the first to break tradition, ”the Frenchman argued his position, hinting that the blue garnet did not suit Real Madrid with a championship corridor after winning the Club World Cup in 2017.

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Casa Batlló

Batlló is one of the most amazing buildings in the whole world. The history of the creation of this masterpiece began in the same way as with the rest of the buildings of Antonio Gaudi: a wealthy Spanish entrepreneur decided to outdo the neighboring Neo-Gothic and Art Nouveau house of Amalie in luxury and decoration and, it seems, knew who to turn to. In just 2 years, the facade of the building, devoid of symmetry, was overgrown with multi-colored mosaics and human bones, and the roof of the building with a tower on it became like dragon scales, which, by the way, shimmers in the sun with all the colors of the rainbow.

Despite the seemingly frightening elements of skulls framed by balconies and columns, Batllo, on the contrary, looks attractive and fabulous. If in the previous architectural monument marine motifs are traced, here Gaudi, in a team with other talented craftsmen, embodied the myth of the victory of St. George over the dragon, and then we can conclude that the bones belong to the victims of the monster, and the tower with the cross is a kind of sword stuck in his back. You can visit the "House of Bones" daily from 9:00 to 21:00 for 21.5 euros for pensioners, students and children from 7 to 18 years old, the rest will have to pay 24.5 euros. Tickets at the box office will cost more by 4 euros.

Plaza Catalunya

The center of Barcelona is the source of nine famous shopping streets, which is a square in the form of the sun and the rays emanating from it. Life around the local attraction is in full swing 24 hours a day: the metro passes here; the hum of buses and cars does not subside until the very night; from the boutiques around the crowd square local residents and tourists come here to rest, feed the pigeons, take photos against the backdrop of monumental sculptures and fountains, and try Catalan cuisine. In winter, this place is filled with a skating rink, and in the fall, national holidays with performances are held here.

Modern Art Museum

A huge building with many Art Nouveau windows can be seen from afar. Since the opening of the museum in 1955, its owners have been collecting works that represent not only Spanish art, but also foreign art from the 1940s-1970s. There are so many exhibits that a couple more neighboring buildings, smaller than the main one, had to be allocated for it. They host exhibitions of contemporary authors, and there is a library. Between the buildings there is a huge area - favorite place for skateboarders, which, by the way, is recognized as one of the best in all of Europe for this purpose. On weekdays, the museum is open from 11:00 to 19:30, on weekends - from 10:00 to 21:00, on holidays - from 10:00 to 15:00, and on Tuesdays it does not work at all. The ticket price is 14 euros, for pensioners and children under 14 years old the entrance is free.

Palace Güell

Another work of Gaudi, included in the UNESCO list, from which the architect began to develop his own unique style. The politician and philanthropist Guell was a friend of Antonio and could only trust him to make his dream come true. After 5 years, he received a pretentious and unique palace made of gray marble, the equal of which has not been found to this day. The lower part of the building is decorated with gothic wrought iron gates, many windows and balconies, the bars on which are intertwined, forming symbols of hell; while the middle of the palace is done in a rather austere style without frills, showing the fusion of earth and sky. And on the roof there are chimney towers stretching towards the sky and the gods, plastered with a mosaic of the brightest colors.

The interior decoration also deserves attention - chandeliers along the flight of stairs, red carpets, marble columns and ivory inlaid furniture cost Guell a lot of money, and even attracted the attention of King Umberto I of Spain himself. Children under 10 years old can visit the palace museum for free, and for the rest, the ticket will cost 9-12 euros. Opening hours: 10:00 - 20:00 (April to October) and 10:00 - 17:30 (November to January).

Sagrada Familia

The best work of Antonio Gaudi, he gave her several years of his life, without having time to finish. Construction continues today, but the townspeople do not rush things - in Spain there is a legend about the end of the world, which will come at the end of this project. The temple consists of three buildings, personifying the birth, death and resurrection of Christ, and above each of them there are four spiers, corresponding to the 12 apostles. The main tower, 170 meters high, is a symbol of Jesus, and even it is worked out in great detail. Despite the surprise of the workers about the futility of decorations at such a height, Gaudí remained firmly on his own and is going to embody the entire New Testament on the facade of the building.

Religious scenes and rituals from the Bible with full-length statues of saints, bas-reliefs, windows, stained-glass windows, arches, columns and stairs did not leave a single even place on the walls of the cathedral, that now it looks more like an anthill. Surprisingly, such an abundance of outdoor decorations does not crush and reduce space, but on the contrary, it is very spacious there. You can visit this wonder of the world every day from 9:00 to 18:00, and on weekends and holidays until 14:00. A ticket costs 15-20 euros, depending on the presence of a guide on your tour.

Park Güell

The once well-known businessman Guell decided once again to invest his accumulated funds in real estate in an ecologically clean area away from the noisy city and construction sites, but in harmony with nature. He bet on the originality of the building and turned to his longtime friend Gaudi. However, after the hard work of the architect for 14 years, plans to enrich themselves failed miserably. The Spanish rich did not appreciate the “gingerbread house” style, which was too bold for that time, and it passed into the hands of the state.

Even today, the kingdom, as if descended from the pages of fairy tale books, no one could surpass in extravagance. As always, you will not find straight lines and ascetic walls near colorful mansions, fences are decorated with battlements, bones, broken glass and colorful mosaics. The inner halls are breathtaking with the jewelery work of the craftsmen, who decorated the curved, sometimes convex ceiling with hundreds of small medallions of iridescent colors, reminiscent of the back of a salamander.

Columns, snake-shaped benches, viaducts, an unusual landscape with exotic plants, viewing platforms, museums and souvenir shops - not yet full list everything you can see here. Part of the park can be visited for free, while tickets for other areas cost 8 euros for adults and 6 euros for children. In the cold season, the park is open from 8:30 to 18:30, in spring - from 8:00 to 20:30, and in summer - from 8:00 to 21:30.

Monument to Columbus

This monument is located in many cities of Spain, and each of them is ready to prove that it was in their city that Columbus was born and lived. A group of sculptors with artist-engineers took the sights revered by the people of Barcelona with all seriousness, and after 7 years a 60-meter column towered over Barcelona. At the base of the monument there is a passage where the elevator is located - it takes tourists to the observation deck "to the feet" of the navigator.

Much attention has been paid to the statues at the foot of the statue - everyone who was involved in the discoveries of Columbus is imprinted here forever. These are the Catalan rulers who equipped him on an expedition; and a team without which he might not have been able to succeed; and gods symbolizing victory. They don’t take money for viewing the sculpture, but for a beautiful view from a bird’s eye view, you need to pay 2 euros.

Sea port

For 2000 years, the port of Barcelona has been hosting cruise ships, fishing and merchant ships. The huge square near its building serves as a place for walks and meetings of the Spaniards, and in its center stands a monument to Christopher Columbus. From here there are roads to La Rambla, the Grand Market, Columbus Avenue, the Museum of the History of Catalonia and a beautiful bridge in the form of a wave, through which lies the path to the largest oceanarium in Europe and shopping malls. And along the embankment there are luxury yachts, street cafes and souvenir shops.

La Rambla

Pedestrian kilometer street, obligatory in the list for tourists. It connects five boulevards, each of which has its own peculiarity. On one of them is a fountain where coins are thrown; the second is the gathering place for Barça fans; on the third, you can buy seeds of exotic plants as a gift to relatives-dacha residents; the fourth offers national snacks and sweets; and the fifth is represented by the opera house.

Within walking distance from La Rambla are Pla del Hos and the intricate, unusual House of Umbrellas. Particularly magnificent here are street performers, mimes, magicians, living statues and just costumed heroes from history or modern films. At every step, mouth-watering signs beckon to pizzerias and restaurants of European cuisine, but food, souvenirs and things on La Rambla are 2-3 times more expensive than anywhere else.

Boqueria Market

There is no more colorful place in Barcelona than Boqueria. All trade pavilions are decorated as if they are preparing for a food fair. The sellers treat their business with love and arrange fruits and vegetables in such a way that it is impossible to pass by the colorful variety and not buy at least a kilogram of ripe tomatoes or juicy oranges lined up in a pyramid. Assorted fruits or smoothies are sold on every corner for 1-2 euros per serving. The next rows are reserved for the freshest seafood that you can cook without leaving the cash register, for example, a portion of shrimp in batter costs 4-6 euros.

And of course, the department of sausages (chorizo from 2 euros per stick) and jamon (from 50 euros per pound) is considered the most popular area on the market. Bright red bundles of red peppers, garlic and mushrooms dangle from almost every counter, while jars of spices, olives and oil can be seen on the back shelves. In order not to leave half of your accumulated vacation funds here (since local merchants skillfully tempt you to buy a whole pork leg at once), the guides offer a culinary tour of Boqueria for 15-70 euros, which includes a tasting and a lesson from the chef. Officially, the market is open from 8:00 to 20:30, but if the goods are sold out earlier, the tents are closed, so it’s better to get here before 16:00.

Gothic Quarter

Many buildings, built almost right next to each other, are made in the medieval Gothic style and date back to the 15th century, but these are not just former settlements of Roman soldiers, but a whole treasury of valuable historical monuments. Above the narrow dark streets, almost at every step, towering impressive churches and basilicas. Be sure to set aside time for a photo on the lace Bridge of Sighs, which connects the two parts of the residence of the President of Catalonia.

For 7 euros you can take a tour of historical museum in the same quarter and go down to the ruins of the Roman Empire. Exploring the Gothic quarter will take a lot of time, after which you will need to rest and the Royal Square with fountains and palm trees will provide such an opportunity - the bars are open until late at night. Among the cultural entertainments, the most popular are the contemporary art gallery and the exhibition of Salvador Dali.

National Art Museum of Catalonia

In the National Palace of Barcelona from Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 to 19:00, the Museum of Romanesque Art of the 19th and 20th centuries opens its doors. Its sections are devoted to photographs, drawings, old coins and medals, books, exclusive furniture by Antonio Gaudi, wall paintings and paintings by famous artists, including Picasso and Dali.

The entrance to the museum is represented by a huge wide staircase, in the center of which a fountain falls like a waterfall, and trimmed bushes and trees are planted on the sides. On weekends, admission is sometimes free, children under 16 and pensioners do not need to pay either, and for everyone else, the ticket price is 12 euros.

Magic Fountain of Montjuic

When all the attractions are out of business and there is nowhere else to go, the Carlos Buigas Singing Fountain will start its show at nightfall. Montjuïc's over 3,620 jets automatically adjust the water pressure to the beat of romantic musical compositions. It took a whole year and about 3,000 workers to implement such a project, and at first the fountain was manually controlled by a whole team of people. The performance takes place every half an hour from 21:00 to 23:00 from Thursday to Sunday (May-October) and from 19:00 to 21:00 on Fridays and Saturdays (October-May). For convenience, viewing platforms and cafes have been created around the fountain, open until midnight.

Triumphal Arch

The Roman custom of placing an arch in memory of significant events has been passed on to many countries and Barcelona is no exception. Josep Vilaseque created a majestic masterpiece for the opening of the World Exhibition in 1888, surpassing similar buildings in neighboring properties. The classic red brick arch style combined with gray stone looks simple yet tasteful.

Numerous bas-reliefs narrating the achievements of Barcelona, as well as sculptures depicting the process of welcoming and rewarding guests, serve as decorations. The 30-meter arch serves as the entrance to the Citadel Park, where it is pleasant to walk in cool weather. And not far from the arch there is a zoological museum, a park and several interesting castles.