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BARCELONA

BRENDAN SAINSBURY DAMIEN SIMONIS

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DISCOVER BARCELONA

Day Trips (p237) Taste wine, see Roman ruins and explore monastic shrines in Catalonia’s hinterland.

Montjuïc, Sants & El Poble Sec (p213) Parks and gardens still embellish the hill that hosted the Olympics.

Park Güell & Around (p185) Gaudí’s gardens fold into the lofty hills and green spaces of Tibidabo.

L’Eixample (p151) Modernisme rules in Barća’s 19th-century ‘extension’, crowned by Gaudí’s La Sagrada Família

La Barceloneta & the Beaches (p129) Fresh seafood meets blond beaches and cutting-edge modernism on the city’s waterfront.

La Ribera (p103) Experience a culinary and nightlife renaissance in the Old City’s trendiest neighbourhood.

Barri Gótic & La Rambla (p50) Walk La Rambla, penetrate sinuous side streets, and gawp at Gothic architectural masterpieces.

El Raval (p81) This once seedy quarter has shed some but not all its edge.

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THIS IS BARCELONA 10

BARCELONA’S TOP 25 EXPERIENCES 13

BARCELONA’S TOP ITINERARIES 31

PLANNING YOUR TRIP 39

BARRI GÒTIC & LA RAMBLA 50HIGHLIGHTS 54BARRI GÒTIC WALKING TOUR 58BEST… 60DISCOVER BARRI GÒTIC & LA RAMBLA 61SIGHTS 61SLEEPING 72EATING 72DRINKING 75ENTERTAINMENT & ACTIVITIES 76SHOPPING 78

EL RAVAL 81HIGHLIGHTS 84WINING & DINING WALKING TOUR 86BEST… 88DISCOVER EL RAVAL 89SIGHTS 89SLEEPING 92EATING 95DRINKING 98ENTERTAINMENT & ACTIVITIES 100SHOPPING 102

LA RIBERA 103HIGHLIGHTS 106SINS OF GLUTTONY WALK 110BEST… 112DISCOVER LA RIBERA 113SIGHTS 113SLEEPING 120EATING 121DRINKING 124

ENTERTAINMENT & ACTIVITIES 125SHOPPING 125

LA BARCELONETA & THE BEACHES 129

HIGHLIGHTS 132BEST… 134DISCOVER LA BARCELONETA & THE BEACHES 135SIGHTS 135Port Vell & La Barceloneta 135Port Olímpic, El Poblenou & El Fòrum 139SLEEPING 141Port Vell & La Barceloneta 141Port Olímpic, El Poblenou & El Fòrum 142EATING 143Port Vell & La Barceloneta 143Port Olímpic, El Poblenou & El Fòrum 145DRINKING 147ENTERTAINMENT & ACTIVITIES 148Port Vell & La Barceloneta 148Port Olímpic, El Poblenou & El Fórum 150SHOPPING 150

L’EIXAMPLE 151HIGHLIGHTS 154MODERNISME WALK IN L’EIXAMPLE 158BEST… 160DISCOVER L’EIXAMPLE 161SIGHTS 161SLEEPING 170EATING 174DRINKING 179ENTERTAINMENT & ACTIVITIES 181SHOPPING 183

PARK GÜELL & AROUND 185HIGHLIGHTS 188PARK GÜELL 188HIGHLIGHTS 190BEST… 192DISCOVER PARK GÜELL & AROUND 193

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SIGHTS 193Gràcia & Park Güell 193La Zona Alta 193SLEEPING 202Gràcia & Park Güell 202La Zona Alta 203EATING 204Gràcia & Park Güell 204La Zona Alta 207DRINKING 208Gràcia & Park Güell 208La Zona Alta 210ENTERTAINMENT & ACTIVITIES 210Gràcia & Park Güell 210La Zona Alta 211SHOPPING 212

MONTJUÏC, SANTS & EL POBLE SEC 213

HIGHLIGHTS 216VIEWS & GARDENS WALK ON MONTJUÏC 220BEST… 222DISCOVER MONTJUÏC, SANTS & EL POBLE SEC 223SIGHTS 223SLEEPING 231EATING 232DRINKING 233ENTERTAINMENT & ACTIVITIES 234

DAY TRIPS 237HIGHLIGHTS 238MONTSERRAT 240SITGES 243Information 244Sleeping & Eating 244

PENEDÈS WINE COUNTRY 245Information 247Sleeping & Eating 247TARRAGONA 247Information 248Sleeping & Eating 248

BARCELONA IN FOCUS 251ARCHITECTURE 252FAMILY TRAVEL 255FOOD & DRINK 258FOOTBALL 261HISTORY 263MODERN ART 268SHOPPING 271SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL 274

DIRECTORY & TRANSPORT 275Accommodation 276Consulates 276Customs 276Dangers & Annoyances 276Discount Cards & Tickets 277Gay & Lesbian Travellers 277Holidays 277Internet Access 277Medical Services 277Money 278Newspapers & Magazines 278Organised Tours 278Taxes 279Telephone 280Time 280Tourist Information 280Travellers with Disabilities 281Visas 281

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TRANSPORT 281Airports 281Bicycle 281Bus 283Metro & FGC 284Taxi 284Train 284

BEHIND THE SCENES 285

INDEX 293

LEGEND 304

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BARRI GÒTIC& LA RAMBLA

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EL RAVALp81

L'EIXAMPLEp151

MONTJUÏC, SANTS& EL POBLE SEC

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LA BARCELONETA& THE BEACHES

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The works of a young master who plundered Barcelona for

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Once an afterthought, these municipal beaches are now

considered some of the world’s finest

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Compact Barcelona is a bright, fiery star lapped by the Mediterranean, a magnet to everyone from art-loving beach bums to business execs with a weakness for sunny downtime. It’s a city in motion, constantly reinventing itself.

Barcelona manages the trick of merging past with future into an effervescent present. At its core lies one of Europe’s best-preserved Gothic-era medieval city centres. Centuries later, that priceless heritage lent Gaudí and co the historical foundation and inspira-tion for some of their zaniest architectural creations. Their adventurousness is in the city’s DNA, and local and international architects continue to unleash their unfettered fantasies here. As a skyline symbol, Gaudí’s La Sagrada Família has stiff competition in Jean Nouvel’s shimmering Torre Agbar.

The heady mix of Gothic monuments and contemporary skyscrapers is accompanied by a bevy of world-class museums that take you from the wonders of giant Romanesque frescos to the playfulness of Joan Miró, from pre-Columbian South American gold to early Picasso.

THIS IS BARCELONA

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All that culture fuels the appetite and at times the entire city seems to be out to lunch (or dinner). Thousands of restaurants offer an incredible palette for the palate, from traditional Catalan cooking to the last word in 21st-century nueva cocina española kooki-ness. A plethora of tippling establishments and dance clubs also spreads in a hedonistic arc across the entire city – drop into century-old taverns or glam it up in bright new seaside bars.

Shoppers, meanwhile, may never make it to a museum. Phalanxes of one-off boutiques compete with armies of global-brand-name stores.

Barcelonins have a reputation for hard work, but everywhere you look people seem to be having fun. On the waterfront, rollerbladers glide past dom-ino-playing pensioners, sun-seekers, windsurfers and sailors. Skateboarders practise their art in motion outside the Macba, temple to contemporary creation, and mountain-bikers blaze trails in the Collserola park.

Barcelona is an intoxicating ride. One visit is unlikely to be enough.

‘local and international architects continue to unleash their unfettered fantasies’

MARTIN HUGHES

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