Things to do in Barcelona
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Barcelona is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain after Madrid. With a population of 1.7 million within city limits, its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the province of Barcelona and is home to around 5.7 million people, making it the fifth most populous urban area of the European Union after Paris, the Ruhr area, Madrid, and Milan. It is one of the largest metropolises on the Mediterranean Sea, located on the coast between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs, and bounded to the west by the Serra de Collserola mountain range.
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Free Walking Tours Barcelona
Petit Tapas
Day 2 on the tripPalau de la Música Catalana
Palau de la Música Catalana is a concert hall in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for Orfeó Català, a choral society founded in 1891 that was a leading force in the Catalan cultural movement that came to be known as the Renaixença. It was inaugurated on 9 February 1908.
Passeig del Born
Day 2 on the trip
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Hidden Coffee Roasters - El Born
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6 days in Barcelona, planned day by day
Built from real, bookable activities — flights, stays and experiences included at around €857.
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Arrival & Gothic Quarter
Land in Barcelona, settle into the Old Town base, and ease in with an evening wander through the medieval core.
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El Born & the Masters
A cultural day through the El Born district, pairing modernista music with medieval art.
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Gaudí on Passeig de Gràcia
Dive into Gaudí's modernisme, from a jewel-box townhouse to the city's iconic basilica.
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Park Güell & Gràcia
Gaudí's whimsical hillside park followed by the village-like Gràcia neighbourhood.
