Barcelona, Spain
Overview
Entry: A valid passport is required with at least 3 months validity after your anticipated departure date.
Population: 1.6 Million
Currency: Euro
Language: Catalan, Spanish
Climate: Temperate, Mediterranean
Best time to Travel: May-June
Barcelona is known for: Barcelona is renowned for its excellent soccer team, gorgeous architecture, exciting nightlife, white sand beaches, and top-notch cuisine. And that's without even mentioning the unique cultural history and dynamic neighborhood celebrations that draw tourists from all over the world.
Best things to do in Barcelona
Las Ramblas
Street performers on The Ramblas, including human statues, are well-known. Did you know that La Rambla is home to a Miró? A portion of the Ramblas was really designed by renowned painter Joan Miró. Every day, thousands of people stroll directly over the Miró circle on the Ramblas without even realizing it.
Sagrada Familia
The Sagrada Famlia is renowned for being among the most recognizable representations of Antoni Gaud's distinctive style, fusing aspects of Art Nouveau, Catalan Modernism, and Spanish Late Gothic architecture. In terms of symbolism and the usage of organic shapes and forms, the theme of nature is prevalent in Gaud's design.
Cassa Batllo
Casa Batlló is a declaration of delight, a work of art inspired by the sea, and a fantastical universe that combines fantasy and nature. Its exterior serves as the entrance to this symbolic world, evoking emotions in the observer against a background of constant interaction between light and color.
Casa Mila
Due to its innovative constructional and functional design, as well as its ornamental and decorative solutions that deviated from the architectural trends of his day, Casa Mila (La Pedrera) is recognized as Antoni Gaudi's most iconic work of municipal architecture.
Top ranked Hotels/Resorts:
Mandarin Oriental
H10 Art Gallery
Radisson Blue 1882 Hotel
The One Barcelona
Grand Hotel Havana
Casa Bonay
Top ranked Lodges:
Fabrizzios Terrace
Casagrand Luxury Suites
Sir Victor Hotel
Seventy Barcelona
Travelodge Barcleona Poblenou
Monument Hotel