The Sagrada Familia

We don’t have to remind you how beautiful and well-known Gaudi’s work is. Initiated in 1882, and nature themed, this cathedral is still to this day in construction. You will be able to visit it for 10€. It opens at 9 am and closes at 2 pm. 

Montjuïc Hill

This vast park possesses many touristic places and activities, some of these including the castle, the Olympic stadium, the old Spanish village (that you can visit for 6- 9 euros), Miro’s foundation, the Greek theatre and many others. This is a nice hill pleasant for long strolls under a fresh marine wind during a hot summer´s day.

The Ramblas

Barcelona’s Champs Elysées, this avenue is a central place for touristic shops. The statues (human disguised) most definitely animate this street situated close to the Gothic areas.

The “Paseo de Gracia” 

Take a walk down this road where, in the olden times, rich and famous Spanish people went to walk at the weekend to boast. It is now still a famous passage where you will be able to find the Pedrera House (entry costs 11 Euros), the Battló house (between 15 and 18 Euros for a visit) and various luxury shops such as Chanel, Burberry, Yves Saint Laurent…

The Picasso museum

Although much of his work is kept for private collections, this museum displays numerous paintings of this famous painter. Located in calle Montcada, between Jaume I and Arc de Triumf metro stations, this museum is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am till 8 pm.

The Gothic area

It is a small pedestrian area and this part of Barcelona is very typical and home to many small bars, and restaurants. There you will find Barcelona´s cathedral and the Pie’s church which possesses the largest European rosette. 

The park Güell

Known worldwide, this park was created by the famous Barcelonese architect Gaudí. Initially built as a luxury park which would have regrouped beautiful properties, it was finally turned into a gorgeous park where you can admire Gaudi’s work (mosaic sculptures, aqueducts…).You will be able to visit the Gaudí museum located in the park Güell. The entry is free; it opens at 10 am and closes at 9 pm.

The Spanish village

Testimonial of the architectural history from all Spanish regions, this small village located in Montjuïc Park, near the national museum of Catalan Art, was built in 1929, for the international exposition. It opens Monday to Sunday, from 10 am till 6 pm.

The National Museum of Catalan Art

You can get to thismuseum via the Montjuïc Park or the “plaza de España”. Its slogan, which resumes the entire museum, is “one museum, 1000 years of art”. Come to admire paintings and sculptures by the best Catalan artists. The price of the visit is 8.5€; the museum opens at 10 am and closes at 7 pm between Tuesday and Saturday. It opens from 10 am to 2.30 pm on Sunday.

El Camp Nou

On November 29, 1899, Hans Gamper founded Futbol Club Barcelona, along with eleven other football enthusiasts, a sport that was still largely unknown in this part of the world. With a capacity of 98,800 seats, Camp Nou has the largest seat capacity in Europe!  It is located in western of Barcelona, approximately 5km from the city centre, in Arístides Maillol Avenue, in the Les Corts district of Barcelona. You are sure to enjoy a true Camp Nou experience when you go there: it opens at 10 am and closes at 5.30 pm. The price is 18.10€ per person.  

 El Born area 

El Born is a small, fashionable, but also very authentic village. Glassmakers and designers are located everywhere. Feel free to engage in dark alleys to discover the old Barcelona. It grew in the 13^th Century due to a commercial prosperity, El Born (The Ribera) along with the old Gothic Area makes up the old of Barcelona.

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If you are new to Barcelona and looking to experience it to the fullest, Bus Turístic is just the thing for you. Enjoy the great combination of a chauffeur to take you all around the city, along with a personal guide providing education along the way. This double decker bus tour comes equipped with individual headphones that are offered as part of the audio guide that includes 10 languages, as well as a tour guide well versed in the city´s history.

The way the bus tour works is you buy a pass for either one or two days. You then board the bus at your convenience, ride for as long as you like with the option of disembarking at various points in the city to further explore. In this case, whenever you are done viewing the sights, you go back to the bus stop and get on the next arrival to continue your tour. The bus operates on three different routes, all included in one ticket, that makes sure to maximize the viewing pleasure of Barcelona.  

Popular destinations include Gaudí´s Sagrada Familia and Park Güell, FC Barcelona´s renowned football stadium Camp Nou, the tram to Mount Tibidabo, as well as scenic glimpses of the beaches and streets that makes Barcelona one of the most popular cities in the world. Bus Turístic´s three bus routes will provide unparalleled access to Barcelona. 

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Camp Nou is the stadium for FC Barcelona, the city's immensely popular soccer team.  When the stadium was inaugurated in 1957, it was officially named The FC Barcelona Stadium.  When it underwent construction throughout the 1950s, there was speculation that it would be renamed Juan Gamper Stadium, but this never happened.  It´s rumored that the President of FC Barcelona at the time, Francesc Miró-Sans, quelled this initiative and dreamed that the stadium would eventually carry his name, like in the case of Berabeau Stadium in Madrid.  However, problems near the end of his term as president reaffirmed this would not happen, and the name popularly used by the public, Camp Nou, became the official name of the Stadium. 

With  room for 98,771 spectators, Camp Nou has the highest capacity of any soccer stadium in Europe!  It is located on Arístides Maillol Avenue, in the Les Corts district of Barcelona, very close to a principal artery of Barcelona traffic, Avenue Diagonal.

Another interesting fact about Camp Nou is that it is one of the very few European stadiums with the distinction to be categorized a five-star venue by UEFA.
FC Barcelona's headquarters is also located in Camp Nou as well as administrative offices, and the FC Barcelona Museum---the most visited museum in all of Catalonia! 

Besides housing FC Barcelona, Camp Nou is also the main part of a complex that houses the “Mini Estadi,” a soccer stadium with room for 20,000, a residence for the league´s youngest soccer players, and the “Palau Blagurana,” a multiuse area with capacity for 8,000 spectators used for basketball, handball, and hockey games. 

Fall in love with our many Barcelona apartments near Camp Nou,  and you will be close by to enjoy the spectacle of one of the greatest soccer teams in the world!