Barcelona: One day - what to do?

[Asset]

Any suggestions? What must I do? (must involve food at some point)

[Asset]

Obviously I could look online or even buy a guide book, but personal recommendations are nicer.

[bloonoo]

Walk along Las Ramblas, enjoy all the street entertainment, walk along to the beach and have crepes, look at all the cool sculptures, and head for the unfinished cathedral!

[????]

Sagrada Familia is the must for me then juts wander up the Ramblas and into the big square with the gaudi lamppist (name escapes me) for lunch and then wander back through the medieval bit. The Beach area and Olympic village etc are ok but nothing special.

[????]

Placa Reial...googled it

[SCSB79]

Best thing to do is hop on the tour bus... then you can choose any one of the many options to get off and have a look at.. the gaudi park is great, the cathedral very intersting, Barca's footy ground (if you are into footy), the Olympic park...

[SeanMacGabhann]

if you are on Las Ramblas you HAVE to go to the massive food market just off there

[Izodia]

I really loved Casa Mila and Casa Batlo, the houses designed by Gaudi.

But otherwise, just soak up the atmosphere around Las Ramblas or down by the beach.

[mockney piers]

It's all about the gaudi isn't it. Gaudi Park and sagrada familia are musts.

The ramblas more of an enjoyable inevitability, but keep your valuables safe!!

Whatever you do don't go to a corrida, they don't know what they're doing up there.

[womanofdulwich]

have to do the food market off hte ramblas- the best food is down nearer to the harbour in - I htink the gothic quarter- lovely chickens cooked on spits and seafood.

[BeccaL]

Agree tour bus probably worth a go as you should be able to squash a lot of Gaudi in and get a feel for the rest of the city. Park Guell is lovely but it's (relatively) a long way out. Palau Guell is just off La Rambla, as is La Bocqueria (the food market, which is amazing). Casa Mila and Casa Battlo aren't too far from that end of town either, and are beautiful. If it's a nice day, the tour to the top of Casa Mila (also known as La Pedrera) is worth doing as the views are great. Lunch at the port is a good option too. You'll want to go back - one day won't be enough - but have a great time.

As the others say, do keep tight hold of your valuables on La Rambla.

Enjoy!

[EDKiwi]

BeccaL Wrote:

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> As the others say, do keep tight hold of your

> valuables on La Rambla.

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And also around that park at the end of La Rambla, it may have changed but when we were there a few years back it was full of dodgy characters. A guy tried to grab a friends purse in broad daylight just outside the park, luckily she had the strap around her wrist and he tripped over, at which point my wife and her gave him a few decent kicks in the ribs and he ran off empty handed. The rest out our group were across the road, not quite believing what we were seeing.

We did the bus tour too, good value if you have limited time.

[pablogrande]

If you like Art the Miro Museum is a must, its at the top of a hill overlooking the city you can get to it by cable car if you want.

Parc Guell is amazing

If you like design bits n bobs visit the shop Vincon

I'd avoid the majority of La Ramblas other that the market and if your on it at night hold onto your purse/wallet

[globalskier]

Start in La Boqueria food market and have brunch there. In the afternoon go to Parc Guell (it's not that far by metro) and stop off at the Sagrada Familia on the way back to the centre. Hit the Gothic quarter in the evening - get blissfully lost in the maze of alleyways and have a tapas crawl dinner as you go.

[cate]

Yes, watch Las Ramblas. A friend had her bag whipped away while she was sitting at a cafe. I used a money belt. Love Parc Guell and Sagrada Familia. I found it easy to negotiate the underground system. One day is really not enough. You'll want to go back.

Forgot to say there is a great Picasso Museum in Barcelona. Think it is in Barrio Gotic area.

[KidKruger]

The Gaudi park is cool (Park Guell).

The (early) Picasso museum is a treat if you wanna see what he was up to as a boy / young man. I think it's situated in those alleys a few yards East of Ramblas. Interesting little 'individual' / specialist shops in those alleys too.

If you go up to the Olympic village you'll go past the Milo museum which is also a treat, he was a dude IMO, his mercury sculpture is memorable.

For me Ramblas is a bit manufactured but horses for courses.

[Loz]

Forewarned is forearmed where petty scams and thieves are concerned, so it's worth reading this link.

These are practised all over the place - London included - so don't let them put you off Barcelona - it's a great city. But Las Ramblas is a pretty heavy on this sort of stuff. Be alert.

(Oh, and another vote for the Sagrada Familia!)

[BeccaL]

Had forgotten about Miro museum - if you like his stuff it is amazing - agree KidKruger - the mercury sculpture is amazing, and you also get good views of the city from there. Also agree Loz - don't let the tales of pickpockets put you off, just be aware.

[Asset]

Great, thanks all. Like the sound of the Gothic quarter and the food market - sadly will be dragging a couple of kids too so won't be able to wander too much. Tour bus sounds a good option.