What things are not to be missed on a visit to Barcelona?

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chicken man

Sue's answers are good. Depends on what you like. My favorites:

Museums: Museu Picasso, Fundacio Miro, Museu de la Ciutat (City Museum). The 2nd is a little out of the in the Parc Montjuic, but is the best collection of Miro's work anywhere.

Architecture: Sagrada Familia, Parc Guell, Casa Mila (aka La Pedrera), Casa Batllo, in that order. All these are Gaudi buildings, the first two are must-see, and the 3rd almost is. You can walk down the street Passeig de Gracia from Casa Mila to at least see the outside of Casa Batllo as well as other Art Noveau Buildings.

Music: Palau de Musica. Another Art Noveau gem. Try to catch a concert there (make sure its in the main hall) over the tour. It's gorgeous and the music is great. Buy tickets online.

restaurants: Les Quinze Nits (15 Nights) in Placa Real - get there about 20-30 minutes before opening as they don't take reservations. If you can't get in there, try La Fonda (I hear it's owned by the same people). Both excellent Catalan food at very reasonable prices.

Also try Origen 99.9, a local chain, but good authentic Catalan food. Get there a little before opening because they don't take reservations and often only do one sitting. http://www.origen99.com/web/

Tapas Gaudi of La Rambla de Gaudi (not Las Ramblas, but near Sagrada Familia) is a good tapas place.

nightlife: Clubs everywhere, for a slightly more relaxed and less touristy experience try Placa del Sol or La Cervesera Artesana (http://www.lacervesera.net/eng/indexeng.... best beer in Barcelona, not that that says a lot. Drink wine everywhere else - reds from La Rioja, whites and Cavas from Penedes).

Other: La Boqueria market, Barri Gotic, including Cathedral and Santa Maria del Mar. Just wander that area. Sitges for nearby beaches, though the ones in the city are decent if you don't have the time to get down there.

You probably can't do all that, but pick and choose what sounds good to you. Have fun!

Ranid

I personally loved the Goudy church and i think it is the must see in Barcelona

But i wouldn't go there if you were afraid of heights

SUE

The Ramblas, Sagrada Familia, Parc GÃ¼ell, Casa MilÃ¡, the Boqueria, the BarrÃ Gotic.

If you have extra time, wander around the beaches, or the mall at Port Vell. Maybe go to Casa BatllÃ³, Camp Nou (football stadium...I think it's the largest in the world) Palau Musica.

The magic fountain was cool.

Be prepared...the food on the Ramblas is about the same price as anywhere else, but the drinks are outrageous! And you HAVE to drink something, because you get dehydrated in the heat, esp. in the summer, so they ream you there.

(try to carry bottled water with you, then you might not need to drink when you sit down to eat - but the tap water is terrible!)

Eat seafood. And the ice cream is really good. And the chocolate is really good. We liked the Chocolate museum...mostly sculptures made of chocolate...really different.

David B

All other posts reccomend the main sights to see that you'll find in any guide book. I have no idea of your age, but the Barcelona nightlife is also great - save some time for that!!
An easy way to see the city as well (or with a hangover) is the tourist bus - open top buses that go round, same as other cities. It really is a good way to see the city, and stops at all the main places.

Hope that helps!

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