chicken man
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I'm not much of a shopper or clubber, but I think the best shopping is around Placa de Catalunya (Zara, Sfera, H&M, the slightly expensive but has everything Corte Ingles). You can also check out L'Illa Diagonal.
As for the sites and food, that gets asked often around here (for example http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ApFFGjLSZVt8zI28AJX0Bhjty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20081002085151AAm995I&show=7#profile-info-rKFqmAWfaa, but you can do a search for more).
My standard answer:
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. A short hike up to the Tres Creus in Parc Guell gives you nice views of the city and helps orient you.
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, Las Ramblas, 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.
Day trips: Montserrat for the mountain monastery and hiking (and the caves that inspired the Sagrada Familia if you're lucky), Sitges for beaches (Cadaques is better but farther), Tarragona for Roman ruins (and more beaches). Figueras for the Dali museum.
You probably can't do all that, but pick and choose what sounds good to you. Have fun!
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Guillem T
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You can make sight-seing tours with special
buses. The tour begins at Plaza Cataluña near El Corte Inglés, the most important department
store of the city.
Even "El Corte InglĂ©s" has a fine restaurant on the 9th floor with a beautiful panorama of the city. CerveserĂa Catalana near Rambla Cataluña
a good beer-saloon, where you can eat morsels of Spanish delicatessen and first-class Spanish ham . You can also order fish, sangrĂa and beers
For shopping you can visit "El Corte Inglés"and/
or walk along Paseo de Gracia (like Regent Street) or Rambla Cataluña.
Should you go to the Ramblas, you must be very
careful to pickpockets.
Good luck and enjoy your stay! |
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