12 Best Things to do in Barcelona, Spain

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Fire Running, Costa Brava, Sailing, Sagrada Familia, Flamenco & GELATO

Fire Running Experience

A local traditional you wont want to miss

Traditional Fire Running

This was a mind blowing experience, something out of this world and truly unforgettable. Stay to the end, as the fire show at the end is incredible.

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  1. Duration: All Night, pick up at sunset to about 11pm
  2. Difficulty: Easy, But Lots of Fire
  3. Wow Factor: Very High
  4. Essentials to Bring: Close Toed Shoes, Pants, Long Sleeve Shirt
  5. Highlights: Sparks Flying Everywhere & The End Show

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This was a mind blowing experience, something out of this world and truly unforgettable. We joined the locals for their village correfoc, where they do an incredible fire show through the streets, shooting fireworks and sparks all over to celebrate their history. Everyone follows them through the village, dancing to the drums, running through the sparks, and enjoying the striking spectacle!


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Costa Brava & Medieval Girona

The Spanish coastline is a must

Costa Brava Tour

This coastline is so unique, you have to make a day of it. Our tour with Spanish Trials took us to Costa Brava, Girona, and PALS!

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  1. Duration: 4-5 Hours
  2. Difficulty: Easy
  3. Wow Factor: High
  4. Essentials to Bring: Good Walking Shoes
  5. Highlights: The Coastal Views & Girona

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Give us all the gorgeous sights! This tour took us to the best of the Northeast coast of Spain. We visited Costa Brava from some of the best lookout spots, walked a historic fishing village, experienced our favorite village called Pals with all of its ancient beautiful streets and buildings, and ended our tour in Girona where we got to walk the famous streets and climb the mighty staircase to the grand Girona Cathedral.


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Sail Around Beautiful Barcelona

Get a ocean view of Barcelona

Sail Barcelona

A sailing tour of Barcelona is such a fun and unique view of the city. You haven’t seen all of Barcelona until you see if from a boat.

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  1. Duration: 2-3 Hours
  2. Difficulty: Very Easy
  3. Wow Factor: High
  4. Essentials to Bring: Sunglasses (They have snacks)
  5. Highlights: Driving the Boat, View of Barcelona

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Barcelona is a beautiful city but with all the people, one of our favorite activities was getting away and enjoying the peaceful and quiet view from the water. We were greeted with traditional Spanish hors d’oeuvres and drinks. Our skipper gave us a great tour and also let us take turns driving the sailboat. The best part was watching the sunset fall over such a beautiful city as Barcelona.


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Montserrat, Food, and Wine Tour

Montserrat will blow your mind

Wine Tour

The Montserrat, Food, and Wine Tour shows you the amazing monastery, choir, mountains views, wine tour, and Spanish food.

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  1. Duration: 9 Hours
  2. Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
  3. Wow Factor: High
  4. Essentials to Bring: Walking Shoes, Water if you Want to Hike
  5. Highlights: Montserrat Choir Boys, Montserrat Monastery

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We loved joining Castlexperience for this day long tour of the beautiful Barcelona countryside. Our favorite part of the tour was exploring the incredible Montserrat Monastery, watching the Boys Choir, and visiting the 10th century medieval castle where the vineyard and wine tasting was. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and we learned a ton about the history of Catalonia.


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Cathedral Basilica of Barcelona

In the heart of Gothic Quarters

Cathedral Basilica

This place always has a lot of people around, so visit early in the morning for great pictures and a peaceful experience in the Barcelona Cathedral Basilica.

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  1. Duration: 30-60 Minutes
  2. Price: Free
  3. Wow Factor: Medium
  4. When to Visit: High Light = Best Stained Glass
  5. Highlights: Architecture of the Basilica

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We stumbled upon this cathedral while we were roaming the streets one night and got caught up in its massive stature. We had to return again to see it during the day and have the chance to walk inside. There are so many cathedrals to see and this is just one of the many!


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Flamenco Show

Experience the Spanish Flamenco Culture

Flamenco Show

If you love Spanish culture, you’ll love this Flamenco show! Make a night out of it! Walk the streets, grab some tapas, and go enjoy the show!

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  1. Duration: 60-70 Minutes
  2. Price: 25€
  3. Wow Factor: Medium
  4. Essentials to Bring: None
  5. Highlights: Culture, Culture, Culture

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Located in the heart of Barcelona, this was just a hop and a skip away! We loved watching the Flamenco show in this historical atmosphere, it really created a wonderful mood. The music was amazing and the dancers were so impressive and talented! You cannot visit Barcelona without seeing some Flamenco Dancing!


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Palau Güell

Of course we had to visit all things Gaudi in Barcelona. The Guell Palace is a walking tour with headphones that takes you room to room and tells you the history of the Guell family and about Gaudi’s designs creating the family’s artful palace. It was such an interesting experience to see each room of the palace and to see Gaudi’s amazing artwork used in a family’s home. We walked up, bought tickets and went right in. 
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fc Barcelona futbol

We couldn’t miss the chance to watch Lionel Messi score some goals! We joined the locals in the stadium and cheered on FC Barcelona against Espanol. Being in the stadium and joining in on their cheers and anthems was such a fun and authentic Barcelona experience. We got to see Messi score three goals and lead FC Barcelona to beat their rival team Espanol. The streets after were filled with cheering fans and it was quite the night. 
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Parc del laberint d’horta

If you’re a fairytale lover, these gardens are a place from your dreams! This historic garden has a large maze to navigate through to reach the center. Once you get to the middle where the large statues are you still have to find your way back out! We ran around for a while trying to find our way. This garden is from the 1700’s and exceeded our expectations. The landscaping was perfect and gorgeous, it was also a bit of a surreal experience. Free on Weds & Sun (Apr-Oct). Click Here for More Info


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Sagrada Familia

If there is one place you must see in all of Barcelona, it is definitely Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia. Words really cannot describe the majesty of this church. Construction to build it began in the late 1800’s and it is still under construction today honoring Gaudi’s original design and dream. The intricate details and Biblical art depictions will make you speechless. Be sure to save several hours to see it all and to book your tickets at least a couple weeks in advance. 
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Eat amazing gelato

The best gelato we found in Barcelona was at Cocce Di Latte. It’s owners are from Italy and know how to do gelato right. We went out of our way to get gelato multiple times here and just could not get enough. All the flavors were excellent, but they have the best pistachio gelato we have had anywhere!
Address: Pla de Palau, 4, Barcelona


Parque GÜELl

Antoni Gaudi’s masterpieces are definitely the must see attractions in Barcelona. No doubt he was a creative genius, even for our time. Park Guell is large and so fun to explore. Let your imagination run wild as you walk through the park and see all of Gaudi’s colorful displays steal the attention of the crowds. Be sure to book plenty of time ahead, a few weeks at least.
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