Table of Contents
1 Experience Barcelona 6
25 Ultimate Experiences 8
What's Where 18
What to Eat and Drink in Barcelona 22
What to Buy in Barcelona 24
The Best Museums in Barcelona 26
Best Day Trips from Barcelona 28
Free Things to Do in Barcelona 30
Barcelona Today 32
What to Watch and Read Before Your Trip 34
2 Travel Smart 43
Know Before You Go 44
Getting Here and Around 46
Essentials 54
On the Calendar 63
Best Tours 65
Helpful Phrases in Spanish 66
Contacts 68
3 La Rambla 69
Neighborhood Snapshot 70
4 The Barri Gòtic 85
Neighborhood Snapshot 86
5 El Raval 107
Neighborhood Snapshot 108
6 Sant Pere and La Ribera 121
Neighborhood Snapshot 122
7 La Ciutadella, Barceloneta, Port Olímpic, and Poblenou 141
Neighborhood Snapshot 142
8 The Eixample 159
Neighborhood Snapshot 160
9 Gràcia 205
Neighborhood Snapshot 206
10 Upper Barcelona 217
Neighborhood Snapshot 218
11 Mont Juïc and Poble Sec 237
Neighborhood Snapshot 238
12 Catalonia, Valencia, and the Costa Blanca 249
Welcome to Catalonia, Valencia, and the Costa Blanca 250
Eating and Drinking Well in Catalonia and Valencia 252
Planning 255
Girona 258
Figueres 265
Besalú 268
Tossa de Mar 271
Sant Feliu de Guixols 272
S'Agaró 273
Calella de Palafrugell and Around 274
Begurand Around 275
Cadaqués and Around 276
Montserrat 278
Sitges 279
Santes Creus 282
Santa Maria de Poblet 282
Tarragona 283
Valencia 287
Albufera Nature Park 296
Dénia 296
Calpe (Calp) 298
Altea 299
Alicante (Alacant) 301
Index 304
About Our Writers 319
Maps
La Rambla 74
The Barri Gòtic 88-89
El Raval 110
Sant Pere and La Ribera 126-127
Gaudí: Architecture Through the Looking Glass 36
Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família 178
The Wines of Spain 227
La Ciutadella, Barceloneta, Port Olímpic, and Poblenou 144-145
Eixample Dreta 164-165
Eixample Esquerra 166-167
La Sagrada Familia 172
Gràcia 208
Upper Barcelona 222
Montjuïc and Poble Sec 240
Northern Catalonia and the Costa Brava 260
Valencia and the Costa Blanca 286
Valencia 290
Barcelona metro map 320