Lonely Planet Barcelona (Travel Guide)

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But compared to Rick Steves Best of Spain, the Barcelona guidebook does have a few more hotel and restaurant listings, as well as more comprehensive coverage of day-trip options. El Raval — gentrified and trendy here, ramshackle there — pairs eclectic apartments and ubiquitous Airbnbs with opulent residences such as Hotel España Ramblas*, a revamped Modernista icon. Guests can expect five-star service, timeless room and suite design, and delicious meals at the hotel's Michelin-starred restaurant. Near the latter looms FC Barcelona’s iconic Camp Nou stadium, indelibly associated with legendary names including Cruyff, Maradona and Messi. Homestays proliferate; just along the seafront there are also a few bigger hotels with spas, pools and rooftop terraces.

If you select the ebook (PDF format) or bundle (book + PDF ebook) , your download will be available as soon as the payment process is complete. Designed by architect Bruce Graham, the exterior's steel-and-glass build is one of the most distinct modern buildings in the city. Based on Japanese, Chinese, and Southeast Asian cuisines, the fusion tapas at Dos Palillos are divine, so the tasting menu comes highly recommended (you'll want to make a reservation online or by phone). All the while, barrios beckon to either side: the Gothic Quarter’s twisting alleys and medieval cathedral; busy La Ribera, home to the Picasso Museum*; bar-lined El Born; and multicultural El Raval, its striking contemporary-art gallery MACBA* evidence of a red-light district that is now (mostly) respectable. The book opens with the chapter on Barcelona, featuring 120 pages of updated information about travel in Barcelona.Change country: -Select- Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Azerbaijan Republic Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Islands Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Cook Islands Costa Rica Cyprus Czech Republic Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Republic Gambia Georgia Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of Croatia Republic of the Congo Reunion Romania Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts-Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Swaziland Sweden Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City State Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands (U. No trip to Barcelona is complete without time spent admiring the architecture of Gaudi – in fact, you’d have to go some to avoid it. Nicknamed "La Pedrera" (stone quarry), Casa Milà in Eixample was completed by Gaudí in 1912, and is known as his final civic work.

The location of Barcelona's hottest 2019 opening is ideal: easy stumbling distance of the city’s buzzing bar and restaurant scene, and with four excellent in-house bars and restaurants, you won't regret staying here. To avoid sweaty climbs and for the most photogenic ascent, get a harbour-crossing gondola halfway up from Barceloneta, then walk around and ride the Montjuïc Cable Car to that fortress. Our hope is to arm you with just enough found-only-here juicy tidbits to allow you to get lost and find your own. Every time you tap somewhere or leave the app and go back in, you are sent back to the default view, zoomed out, losing track of wherever you were.

It's full of color, dynamic shapes, split ceramics, innovative architecture, and lush gardens — and overlooks a vast swath of the beautiful city. Features inspirational colour photography, including the stunning La Seu and the spectacular Casa Batlló.