Matt’s Barcelona 2018 Recommendations:

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mattjlew

2 min readOct 18, 2018

Fun fact: The city blocks are square with the corner pointing south. This allows maximum sunlight throughout the season.

Sightseeing

Barcelona Pass
https://www.barcelona.com/barcelona_tickets/barcelona_city_pass
A skip the lines package for the Sagrada Familia, Park Guell, transport + discounts. This pass will get you into Park Guell and Sagrada Familia. You’ll also get the airport shuttle included which brings your from BCN to downtown central. This also gets you the hop-on hop-off bus if you really want! Also 20% discount on lots of sightseeing attractions. This is how I booked Casa Mila.

Sagrada Familia
https://goo.gl/maps/qZCqXNTqYHx
Reserve your tickets in advance.

Montjuic Castle
https://goo.gl/maps/rXWr3VDgTkG2
Views. Plan a day to go to Montjuic Castle, which is on Montjuic hill.

Park Guell
https://goo.gl/maps/yD7GwmGhdNs
You need to buy your tickets in advance, and highly suggest you go at 8am when they open just so there’s not a ton of people in your photos. It’ll get crowded.

Casa Mila
https://goo.gl/maps/swAwtc2sCxw
More Gaudi architecture. If you book the Barcelona Pass, you can get 20% discounts on lots of attractions.

Food

Eat

Sol Soler
https://goo.gl/maps/PGbaateiNn12
Tapas: Croquette assortments. Get the chicken wings!

Bar Del Pla
https://goo.gl/maps/KsiRUfrcb8C2
Tapas: Really popular place, so book in advance. We did lunch. Get the

La Paradeta
https://goo.gl/maps/GinnUbciGX52
If you’re down for fresh seafood, this place is busy so you need to line up before they open:

Cafe

Spice Cafe
https://goo.gl/maps/Zg8xitPCaYw
Carrot cake: Pair that with a chai latte. Not to be missed!

Satan’s Coffee Corner
https://goo.gl/maps/SgyVQ3oRNsw
Coffee is always good to get. In the gothic quarter.

Sweets

Gelatology
https://goo.gl/maps/XZahefK9dsQ2
We randomly wanted Gelato, but we were floored, and was probably just a little bit better than what we got in Italy.

Horchatería El Tío Che
https://goo.gl/maps/LqxWrvE41xD2
If horchata is your thing, go here.

Nightlife

Razzmatazz
https://goo.gl/maps/Hpix9jzxKqz
If you’re gonna party, I heard this was the place to go. I didn’t have time unfortunately. Opens at 2am.

On The Grid: Barcelona
https://onthegrid.city/barcelona
Awesome resource for finding local stuff in Barcelona(andother cities).

Hostels

Casa Garcia
https://goo.gl/maps/vvoKf4kZWsz
Hostel with very beautiful accommodations.

Generator Barcelona
https://goo.gl/maps/Exk8PR7VVrN2
Very clean and spacious hostel close to public transit.