Barcelona — Catalonia

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Barcelona

Gaudí's modernista capital, Med beaches and the world's densest tapas hour

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Island

Catalonia

Things to do

17

Categories

Ver · Comer · Playa · Excursiones

Duration ideal

1 day

Tours & excursions · Best-sellers on Viator

The eight best-reviewed excursions across Catalonia

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Sagrada Família skip-the-line guided tourCulture1h30

Sagrada Família skip-the-line guided tour

4.9(8,400 reviews)

Skip-the-line entry to Antoni Gaudí's Sagrada Família with a licensed English-speaking art historian. Optional lift to the Nativity façade towers for the panoramic view over Barcelona.

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£42per person
  • Skip-the-line entry
  • Tower access included
  • Small groups (max 20)
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Park Güell + Casa Batlló combo skip-the-lineCulture4 h

Park Güell + Casa Batlló combo skip-the-line

4.8(5,200 reviews)

Combined skip-the-line ticket to Park Güell (Monumental Zone) and Casa Batlló on Passeig de Gràcia. Both self-guided with augmented-reality audio, or upgrade to a licensed guide.

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£58per person
  • Skip-the-line at both venues
  • 10D augmented-reality Casa Batlló
  • Valid one full day
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Montserrat monastery half-day trip from BarcelonaNature5 h

Montserrat monastery half-day trip from Barcelona

4.8(6,100 reviews)

Half-day round trip from Barcelona to Montserrat, Catalonia's holiest mountain. Cable-car ascent, guided visit of the Benedictine monastery, Black Madonna and 13:00 Escolania boys' choir performance.

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£48per person
  • Round-trip coach
  • Cable-car included
  • Escolania choir performance (weekdays)
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Girona + Costa Brava (Tossa de Mar) day tripCulture10 h

Girona + Costa Brava (Tossa de Mar) day trip

4.7(4,200 reviews)

Full-day trip from Barcelona to Girona (medieval Jewish quarter, cathedral steps used for Game of Thrones's Braavos) and the walled Costa Brava town of Tossa de Mar with free time on the beach.

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£68per person
  • Round-trip coach
  • Guided walk in Girona
  • Free time in Tossa de Mar
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Penedès wine + cava tour with three cellarsFood & wine6 h

Penedès wine + cava tour with three cellars

4.9(2,800 reviews)

Half-day tour of the Penedès DO wine region — Spain's cava heartland. Three cellar visits including one modernista landmark (Codorníu or Freixenet) and a small biodynamic producer, with tastings at each stop.

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£72per person
  • 3 cellar visits + tastings
  • Round-trip transport from Barcelona
  • Small groups (max 12)
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Boat trip to the Costa Brava's seven coves, BegurBoat & beach2 h

Boat trip to the Costa Brava's seven coves, Begur

4.9(1,900 reviews)

Two-hour boat trip from Aiguablava harbour along the seven hidden coves of the Begur coast — Sa Tuna, Aiguafreda, Sa Riera and Pals bay. Snorkel stop and swim break in a cliff-locked cove.

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£38per person
  • Snorkel gear included
  • Swim break in a wild cove
  • Small boat (max 12)
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Barcelona tapas & Boqueria market walking tourFood & wine3h30

Barcelona tapas & Boqueria market walking tour

4.9(3,600 reviews)

Small-group evening walk through El Born and El Raval. Visit La Boqueria market, then six tapas stops in the neighbourhood tabernas — jamón ibérico de bellota, pan con tomate, bombas de la Barceloneta, cava.

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£62per person
  • 6 tapas + 4 wines included
  • Small groups (max 10)
  • Licensed English-speaking guide
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Dalí Triangle day trip: Figueres + Cadaqués + PortlligatCulture10 h

Dalí Triangle day trip: Figueres + Cadaqués + Portlligat

4.8(1,600 reviews)

Full-day trip from Barcelona around the Dalí Triangle: Teatro-Museo Dalí in Figueres, Casa-Museu Salvador Dalí in Portlligat (Cadaqués) and free time in Cadaqués village. Small-group escorted tour.

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£88per person
  • 3 Dalí sites in one day
  • Skip-the-line at Figueres museum
  • Round-trip coach + guide
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Girona old town & Jewish Quarter guided walking tourCulture2 h

Girona old town & Jewish Quarter guided walking tour

4.9(1,400 reviews)

Small-group walk through Girona's UNESCO-worthy old town: the Call (one of Europe's best-preserved Jewish Quarters), the Romanesque Sant Pere de Galligants, the cathedral's baroque staircase and the colour-washed Onyar riverfront houses.

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£24per person
  • Licensed English-speaking guide
  • Small group (max 15)
  • Meets at Plaça de la Independència
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Girona Game of Thrones filming-locations walking tourCulture2 h

Girona Game of Thrones filming-locations walking tour

4.9(900 reviews)

Follow the exact streets and staircases used for Braavos and King's Landing in Game of Thrones season 6. Includes the cathedral steps, Passeig Arqueològic, Sant Domènec convent and the Arab Baths, with photos from the show at each stop.

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£28per person
  • GoT scene photos at each stop
  • Small group (max 15)
  • English-speaking guide
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Cadaqués & Cap de Creus boat trip from RosesBoat & beach3 h

Cadaqués & Cap de Creus boat trip from Roses

4.8(1,200 reviews)

Boat trip along the northern Costa Brava from Roses to Cadaqués, skirting the Cap de Creus natural park — Spain's easternmost point and Dalí's inspiration. Swim stop in a sheltered cove and free time in Cadaqués village.

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£34per person
  • Swim stop in a wild cove
  • Free time in Cadaqués
  • Cap de Creus coastline
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Roman Tarragona UNESCO walking tourCulture2h30

Roman Tarragona UNESCO walking tour

4.9(780 reviews)

Guided walk through Tarraco, Rome's provincial capital in Hispania and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Visit the seafront amphitheatre, the Provincial Forum, the Roman Circus and the pre-Roman megalithic walls, ending at the Gothic cathedral.

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£26per person
  • Entry to 3 Roman monuments
  • Licensed English-speaking guide
  • UNESCO World Heritage site
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Tarragona & Sitges day trip from BarcelonaCulture9 h

Tarragona & Sitges day trip from Barcelona

4.7(950 reviews)

Full-day escorted trip from Barcelona pairing Roman Tarragona (amphitheatre, forum, cathedral) with the bohemian coastal town of Sitges. Free time on the seafront promenade and tapas break in the old town.

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£78per person
  • Round-trip coach from Barcelona
  • Two UNESCO-linked towns
  • Free time in Sitges
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PortAventura theme park day trip from BarcelonaAdventure11 h

PortAventura theme park day trip from Barcelona

4.7(1,400 reviews)

Round-trip coach transfer from central Barcelona to PortAventura World in Salou (Costa Daurada) with full-day admission — six themed lands including Ferrari Land (supplement) and the Shambhala hyper-coaster.

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£82per person
  • Full-day PortAventura admission
  • Round-trip coach
  • Skip-the-ticket-window entry
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Camp Nou immersive tour experience (FC Barcelona)Culture2 h

Camp Nou immersive tour experience (FC Barcelona)

4.7(5,800 reviews)

Self-paced tour of FC Barcelona's Camp Nou (renovation-permitting Spotify Camp Nou access): press room, home dressing room, players' tunnel, pitchside view and the interactive Barça Museum with Messi's Ballons d'Or.

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£30per person
  • Skip-the-line entry
  • Audio guide included
  • Interactive museum access
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Flamenco show at Palau de la Música CatalanaNightlife1h15

Flamenco show at Palau de la Música Catalana

4.7(2,200 reviews)

Evening flamenco performance inside the UNESCO-listed Palau de la Música Catalana — Domènech i Montaner's modernista jewel. Live singer, guitarist and two dancers on the mosaic-clad stage; optional pre-show glass of cava.

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£38per person
  • UNESCO Palau de la Música venue
  • Live flamenco cuadro
  • Assigned seat
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Aigüestortes National Park guided hike from LleidaNature8 h

Aigüestortes National Park guided hike from Lleida

4.9(420 reviews)

Small-group hike into Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici, Catalonia's only national park. 4×4 shuttle from Espot to the Sant Maurici lake, then a guided loop past waterfalls and glacial lakes under the Encantats twin peaks.

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£72per person
  • 4×4 shuttle to trailhead
  • Mountain guide
  • Picnic lunch included
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Val d'Aran & Pyrenees day trip from LleidaNature10 h

Val d'Aran & Pyrenees day trip from Lleida

4.8(310 reviews)

Full-day escorted trip from Lleida up the N-230 to the Val d'Aran — the only Catalan valley draining to the Atlantic. Stops in Vielha, the Romanesque church of Santa María de Arties and free time in Bagergue, Spain's highest village.

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£78per person
  • Round-trip transport from Lleida
  • Romanesque UNESCO churches
  • Free time in Vielha
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What to do

See, eat, beach and excursions

Ver
  • Sagrada Família
  • Park Güell
  • Casa Batlló
  • Barri Gòtic
  • Camp Nou
Comer
  • Disfrutar (3★)
  • ABaC (3★)
  • Enoteca Paco Pérez (2★)
  • Bar Cañete
  • La Boqueria market
Playa
  • Barceloneta
  • Bogatell
  • Nova Icària
Excursiones
  • Montserrat monastery day trip
  • Girona old town + Costa Brava
  • Sitges half-day
  • Penedès wine tour

Mini itinerary

A perfect day in Barcelona

  1. 09:00

    Start early

    Sagrada Família sin agobios de gente. Café en la plaza principal antes o después.

  2. 14:00

    Local lunch

    Disfrutar (3★). Sobremesa sin prisa — en las islas se come tarde.

  3. 16:30

    Afternoon at sea

    Barceloneta. Lleva sombra propia si es cala virgen.

  4. 19:30

    At sunset

    Montserrat monastery day trip. En Baleares los ocasos duran.

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Where to sleep

Accommodation in Barcelona

Hotel Arts Barcelona
Luxury

Hotel Arts Barcelona

Barcelona · Port Olímpic

Ritz-Carlton 44-floor tower on the seafront. Enoteca (2★) by Paco Pérez, 43rd-floor duplex suites and the best pool deck in the city.

From 520€Check prices
Mandarin Oriental Barcelona
Luxury

Mandarin Oriental Barcelona

Barcelona · Passeig de Gràcia

1950s bank building on the modernist mile — steps from Casa Batlló. Rooftop dipping pool and Moments (2★) by Carme Ruscalleda.

From 620€Check prices
El Palace Barcelona
Luxury

El Palace Barcelona

Barcelona · Eixample

1919 grand hotel refurbished by Antonio Obrador — 111 rooms, Amar restaurant (1★) by Rafa Zafra and the iconic rooftop garden.

From 480€Check prices

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