Well, I’ve lived in Barcelona for 16 years and have seen some of the usual sightseeing things to see. To be honest, I don’t really like museums and visiting monuments, but there are some touristic places I do like, so i’ll be writing first about the ones I like and at the end the ones I would go again.

First, Tibidabo. Tibidabo is a hill,  it has views over the city and the surrounding coastline. Apart from that, it has a small adventure park. The attractions are not strong, but the lines are really short, so it’s fun. It’s the perfect place, you’ve got the view, the attraction park, and if you like visiting churches, it’s got one too. If you like getting scared, there’s an attraction called hotel krueger, it’s a haunted house. It’s not always opened, so if you want to go, check it first.

A useful trick for this attraction, is that you can book it. If you’re looking at the hotel Krueger, at your right, there should be a thing (I remember it red, I’ll post a photo as soon as I can) where you can book and choose the time so you don’t have to stay in line that much time. It’s like a free fast pass, although if a lot of people have already booked, you might not be able to. If you want to spend your day at Tibidabo, I recommend you to bring food and water from home. You can eat there and the food is not that bad, but it’s not cheap and if you’re unlike and it’s a day where there’s “a lot of people” it might take a while to order and finding a place to eat. When I go there, I always bring sandwiches and chips from home and eat them in the line. To get there, you can either take a cab (expensive), or go with the bus, or the Tibibus. The park offers the option to take this bus which can cost 3€ if taken from plaza Cataluña (in front of the desigual shop), or it can be free if you buy the ticket in the parking in Sant Genís in Vall d’Hebron. The first bus comes at 10:30 and one passes by every 30 min till the park closes. If you want to go by normal buses or metro it’s a bit trickier. You’ll want to get to to “plaza del Doctor Andreu” and from there you can take the cable car. There are a lot of ways to get here “plaza del Doctor Andreu”, but if you don’t know how, there’s and app called moovit which works really good. You just put where you want to go and from where and it will give you different options. The cable car costes 7, 70€, but if you buy the ticket at the cable car (the ticket for the park) it’s free (going up and down). I love riding the cable car, so I would recommend to try it. You can obviously take your car, but the parking spots are normally full, so be sure to book before. The prices for the park are: general (>120 cm): 35 €,  júnior (90 – 120 cm): 14 €. That’s more or less everything to know about the Tibidabo.

Next is Cosmocaixa. It’s open every day from 10 – 20. The entrance is only 6€, if you are a member of “La Caixa” it’s free, but I suppose not. It’s a science museum. I don’t like museums, but this one it’s awesome. I’ve been there around 4 times. It’s got like an aquarium, rocks, fossils, a planetarium, techno stuff…I haven’t been there in a long time, so I don’t remember all, but I’ve always had a good time going there. I have to say, that if you can’t speak spanish or catalan it may not be worth going. In Spain the english level is just average and if i remember correctly the cosmocaixa only explains things in either spanish or catalan. So moving on we’ve got the Camp Nou.

So this is the football stadium in Barcelona. I don’t think it’s that great to see, maybe because I’ve been a lot, but it’s somewhere everyone who goes to Barcelona wants to visit. I actually like going there because it’s got an amazing ice rink. If you go to the Barça (we call it like that, I’m not sure if everyone does) and have time, there’s a bowling alley with a little arcade room. The prices for the bowling alley are good and the place is very nice.

The park Güell is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Barcelona. Like the name says, it’s a park. If you want to get in for free, try to go on a sunday from 13,30  – 16,30 . You have to book before if you want to get in for free. I’ve never tried it, if always been with the school (10€), but if you’ve been and want to share, please feel free to comment below!

If you’re looking to walk around the city, you can visit “Plaza España”. It’s got an amazing fountain. There is a show with lights almost everyday. Check the times here. There are usually lots of things going on in “Plaza España”. For example concerts, christmas workshops, in november/december they usually have “El salón de manga” (it’s an anime event) etc.

The “Sagrada Familia” is one of Barcelona’s most famous places to visit. Gaudí is the architect of this church, as well as the Park Güell, “La casa Batlló”…They started building the church in 1882. It’s supposed to finish in 2026, but I’m sure it will take longer. One of the main obstacles to completing the cathedral is the complexity of Gaudí’s designs, coupled with the destruction of his plans and models when the anarchists (in the civil war) burned down his studio in 1936. If you want to visit the church for free, you can go on sunday at 9 o’clock and attend church. But you’ll probably want to get there before 9 o’clock, if you don’t the church will be full and you won’t be able to get in. You obviously won’t get to see all the inside, so if you want to go up the towers and have time to take a closer look, you can buy tickets for around (35€) here.

If you love anime, there’s are a number of places in Barcelona for anime freaks. The “Galerias Maldà” has a lot different shops, but mainly anime. Last time I was there they had a one piece shop, a demon slayer shop, harry potter shop…It’s close to other anime shops as the “Norma comic” and the “Arc del Triomf”. All this is in the “Barrio gótico”, this means gothic quarter. And it’s also a tourist place. You also have “El Parc de la ciutadella”, which is a really nice place to walk around. It’s normal to have picnics in this park.

The “Barrio gótico” is a historic neighborhood in the center of Barcelona. It’s a lovely area with a lot of things to see and do. The Picasso museum is one thing you can see in the “Barrio gótico”, there’s also the “Born Centro de Cultura y Memoria” or just Born CCM. There are like really old rocks and you can go for free. It’s got a lot of good places to eat, so whenever you’re tired of exploring you can sit down and grab a bit. It’s also a Quarter known for its nightlife, with variety of bars and clubs to choose from. I’ve walked through most of the “Barrio gótoci”, but I’m not sure which places people like to visit when going there, so I’m going to leave a guide of top ten things to do in the “Barrio gótico”.

Not far away from the “Arc del Triomf” and “Barrio gótico” is the “Barceloneta” beach and the “Port Olimpic” which is the port. Those are great places to take a walk, eat and swim.

Barcelona has a lot of cool things to do, this are just some of them. I’ll put on some more when I can, in the meantime, if you want more places to see in Barcelona and other things to do I suggest you to take a look at this websites.

https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/best-things-to-do-in-barcelona

https://www.timeout.com/barcelona/things-to-do/best-things-to-do-in-barcelona

https://www.viator.com/Barcelona-tours/Adrenaline-and-Extreme/d562-g9-c87