Your Barcelona city break starts here
From beaches to mountains, tapas to Tàpies - bring on Barcelona.
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The best museums in Barcelona
Between tapa and tapa, and among evenings having drinks in a terrace and days at...
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Three days in Barcelona – delve into the heart of...
To claim that you’ve ‘seen’ Barcelona may not be possible. As regular visitors and...
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Three days in Barcelona – Gaudí, the man who...
More than any other city on the planet, Barcelona is famed for its architecture....
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Three days in Barcelona – the little mountain and...
So far in our 3-day tour of the city we’ve soaked up the atmosphere of the old...
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Food in Barcelona
If you’re from cooler climes, it can be easy to forget the way that food is...
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Shopping in Barcelona: indispensable in Barcelona
“ Barcelona és bona si la bossa sona ”. (Barcelona is better if your purse is...
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Transport around Barcelona
Metro. For most people, the metro is the most convenient way of getting around...
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From touchdown to downtown – getting from...
To save you an unnecessarily long transit time, this article gives you all the...
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Weather in Barcelona
Barcelona’s Mediterranean climate is one of the city’s biggest attractions and...
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Handy vocab for your trip to Barcelona
Holidaying in a country where the locals don’t speak your language can be little...
Lost in Barcelona?
Discover each of the city districts.
- Diagonal Mar
- Poble Sec
- Gràcia
- Raval
- Gòtic
- Sagrada Família
- Horta-Guinardó
- Sant Andreu
- L'Eixample Dreta
- Sant Antoni
- L'Eixample Esquerra
- Sant Martí
- Les Corts
- Sants
- Montjuïc
- Sarrià - Sant Gervasi
- Pedralbes
- Vila Olímpica
- Poble Nou
Get all the essential info before you go.
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Your guide to Nice
Nice
Nestling on one of the Med's most stunning coastlines, Nice is a hard city to leave behind.
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Your guide to Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Scotland's capital is a compelling combination of history, haar and heart.
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Your guide to Porto
Porto
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Your guide to Central Lisbon
Central Lisbon
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Your guide to Istanbul
Istanbul
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Your guide to Pisa
Pisa
The tower may be a little wonky but they have everything else spot-on.
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Your guide to Dublin
Dublin
Pubs, parks and people: the Irish capital might well surprise you.
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Your guide to Seville
Seville
Moorish and moreish, this is one sultry Spanish city that is bound to surprise you.
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Your guide to Central Paris
Central Paris
The City of Love, the City of Light...call it what you will, Paris is a classic.
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Your guide to Central Milan
Central Milan
Football fans and fashionistas will be in heaven, but Milan has plenty of other charms.
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Your guide to Amsterdam
Amsterdam
A heady blend of history and hedonism, Amsterdam's laid-back vibe is hard to resist.
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Your guide to Vienna
Vienna
Music, museums and Sachertorte...Vienna is a real treat. Go on, indulge yourself.
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Your guide to Madrid
Madrid
An eclectic mix of music, art, cuisine and traditions Madrid is certainly memorable.
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Your guide to Central Venice
Central Venice
Go giddy for gondolas, glass blowing and of course, gelato. See it before it subsides!
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Your guide to Central Florence
Central Florence
Florence is quite simply fabulous. Find out what all the fuss about and say hi to David for us.
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Your guide to London
London
The UK capital is quintessentially British and reassuringly international all at once.
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Your guide to Prague
Prague
Top-class brews, unexpected architecture and quirky finds - one for the explorer.
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Your guide to Rome
Rome
Whether ancient or modern, Rome is rightly unrivalled in the city break stakes.
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Your guide to Berlin
Berlin
Quirkily creative, Berlin has a knack for being at the cutting-edge of cool.
