The queues for these were quite long and taking either funicular may have resulted in our missing the last gondola down to the train station. The scenery and wine were fantastic. Join me in this clip as I check out of my Barcelona hotel and head for the airport to fly to Granada. We arrived later in the afternoon and it was very hot. Posted by dmcintos. On a recent long weekend in Barcelona I did return to MNAC (art museum) for a second visit. There are two hoho (hop on, hop off) bus companies in the city, Excuse me not answering your question but that's very difficult to answer as it depends entirely on the type of traveller.

His guides aren't our only source, of course, we will also depend on the Barcelona experts on this site.

The classes are about 6 or so people from all over the world. Priorat wine is available in the US, but usually pretty expensive.Girona and the Costa Brava - Equally good tour. Lunch at the cafe there was surprisingly decent.Other highlights: Sagrada Familia, La Rambla, Museu Picasso, the old city streets, Temple d'Augustus, the Cathedral, and Parc de la Ciutadella. On the other hand, a fair number of popular sights in the city must be prebooked, some can be done 2-3 days ahead, others you may have to book much earlier, depending on when your trip is. For what it's worth, on our last visit to Barcelona we had dinner one evening at dusk at a roof-top restaurant in the Las Arenas Mall. Lunch was also included - in a lovely small restaurant with the balcony all to ourselves.If you prefer more traditional text-based advice, these are some websites of the TI offices of the different regions within Catalonia:Enric provided you with just about everything you need to know (as he always does). You can be spontaneous for the most part. Enjoy!Cooking class sounds really interesting. Which day trips are high priority for you? Rick Steves' Europe. Thanks for your suggestions. And here is my plan of attack with pre booking of major sights. You can decide on the ground. Tickets for Parc Guell now include a ride on a shuttle bus from one of the Metro stations, so even that non-central sight wouldn't be best accessed via a HO/HO bus. We are big fans of Roman Ruins and enjoyed this day very much. Rick Steves' Europe. Perhaps it's better not to go on a Sunday?

This make it more difficult to visit a place on the spur of the moment.I recommend Girona as a day trip if you have the time. When is your trip? ), you don't have to plan much ahead for how many day trips you want to take. Had we stuck w/ Rick Steves the last time we were in Spain we would have missed some of our favorite side trips to Jaen, Ubeda and Cuenca. Rick Steves' Europe. Given that Barcelona has an excellent public-transportation system and interesting architecture that's best seen on foot, I don't think a HO/HO bus is a good choice there for the typical traveler. Perhaps our visit would have also been different if we'd taken the Funiculars of Santa Cova and/or of Sant Joan. Oh well, next time... Has anyone used the Hop-on and Hop-Off Service? Since 1973, Rick Steves has spent about four months a year exploring Europe. Would really loved to have explored some of the areas around Barcelona too. I think it takes about one hour by train from Barcelona.

I also like the DK Eyewitness or Top 10 books and usually pick one other for a trip. We've visited Barcelona several times and made day trips on a few visits. I'm assuming the friend that suggested the day trip has never looked at a Map, nor have they done that particular day trip from Barcelona. The chefs are hilarious and freely offer all kinds of local info that you won’t find in travel books. Very atmospheric and (though it geta it share of tourists) a nice change from hyper-busy Barcelona. We prefer train travel or a tour group as opposed to renting a car. Did you book these on specific websites?If you're spending a week in Barcelona (wonderful!! Bring your walking shoes to walk the trails you can reach by funicular. Our tickets are bought, our apartment is booked and I can't wait . Here are some of the best options for day trips from Barcelona by train: 1. Most tours sell out, so those need to be booked in advance.

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