Quick Facts
Setting: Urban
Population (core): 3.4M
Population (metro): 6.7M
Best time to visit: Year-round
Sights
Port Olímpic
Built in advance of the 1992 Summer Olympics, this marina has a variety of facilities for boats.
FREE
IDEAL Centre d'Arts Digitals de Barcelona
High-tech gallery with 3D, immersive, audio/visual displays of renowned artists like Klimt & Monet.
€18.5
/ Adult
Museum of Natural Sciences of Barcelona
Contemporary exhibition & conference center with an extensive natural history media library & shop.
€6.0
/ Adult
Design Museum of Barcelona
Museum in a contemporary building with exhibits on Spanish industrial design & decorative art.
€6.0
/ Adult
Torre Glòries
High-tech skyscraper designed by French architect Jean Nouvel & inspired by images of geysers.
€15.0
/ Adult
KBr Fundación MAPFRE Barcelona Photo Center
Small art space since 2015 in a late-19th-century building curating modern art & photography works.
€5.0
/ Adult
Parc Diagonal Mar
Large, open park with contemporary water features, tubular sculptures, slides & play areas.
FREE
Poblenou Central Park
City park designed by architect Jean Nouvel, featuring modern landscape elements & play structures.
FREE
Playa de Bogatell
Large, bustling beach featuring a wide stretch of sand used for volleyball, sunbathing & more.
FREE
Llevant beach
Pets can frolic in the water at this urban beach with showers, a beach bar & city views.
FREE
Parc del Clot
An 8.6-acre park on former industrial land with a play area, soccer field, basketball court & pond.
FREE
Platja de la Mar Bella
This clothes optional city beach features a narrow strip of sand close to the city center.
FREE
Nova Icaria beach
Family-friendly sandy beach with an array of amenities, restaurants & activities.
FREE
Torre de les Aigües del Besòs
€7.0
/ Adult
Cementiri del Poblenou
Cemetery with artfully sculpted tombs, including the a winged skeleton known as the "Kiss of Death".
FREE
Platja de la Nova Mar Bella
Popular beach with beach volleyball, table tennis, a skate park & wheelchair accessibility.
FREE
Parc de les Glòries
FREE
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