Barcelona

Our Top Picks For Barcelona

• 1 Museu del Calçat

  So you're in shopping heaven, Barcelona, but you've blown your budget over the silly season? Shoe fiends should head to the Museu del Calçat, where they can admire a range of historic and 'celebrity' shoes without harming their wallet.

• 2 Miró magic

  Perched at the top of Montjuïc, Fundació Joan Miró is a beautiful, light-filled gallery with enough eye candy to keep you buzzing for hours. Don't miss the sweeping rooftop views.

• 3 Els Trons, Bar Elèctric, 25 Feb

  For a dose of 1960s garage-rock'n'roll classics performed in Catalan (don't knock it til you've tried it!), get along to tiny Bar Elèctric in Gràcia to see Barcelona's most amazing band. Go-go boots optional.

• 4 Vintage cool on Carrer de la Riera Baixa

  This little street in El Raval is a bonanza of groovy vintage boutiques and second-hand record shops, with the nicely restored Bar Resolis perfectly situated for a mid-shop pit stop.

• 5 Gaudí wonderland: Park Güell

  Just try to resist falling under magical Park Güell's spell. With its enchanting gingerbread houses, much-loved ceramic-clad lizard, curvy mosaic bench and panoramic views, this is one of the world's most delightful public spaces

• 6 Get high at Monserrat

  Get a spiritual lift in the strange soaring mountains of Montserrat

• 7 Get your teeth into Mercat de la Boqueria

  Join the bustling throng of restaurant chefs, locals and tourists at this colourful fresh produce market, bursting at the seams with tempting fruit, vegetables, sweets, nuts, cheeses, meat and seafood. Come with an appetite!

• 8 Marvellous Modernisme

  Keep your eyes on the sky in l'Eixample, a district notable for the splendid and whimsical facades of its Modernista buildings. Intriguing details, colours and playful juxtapositions provide maximum eye candy; Gaudí's kooky Casa Batlló and his undulating La Pedrera are amongst the better known gems

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