Barcelona Tips & articles

Tips & articles

  1. Top 10 city parks

    22 July 2010

    It’s all very well spending much of your business trip cooped up in an air-conditioned office, with only the view...

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  2. Barcelona’s surreal world of art

    18 July 2010

    Barcelona is a city that has embraced art like no other and it’s reflected in the buildings, across the streets...

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  3. Catalan cuisine

    13 July 2010

    Sure, Barcelona has become a cauldron of culinary kookiness, with the foams and froths of master chef Ferran Adrià and...

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  4. Top 10 sights of Barcelona

    13 July 2010

    Set on a plain rising gently from the sea to a range of wooded hills, Barcelona is the most cosmopolitan...

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  5. Barcelona's top museums and galleries

    04 July 2010

    This highlighted list of museums and galleries is taken from Lonely Planet’s city guide to Barcelona.GALLERIES...

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  6. Ultimate art lover's pilgrimages

    16 March 2010

    Art doesn’t just live in museums. In this extract from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we show you where you...

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  7. Olympics 2016: C'mon baby, light my fire

    30 September 2009

    The Powers That Be are about to vote on the host city for the 2016 Olympic Games. The mix is...

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  8. Europe's top 10 football stadiums

    28 September 2009

    Football (soccer) is Europe’s unofficial religion. And when summer turns to autumn, all over the continent cathedrals to the beautiful...

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  9. Your favourite destinations September 3rd-11th

    14 September 2009

    You may have noticed around the Lonely Planet website that you can save your favourite places. The destinations that come...

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  10. Feisty fiestas: it's always party time in Barcelona!

    23 July 2009

    Barcelona rarely pauses for breath. Between spring and autumn the city rushes from one party to the next, from international...

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  11. Top 10 architectural gems of Barcelona

    23 July 2009

    Barcelona is fairly festooned with buildings to ogle. Ciutat Vella bristles with Gothic mansions, powerfully graceful churches and buildings of...

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  12. Barcelona on film

    23 July 2009

    When you consider Barcelona’s undeniably camera-friendly looks and irresistible charisma, it comes as quite a surprise to find that so...

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  13. Barcelona with children

    22 July 2009

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  14. Jump the queue! Get straight to Europe's classic sights.

    12 June 2009

    Summer can spell trouble for the traveller in Europe. The weather may be gorgeous, but queues for popular attractions start...

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