Best of Barcelona on the cheap
Blog: Barcelona travel and culture - 3 November 2009
By: Paul
So what if you want to visit the best restaurant, the best shop, see the best entertainment and drink in the best pub in Barcelona and all in the same day and on the cheap. Choosing the best of Barcelona is all relative and depends for sure on ones own opinion. Below my best attempt though at the best of for a day in Barcelona on the cheap.
1. Best Shop - El Corte Ingles is one of the biggest stores if not the biggest in Spain and it has everything you could expect to find. On the cheap though? You do
not have to buy anything and to be honest, just walking around the store is an experience, such is the size. It is also close to Las Ramblas which takes us onto entertainment.
2. Best cheap entertainment - Las Ramblas is in fact free for entertainment, with a large number of street entertainers lining the street on a daily basis. Watch out for example for the ball juggling Ronaldinho look alike.
3. The Michael Collins Irish pub - Perhaps not the cheapest place for a drink but after the money you have saved from window shopping and the free entertainment, head to the Sagrada Familia area via the subway and grab yourself a pint of well earned Guinness.
4. Excellent food on the cheap - Maybe the most expensive part of the day, but very cheap for the value, head to the restaurant Madrid Barcelona - an excellent Catalan restaurant on Carrer d'Aragó 282.
1. Best Shop - El Corte Ingles is one of the biggest stores if not the biggest in Spain and it has everything you could expect to find. On the cheap though? You do
not have to buy anything and to be honest, just walking around the store is an experience, such is the size. It is also close to Las Ramblas which takes us onto entertainment.2. Best cheap entertainment - Las Ramblas is in fact free for entertainment, with a large number of street entertainers lining the street on a daily basis. Watch out for example for the ball juggling Ronaldinho look alike.
3. The Michael Collins Irish pub - Perhaps not the cheapest place for a drink but after the money you have saved from window shopping and the free entertainment, head to the Sagrada Familia area via the subway and grab yourself a pint of well earned Guinness.
4. Excellent food on the cheap - Maybe the most expensive part of the day, but very cheap for the value, head to the restaurant Madrid Barcelona - an excellent Catalan restaurant on Carrer d'Aragó 282.
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