Barcelona views

Views of Barcelona from the Montjuïc Cable Car. (Photo by Ivan Mlinaric)

Great panoramas and viewpoints around Barcelona

Aeri del Port (Teleférico del Puerto) - A gondola thrill ride dangling over the port of Barcelona and its historic downtown. Nice, close-up views of the harbor, La Rambla, and the Ciutat Vella (Old City).

Telefèric de Monjuïc - Another cable car ride, this one over Montjuïc Hill to the 18th century castle. Lovely views over gardens and glimpsing the wide Mediterranean beyond.

Park Güell - Gaudí designed this hilltop park and its amazing Art Nouveau buildings, staircases, fountains, and benches, with low-level panoramic views over the city.

Sagrada Familia - Skyscraping views over the exacting street plan of Eixample—and, more importantly, the amazing details of the basilica itself—from one of the towers of this work-in-progress cathedral designed by Gaudí.

Mirador de Colom - A 51m (167-foot) high view over the port and the start of La Rambla pedestrian drag from the top of the Columbus Monument.

Fundácio Joan Miró - A museum filled with the 20th century master's whimsical works—and with peekaboo city views from its perch atop Montjuïc Hill.

La Pedrera - A close-up view over the rooftops of the Eixample district from the rooftop of its most famous apartment block, the Gaudí-designed Casa Milá.

Tips & Links

Useful links & resources

SIGHTS

Barcelona tourist info: Barcelonaturisme.com (info office), Guiadelocio.com (events mag); Catalunya.com (regional info), Spain.info

Sightseeing passes: Barcelona Card (20+ sights; transport; discounts), Museum Pass (6 sights)

Tours & activities: Viator.com, ContextTravel.com, UrbanAdventures.com, City-Discovery.com, Intrepidtravel.com, Gadventures.com

LODGING

Hotels: Booking.com, Venere.com, Priceline.com, Hotels.com

B&Bs: Booking.com, Bedandbreakfast.com, Airbnb.com, Venere.com

Apartments: Rentalo.com, Vrbo.com, Booking.com, Airbnb.com, Interhomeusa.com, Homeaway.com

Hostels & campgrounds: Hostelbookers.com, Hostelworld.com, Hostelz.com, Booking.com

TRANSPORT

Airfares:

• Momondo.com
• AutoEurope.com
• Vayama.com
• CheapOair.com
• Cheapflights.com
• DoHop.com
• CheapTickets.com
• Priceline.com

Airports: Aena.es

Trains: Raileurope.com (throughout Europe), Renfe.com (within Spain), Bahn.de (throughout Europe), Seat61.com

Public transport: Barcelona Card (free transport; sightseeing); Search all public transit: mou-te.gencat.cat; Metro/Bus: Tmb.cat; Tram: Trambcn.com; Light rail: Fgc.cat; Taxi: Taxibarcelona.cat

Car rentals: Autoeurope.com, RentalCars.com, Momondo.com, Orbitz.com, Expedia.com, Travelocity.com, Kayak.com

Barcelona tours

• Sightseeing
• Food & wine
• Day-trips
• Excursions

• Barcelona in One Day Sightseeing Tour
• Artistic Barcelona Afternoon Tour
• Barcelona Morning Sightseeing Tour
• Context: Welcome To Barcelona
• Skip the Line: Best of Barcelona Private Tour including Sagrada Familia
• Skip the Line: Barcelona Sagrada Familia Tour
• Context: Gaudi in Context
• Context: Gothic Quarter
• Barcelona Modernism and Gaudi Walking Tour
• Context: Dragon Hunt, Family Orientation to Barcelona
• Gaudí’s La Pedrera at Night: A Behind-Closed-Doors Tour in Barcelona
• Barcelona Super Saver: Montserrat Day Trip and Barcelona Gaudi Tour
• Barcelona Walking Tour: Picasso and Picasso Museum
• Context: Picasso's Barcelona
• Skip the Line: Best of Barcelona Private Tour including Sagrada Familia
• Gaudi's Park Güell Guided Walking Tour
• Skip-the-Line Barcelona Walking Tour: Palau de la Musica, Picasso Museum and Gaudi's Casa Batlló
• Context: Barcelona and the Sea
• Skip the Line: Gaudi's Casa Batlló Ticket with Audio Tour
• Context: Montjuic, Conquering the Mountain
• Context: Homage to Catalonia, the Spanish Civil War in Barcelona
• Barcelona Coastal Tour by Scooter
• Barcelona Gaudi Tour by Scooter
• Barcelona Photography Walking Tour: Walk Thru The Ages
• "The Shadow of the Wind" Walking Book Tour in Barcelona
• "The Cathedral of the Sea" Walking Book Tour in Barcelona
• Barcelona Gaudi Tour by Scooter
• Private Tour: Barcelona Half-Day Sightseeing Tour
• Private Tour: Barcelona Full-Day Sightseeing Tour
• Context: Custom Walk

• Context: City of Chocolate
• Tapas Evening Walking Tour of Barcelona
• Context: Modernista Menu: Avant-Garde Barcelona Cuisine
• Context: My Barcelona Kitchen
• Barcelona Tapas Tour “en el barrio”
• Context: Pica-Pica in Poble-Sec Tapas Walk
• Barcelona Cycle & Tapas
• Context: Farm to Fork, the Boqueria and Beyond
• Small-Group Tour: Traditional Food and Wine Day Trip from Barcelona
• Small-Group Cava and Wine Day Trip from Barcelona
• Sitges and Freixenet's Cava Wine Cellars Day Trip from Barcelona
• Barcelona Super Saver: City Tour, Sitges and Freixenet Cava Day Trip
• Barcelona Super Saver: Sitges, Freixenet Cava Wine Cellars and Montserrat Tour
• Catalan Culture Tour from Barcelona: Food Market, Montblanc and Human Tower Festival

• Barcelona Super Saver: Montserrat Day Trip and Barcelona Gaudi Tour
• Montserrat and Cava Trail Small Group Day Trip from Barcelona
• Three Countries in One Day: France, Andorra and Spain from Barcelona
• Girona, Figueres and Dali Museum Day Trip from Barcelona
• Montserrat Royal Basilica Half-Day Trip from Barcelona
• Barcelona and Montserrat Small-Group Tour
• Pyrenees Mountains Small Group Day Trip from Barcelona
• Salvador Dali Museum, Figueres and Cadaques Small Group Day Trip from Barcelona
• Small-Group Tour: Traditional Food and Wine Day Trip from Barcelona
• Small-Group Cava and Wine Day Trip from Barcelona
• Girona and Costa Brava Small Group Day Trip from Barcelona
• Barcelona Super Saver: Sightseeing Tour with Montjuic Cable Car and Montserrat Tour
• Barcelona Day Trip: Montserrat, Colonia Guell and Gaudi Crypt
• Barcelona Super Saver: City Tour, Sitges and Freixenet Cava Day Trip
• Barcelona Super Saver: Sitges, Freixenet Cava Wine Cellars and Montserrat Tour
• Sitges and Freixenet's Cava Wine Cellars Day Trip from Barcelona
• Tarragona and Sitges Small Group Day Trip from Barcelona
• Catalan Culture Tour from Barcelona: Food Market, Montblanc and Human Tower Festival
• Small-Group Medieval Villages Day Trip from Barcelona
• Private Tour: Salvador Dali Museum at Figueres and Girona Day Trip from Barcelona
• Private Full Day Tour to Sitges and Bodegas Torres

• 4-Day Best of Catalonia Tour from Barcelona
• 6-Day Spain Tour from Barcelona: Zaragoza, Madrid, Cordoba, Seville, Granada and Valencia
• 8-Day Spain Tour Including Barcelona, Madrid, Cordoba, Seville, Granada and Toledo
• 5-Day Spain Tour: Cordoba, Seville, Granada and Toledo from Barcelona
• 2-Day Northern Catalonia Tour: Vic, Figueres, Girona and Montserrat
• 2-Day Southern Catalonia Tour: Sitges, Tarragona and Santes Creus

 

 

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