Long weekend in Barcelona in September

[richatnort]

Hi all,

Me and the mrs are going on a long weekend away in September for her birthday. Neither of us have been before and we want to get in as much as we can while still feeling relaxed and on holiday.

Can anyone reccomend really good things you must do and things to avoid and any restaurants to go to in the evening with a good atmosphere and views.

Just a note we'll be walking, public transport or taxing everywhere too.

Thanks!

[richatnort]

awesome i'll take a look at your suggestions.

I was reading there are some stuff to do with picasso there too. Is it worth visiting this too?

[richatnort]

The jiffle king said:

I used to live in BCN and would recommend the following:

Sagrada Famillia - get there early
Casa Milla - go on the roof terrace when it's not raining
Casa Batillo - the third great Gaudi building
Parc Guell -
Mont Juic - go to the castle and take a beer at the miramar
La bocqueria - great market, but very pricey
Las ramblas - mind your wallet
the beach - keep your stuff with you
tibidabo - get the bus from placa catalunya
Sitges - short train ride to a nice seaside town

eating - Paco Meralgo for tapas, catalana for tapas
drinking - rooftop bars are fabulous

Enjoy it's a great place.... but be aware that eating starts about 9pm

Thanks for all the Info! i'm currently putting all these places on Google maps so i can make sure i visit them all. Few questions though.

"tibidabo - get the bus from placa catalunya" Is there no bus more central to get there?

"Sitges - short train ride to a nice seaside town" Tried to google this but it takes me away from the cost! Could you give me an address of something there so i can find it.

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HarryFlatters said:

El Xampanyet was the best tapas bar that I experienced when I went in April this year. Drink the house made Cava and be sure to order the lamb cutlets and the monkfish cheek and chickpea stew. The black pudding is also spectacular. Other stand out restaurants were Casa Calvet, Bar Celta (the octopus is lovely) and Tapeo. Don't order the tomato bread everywhere though, it's the same throughout and fills you up too much.

If you like rock music and burgers there's a great bar called bks that the wife and I frequented most evenings too

The Segrada Familia is good, but book your tickets in advance to avoid the queues. Parc Guell is lovely to wander around, but isn't as big as I thought it'd be. Spend time in Barri Gotic and the El Born districts. La Rambla is ok, but watch your wallet and ignore the people that try to sell you drugs (this happened a lot to me).

The metro is brilliant for getting around. We got the multi trip card which is less than 11 euro for 10 trips.

Thanks for the the rest of the other info!

[richatnort]

Turns out the La Merce is going to be happening while i'm there.
http://merce.bcn.cat/en

Anyone experienced this and advice on what to look out for?