Barcelona at sunset from Park Güell, with a mosaic pinnacle in the foreground and the sea behind the skyline

What to do in Barcelona, and what's on while you're there

Gigs at the Palau and Sala Apolo, exhibitions, fiestas and the Gaudí sights, pinned for the dates of your trip.

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Palau concerts, Montjuïc exhibitions and the August fiestas, pinned for your dates.

Save what appeals, plan your days around it, and open any stop in Google Maps. Hotels for your dates are one tap away on whichever part of the city is on screen.

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Map of central Barcelona with the events coming up marked by type
The events coming up across central Barcelona. Tap the map to open it live. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenFreeMap.

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Neighbourhoods

Where to base yourself and where to spend an afternoon, with the best places in each and how to get there.

  • Plaça Reial in the Barri Gòtic, an arcaded square with palm trees and a fountain Barri Gòtic

    Roman streets and Gothic squares

    Photo: Alquiler de Coches

  • The iron and brick market hall of El Born Centre de Cultura i Memòria in El Born El Born

    Medieval merchants and the Picasso Museum

    Photo: Manel Zaera

  • Casa Amatller and Casa Batlló side by side on Passeig de Gràcia in the Eixample Eixample Dreta

    Modernista blocks and Gaudí's big houses

    Photo: Sergei Gussev

  • The white MACBA building and its square in El Raval El Raval

    Museums, markets and corner bars

    Photo: Mark B. Schlemmer

  • The tree-lined Rambla del Poblenou in Poblenou Poblenou

    From factories to the sea

    Photo: Charles

  • The Anella Olímpica on Montjuïc, with the Calatrava communications tower and rows of columns Montjuïc

    Museums and gardens on the hill

    Photo: Radek Kucharski

  • The Barceloneta waterfront with palm trees, the sea and the towers of Port Olímpic Barceloneta

    Fishing streets and the city beach

    Photo: Jorge Franganillo

  • A paved square with café terraces and trees in Gràcia Gràcia

    A village inside the city

    Photo: F Delventhal

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Photo: rick ligthelm / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Where to stay

Where to Stay in Barcelona: Gothic Quarter, Eixample or El Born?

Where to stay in Barcelona compared: the Gothic Quarter, Eixample, El Born, Gràcia and Barceloneta, with who each suits and what the guides warn about.

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The short answer: the Gothic Quarter or the Eixample for a first trip, El Born if restaurants matter more than sights, Gràcia for a calmer, more local base.

The Gothic Quarter and El Born sit side by side across Via Laietana, so the choice is more about noise than distance. See what's near any hotel on the map.

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