Top 100 Things to Do in Barcelona Spain

The best way to plan your tour of Barcelona is to divide the town into districts, beginning in the centre and working our way out to the suburbs. Each area is easily worth a day of your time, but depending on time restraints each can be covered in one morning or afternoon.

Spain's most famous promenade can be a river of tourists, but it's worth getting swept in for a couple of hours to enjoy the stalls, human statues and eclectic mix of landmarks, from ceramics by Mirò to the Liceu Theatre and elegant but seedy Plaça Reial.

1. Check out the street itself
2. Get a Bite to Eat at La Boqueria Market
3. Watch the Street Performers
4. Relax in Plaça Reial
5. Visit a Cafe
6. Go up the Colon Monument
7. See a Show at the Liceu
8. Palau de la Virreina
9. Bethlehem Church
10. Erotic Museum

Barrio Gotico is the Gothic Quarter, where the La Seu Cathedral, Plaça del Pi and myriad dark, winding alleyways preserve the area's rich medieval heritage.

1. Walk Around La Seu Cathedral
2. Gothic Quarter Walking Tour
3. Els Quatre Gats
4. Human Towers and Sardana Dancing in Plaça Jaume
5. Plaça del Pi
6. Treasure-Hunting in the Gothic Quarter
7. El Call Jewish Quarter
8. Barcelona History Museum
9. El Bosc de les Fades
10. Plaça del George Orwell

El Born is the site of one of Spain's finest Gothic churches, Santa Maria del Mar. The medieval passageways adjoining it will take you to the unmissable Picasso Museum and Palau de la Musica, while Passeig del Born is one of the trendiest places for a paseo - an afternoon stroll - in the city.

1. La Palau de la Musica Catalana
2. Picasso Museum
3. The Passeig del Born
4. Medieval Palaces On Carrer Montcada
5. Cocktail Bars of El Born
6. Chocolate Museum
7. Arabic Baths
8. Seafood at La Paradeta
9. Santa Caterina Market
10. Santa Maria del Mar

Barceloneta is Barcelona's fishermen's barrio. It has the most popular beaches in the city, some of the best seafood eateries and a magnificent port.

1. Port Vell
2. Ciutadella Park
3. La Champañeria
4. Catalonia History Museum
5. La Jaica
6. Paella on Sunday
7. Nudist Beach
8. Barceloneta Cable Car
9. Gas Natural Tower
10. Barcelona Zoo

El Raval looks, smells and tastes different. It's a multi-cultural hub showcasing delicious international cuisine, much of the city's best graffiti, unusual drinking spots and contemporary art in the award-winning MACBA Museum.

1. MACBA Museum
2. CCCB Cultural Centre
3. Els Tres Tombs Bar
4. Rambla del Raval
5. Veggie Food at Sesamo
6. Bar Marsella
7. Antic Hospital de Sant Pau
8. London Bar
9. Retro Clothes Shops
10. Bar Crawl on Carrer Joaquin Costa

Example is all about the extraordinary modernist architecture of Gaudi, Domenech i Montaner and Cadafelch, centered upon the surreally beautiful Passeig de Gràcia, also Barcelona's top shopping avenue.

1. Sagrada Familia
2. Hospital de Sant Pau
3. La Pedrera
4. La Fira
5. Casa Amatller
6. Casa Batllo
7. Casa Calvet
8. Catch A Cabaret Show At Star Class
9. Fundacio Antoni Tapies
10. Passeig de Gràcia

Gràcia sees itself as a village within the city, but visit its buzzing Carrer Verdi and Plaça del Sol and you'll find a vibrant community whose festival in August is one of Barcelona's most unforgettable.

1. Park Guell
2. Gràcia Festival
3. Casa Vicens
4. Cine Verdi
5. Gracia Nightlife on Plaça del Sol
6. Jaume Fuster Library
7. Carrer Verdi
8. Fashion Shopping in Gracia
9. Plaça de la Virreina
10. Placa de la Diamant

Montjuic is dominated by the presence of its castle, Olympic Stadium and Royal Palace. It is also home to some of Spain's finest museums, including the Miró Foundation and Caixa Forum.

1. Catalonian National Art Museum (MNAC)
2. Miró Foundation
3. Poble Espanyol
4. Montjuic Magic Fountains
5. Barcelona's Olympic Stadium and Olympic Museum
6. Montjuic Castle
7. Outdoor Movies at Sala Montjuic
8. Caixa Forum
9. Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya
10. Barcelona Rock Museum

A funicular ride to the top of Mount Tibidabo provides the best views of Barcelona. Lower down, the Royal Palace of Pedralbes has a wonderful ceramics museum, and Pedralbes Monastery stores a treasure trove of religious art.

1. Take the Funicular to Mount Tibidabo
2. Cosmo Caixa Science Museum 
3. Nou Camp Soccer Stadium
4. Collserola Park
5. A Night Out On Avenida Tibidabo
6. Pedralbes Palau Reial
7. Plaça Sant Vincenç
8. Plaça Sarria
9. Tapas at Bar Tomás
10. Collserola Tower

From the amazing rock formations of Montserrat to the charming seaside resort of Sitges and Dali's home town of Figueres, here are some of the top treats within a couple of hours' reach of Barcelona.

1. Montserrat
2. Figueres (Dali Museum)
3. Sitges
4. Andorra and the Pyrenees
5. Non-Violent Bullfighting at Finca Tiana
6. Tarragona
7. Girona
8. Torres Winery (Bodega), Penedes
9. Port Aventura
10. Caldes de Montbui