As the summer rolls itself over Barcelona like a warm mist, I find myself eagerly awaiting a trickle of out-of-town visitors coming to the city for a visit. That’s the good news and the bad news about living in a popular tourist destination: people want to visit you.
Lucky for me, all the people who are coming for a visit are folks I miss as badly as an amputee misses a phantom limb. A mix of family and friends, I’ve been planning what I can take them to do and see around Barcelona that won’t bore me.
What’s that? Yes, I get bored seeing the same old sites and refuse to go again to the Picasso Museum or the Sagrada Familia. Call me selfish, but my guests are on their own when the wander off to these important sites because I’m not interested. Been there, done that.
MACBA, All About Barcelona Museums
I am , however, interested in doing some sightseeing with my visitors to places in the city where I haven’t been and certain overlooked museums that I’ve never made it to. That’s the thing about Barcelona, there’s always something more to do, and better be it if it’s not on the tourist fast-track.
So what do I have in store for my fortunate guests? Here’s what I’m all about:
About Barcelona Museums:
Some lucky individual will come with me (I hope…) to the MACBA, a contemporary museum which I feels deserves another go (I went once and was put off by the taxidermy animals).
I’d also really like to go the city’s history museum, which promises to answer many lingering questions I have about the Gothic Zone and the Island that once was Barceloneta – so many questions, so few answers.
About Barcelona Sites:
Some other unsuspecting touring friend will, with a bit of persuasion, accompany me to Poble Espanyol, a re-creation of Spain’s villages on top of Montjuic ‘Mountain’ – the hill that sides the city.
About Barcelona Bars:
Though at times I feel as though I’ve tried them all, Barcelona will bring even the most experienced A.D.D. bar-hopper to her knees. After a full day /afternoon / hour of touring museums and sites around town, my guests and I will head to one of the bars and tapas joints that I have yet to sample.
Sea Views - About Barcelona Bars
By Regina WB
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Have you come across the book Barcelona Walks by George Semler
http://www.georgesemler.com It´s an old book but you might just find some interesting sights that you
you didn´t know about. Also check out the free pdf Barcelona Guide
on http://www.maribelsguides.com And just in case you don´t know it, a cool
little restaurant serving up very affordable gastronomic treats is
Restaurante Embat http://www.restaurantembat.es I also find that the El Viajero section of el Pais http://elviajero.elpais.com/espana/ is very good at giving the scoop on new and interesting sights.
Hi Ken,
Thanks for that scoop! We tried to look at totallyspain.com but it didn’t come up. Any suggestions?
Regina
In my opinion barcelona sightseeing is the best but if you use the barcelona hop on hop off buses tour package.
Yes Mimi, the sightseeing bus is excellent. And you get to see a panarama of the city. Thanks for writing. The Scoopettes
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