The Final 2 Day Barcelona Itinerary with Ideas and Map

When you’re planning on spending 2 days in Barcelona, maybe over a weekend, then we’ve put collectively this itinerary that will help you plan your good go to.

Barcelona is a metropolis that Jess and I’ve visited many instances. There’s a lot to see and do, definitely greater than would match into two days. Nonetheless, with cautious planning, you possibly can positively see loads of the town and lots of the highlights in a few days.

When you have kind of time, take a look at our information to spending a day in Barcelona, in addition to our 3 day Barcelona itinerary.

On this information, we’re going to share with you our thought of how you can spend two days in Barcelona. This focuses on the highlights {that a} first-time customer is prone to wish to see, nevertheless it additionally features a few of our favourite sights that aren’t so fashionable.

In addition to the itinerary, we’re going to inform you every thing that you must know to plan your time in Barcelona. From the place to remain, to how you can get round, to how to economize on sights, this information has you lined. Let’s begin with the itinerary itself.

2 Day Barcelona Itinerary

As with all our itineraries, this one must be taken as a place to begin so that you can plan your individual time within the metropolis. We expect it makes for a very good two days, however we recognize that everybody has totally different pursuits. So you possibly can personalize it as wanted.

Moreover, we wish to pack so much in once we journey, so in case you want to see much less, or are visiting Barcelona as a household with kids, do tweak it to fulfill your individual journey fashion.

Lastly, you additionally wish to examine the opening instances and dates for every attraction as some are closed in the future per week or might need annual closing intervals. So make certain they’re open earlier than you set out.

Barcelona Itinerary Day 1

Immediately you’re going to see one of many world’s most well-known cathedrals, in addition to a variety of different sights across the metropolis! Let’s get began.

Hop on Hop off Bus

Immediately, I’m going to advocate you get round utilizing the Hop on Hop off bus. A number of of at present’s sights are spaced a bit aside, and Barcelona’s Hop on Hop off bus is a simple method to get between them. It’s additionally an effective way to be taught in regards to the metropolis as you go, due to the included audioguide.

After all, you possibly can get between at present’s sights by public transport or different types of transport, as lined within the part on getting round Barcelona. However as lots of the metropolis passes for Barcelona embody not less than a day of hop on hop off bus journey, it’s value benefiting from.

There are a few sightseeing bus companies in Barcelona. We advocate the Barcelona Bus Turistic which is operated by the town’s tourism workplace.  For this itinerary, we’re particularly recommending you’re taking the Blue route.

This begins in Placa de Catalunya, and visits all of the sights on at present’s itinerary. Buses run not less than each 20 – half-hour, you will get on and off as many instances as you want, and repair usually begins at 9am.

You’ll be able to e-book your tickets on-line prematurely right here. Additionally included on the Go Barcelona go and Barcelona Metropolis Go.

 

Sagrada Familia

Your first attraction cease at present goes to be on the unimaginable Sagrada Familia cathedral. In our opinion it is a must-see sight within the metropolis. We advocate coming right here earlier within the day, and it is without doubt one of the first stops on the Hop on Hop off bus route.

While there’s at the moment timed entry, there isn’t any restrict to how lengthy individuals can keep, so it may well get busier because the day progresses.

The Sagrada Familia is doubtless essentially the most well-known and spectacular construction from the thoughts of architect Anton Gaudi. He was accountable for an amazing many works within the metropolis (see our information to Gaudi in Barcelona for a lot of extra), however the Sagrada Familia is by far the most important and most well-known.

When you have been to solely go to one Gaudi construction in Barcelona, we’d advocate making it the Sagrada Familia.

There’s lots to see right here, and because the constructing continues to be below building, what you possibly can see adjustments on every go to. Highlights for us embody the unimaginable “forest” of pillars holding the nave up, in addition to the large exterior façades. Nonetheless, there’s greater than sufficient to see right here to final for not less than a few hours.

See our full information to visiting the Sagrada Familia, which has every thing that you must know to plan a go to.

You must e-book your entry to the Sagrada Familia prematurely. You are able to do so on the official web site right here. Third occasion websites additionally supply tickets and excursions, together with GetYourGuide, Tiqets and Viator. These could be a good possibility if the official website has restricted availability, or in case you’d want to take a guided tour.

Lastly, the Sagrada Familia is included on a number of the metropolis’s attraction passes. You’ll wish to examine precisely what the go contains, as some embody a guided tour at a selected time, while others simply present entry.

At the moment, the Sagrada Familia is included on the Go Barcelona Go, Barcelona Metropolis Go and Gaudi Bundle.

 

Sant Pau Recinte Modernista

After the Sagrada Familia, our subsequent advisable cease (and in addition the subsequent cease on the hop on hop off bus blue route), is the Sant Pau Recinte Moderniste. Alternatively, it’s round a 20-minute stroll between the 2 areas in case you want to stretch your legs.

This complicated was initially constructed as a backyard metropolis for the sick. It was constructed between 1905 and 1930 within the artwork nouveau fashion, and designed by architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner.

Immediately, the placement is a UNESCO world heritage website, and is residence to probably the most spectacular collections of artwork nouveau buildings in Europe.

We love wandering this location, it feels very totally different to the natural constructions employed by Gaudi, and because it’s much less fashionable, it additionally makes a pleasant break from the crowds of Gaudi’s sights.

There’s a charge to go to, and it’s included on the Go Barcelona Go. You may also e-book tickets on-line prematurely right here.

 

Park Guell

Your subsequent cease in your first day exploring Barcelona is Park Guell. This is without doubt one of the subsequent stops on the Hop on Hop off bus, a 20-minute experience by public transport from Sant Pau, or a 30-minute stroll.

Park Guell is one other of Gaudi’s works within the metropolis. It was initially conceived as a housing growth which might supply residents clear air and good views. The setting is a big park.

Sadly, the imaginative and prescient was by no means absolutely realised. Two of the homes have been constructed, though they weren’t really designed by Gaudi. As a substitute, the architect was accountable for the park design. He additionally lived in one of many present houses on the location for 20 years, from 1906 to 1926. That is now open to the general public because the Gaudi Home Museum.

Most guests to Park Guell come to discover the Park, and it’s so-called Monumental Zone. This a part of the park has a charge to enter, and is the place you’ll find highlights just like the terrace and mosaic installations. It’s a very spectacular place to go to and nicely value spending not less than an hour exploring.

While a lot of Parc Guell is free to go to, the principle sights of the Monumental Zone do have a charge.

At the moment, Parc Guell is included on the Go Barcelona Go, Barcelona Metropolis Go and Gaudi Bundle.

You may also e-book tickets for Parc Guell on the official website right here and GetYourGuide right here. There’s additionally a mixed ticket which incorporates the Gaudi Home Museum and Parc Guell right here.

 

Camp Nou or Tibidabo

Your closing cease on your first day in Barcelona will rely in your pursuits. The hop on hop off bus route continues round Barcelona, with the choice to go to each of those areas.

 

Possibility 1: Camp Nou

Camp Nou has been the house of FC Barcelona since 1957. FC Barcelona are one in every of Europe’s most well-known and profitable soccer (soccer for these of you within the USA) golf equipment. They’re additionally probably the most supported golf equipment on the planet, with followers hailing from each nook of the globe.

As such, many guests to Barcelona have an curiosity in visiting Camp Nou, to see the place their favourite gamers play. You’ll be able to in fact attempt to see an precise match, but when that’s not potential, you possibly can take a behind the scenes tour of the stadium.

Now, I’ll be trustworthy, neither Jess nor I’ve an amazing curiosity in soccer. Nonetheless, we have now visited the Camp Nou stadium and we each loved it. The tour was attention-grabbing, it was enjoyable to see behind the scenes, and we acquired an actual sense of the historical past of the workforce and the eagerness the followers have.

After all, in case you are an FC Barcelona fan, or have a common curiosity in soccer, then you’ll in all probability get pleasure from it much more.

A go to to Camp Nou features a go to to the FC Barcelona Museum, in addition to areas just like the stand, the pitch, the away workforce altering room, tunnel and pressroom. There are additionally extra, extra premium experiences accessible that grant additional entry.

Camp Nou is included on the Go Barcelona Go. You may also purchase particular person tickets right here.

 

Possibility 2: Tibidabo

When you aren’t so excited a few go to to a soccer stadium, or would identical to an alternate possibility to think about, then we propose as a substitute contemplating a visit up Tibidabo.

Tibidabo is a hill to the north-west of the town, which gives spectacular views throughout the town and surrounds. The highest of the hill is topped by the spectacular Sagrat Cor church, and there’s additionally an amusement park right here referred to as Tibidabo Amusement Park.

The park gives a small variety of rides, together with a simulated airplane experience which dates from 1928 in addition to a big Ferris wheel. Woody Allen followers will recognise the park from the film Vicky Cristina Barcelona, a part of which was shot right here.

The best method to attain the Tibidabo summit is by the Tibidabo Funicular. Conveniently, the hop on hop off bus has a cease on the station. There’s a charge to experience the funicular, and you will get tickets on website. The Tibidabo Amusement Park additionally has a charge, which supplies you entry to all of the rides. It can save you by shopping for tickets on-line prematurely right here.

I might add that I nonetheless suppose it’s value going to the highest of the Tibidabo for the views and to go to the church, even in case you don’t go to the amusement park.

That brings us to the top of your first day exploring Barcelona, not less than by way of sight-seeing. Now you possibly can head again to the town, loosen up, or head out for dinner and enjoyable.

If you’re on the lookout for one thing enjoyable to do within the night, you would possibly think about a dinner present with leisure. Flamenco exhibits (generally with an accompanying meal or tapas) are a preferred possibility for guests to the town. For instance, take a look at this present with non-compulsory dinner and drinks, or this present solely possibility.

 

Barcelona Itinerary Day 2

Your second day in Barcelona has you exploring a number of the metropolis centre sights. Let’s get began.

Casa Batlló

While the Sagrada Familia is spectacular in each design and scale, it’s clearly not a construction that’s designed for dwelling in. So if you wish to get an thought of the kind of home that Gaudi constructed for really dwelling in, then you’ll want to go to one (or each) of the 2 properties in the beginning of this itinerary.

First, the Casa Batlló. That is discovered within the metropolis’s Eixample district, only a few minutes’ stroll from Placa Catalunya.

This home was really a rework of an present home, accomplished by Gaudi in 1904. It’s well-known for the balconies which appear like opera masks, the dragon-like rooftop, and the flowing natural really feel of the inside.

Immediately the home kinds part of the Gaudi UNESCO world heritage website and is a extremely popular vacationer attraction. As such, we advocate beginning your day right here in order to keep away from the worst of the crowds which have a tendency to construct up because the day progresses.

Entry to Casa Batlló is included on the Go Barcelona Go. You may also purchase particular person tickets right here. It’s positively one of many pricier sights in Barcelona, so in case you do embody it in your itinerary an attraction go is extremely prone to prevent cash general.

 

La Pedrera

A few blocks from Casa Batlló is Casa Mila, which is extra generally generally known as La Pedrera, or “The Quarry”. That is one other Gaudi property, well-known for the natural concrete facade that wraps across the constructing.

In contrast to Casa Batlló, this condominium constructing nonetheless has residents, so a go to right here solely grants you entry to sure areas. These embody the vaulted roof area the place there’s a good museum about Gaudi and his work, in addition to the beautiful chimney-dotted roof which gives good views over the town and throughout to the Sagrada Familia.

There’s an entry charge to La Pedrera, and it’s also included on the Go Barcelona Go. Alternatively, you should buy tickets on-line right here.

When you aren’t planning on investing within the Go Barcelona Go, we’d in all probability advocate guests to Barcelona choose both Casa Batlló or Casa Mila to economize. You may additionally want to save lots of time you probably have loads of actions booked later within the day. Each of them have uncommon exteriors which can be attention-grabbing to see even in case you don’t go to them.

 

La Rambla / Gothic Quarter Strolling Tour

Certainly one of our favorite elements of Barcelona to wander round is the Gothic Quarter. That is within the oldest a part of Barcelona, which was based by the Romans in 15BC. The Gothic Quarter is bordered by the ocean to the south east, and the well-known La Rambla road to the south west.

Las Rambla was initially a stream on the border of the Roman metropolis wall which encircled the town. Immediately it’s a fashionable place to take a stroll, have a drink or snack, and do some individuals watching. It’s additionally residence to La Boqueria, one of many metropolis’s most well-known public markets.

The Gothic Quarter continues to be very a lot medieval in feeling. In contrast to the huge avenues and symmetrical format of different elements of the town, the Gothic Quarter options slim streets with looming buildings on both facet. It’s largely pedestrianised, nice to wander round, and fairly simple to get misplaced in.

We advocate taking a strolling tour of the world if you wish to be taught extra about its fascinating historical past. We now have an inventory of advisable strolling excursions additional on in our itinerary, however a pair we advocate that embody the Gothic Quarter are:

When you plan on taking a tour, you might need to regulate this itinerary to keep in mind the beginning time of the tour. I’d additionally add which you can in fact go to the Gothic Quarter by yourself and simply wander round with out a tour do you have to want. Each are nice methods to discover.

 

Santa Maria Del Pi

Certainly one of my favorite spots in Barcelona which isn’t usually too busy is that this church within the Gothic Quarter. The Church of Saint Maria of the Pine is a fifteenth century Gothic church, with a peaceable inside. It typically performs host to live shows and performances.

The rationale I prefer it although is the large octagonal bell tower. This tower is nearly 200 ft (60 metres) excessive, and you may go to the highest for incredible views over the Gothic Quarter. It’s a actually spectacular building, with partitions nearly 12ft (3.5 metres) thick on the base.

Visiting the church itself is free, however there’s a charge to climb to the highest. The charge is nicely value paying for my part because it features a guided tour, and once I took the tour the information gave loads of details about the historical past of the town and its format.

Verify the web site for opening instances and costs. You may also purchase tickets on-line prematurely by the official website.

 

Montjuic and Magic Fountain

To finish your day of sightseeing, you’re going to move up Montjuic Hill. This hill is discovered simply to the southwest of the town centre, close to to the port.

There’s a lot to see on the prime of Montjuic hill, from the seventeenth century Montjuic Fortress by to the Joan Miro basis, Poble Espanyol open air museum, Nationwide Artwork Museum of Catalonia, tiered gardens, Barcelona Olympic village and extra. There are additionally glorious sweeping views throughout the town.

If you’re inquisitive about visiting a very good museum in Barcelona, then we are able to positively advocate the Nationwide Artwork Museum of Catalonia (Museu Nacional d’Artwork de Catalunya). It has a big assortment of each artwork and historic objects. Simply word that in case you do plan a go to right here, you’ll have to skip or shorten visits to a number of the prompt locations above to make sure you have sufficient time for a day go to. It’s situated a few 5 minute stroll from the fountains.

You might stroll to the highest, however we expect a greater possibility is to take the Montjuic Funicular adopted by the scenic Montjuic cable automobile which runs from Estaciò Funicular on Avenida Miramar as much as the Castell de Montjuic.

The Funicular is a part of the metro service, and departs from  Paral·lel station. The Montjuic cable automobile is ticketed individually however is included on the Go Barcelona Go. You may also purchase tickets prematurely right here.

One factor we positively advocate planning for the top of your day is to try to take within the Magic Fountain show. This can be a free sound, mild and water show which occurs most evenings.

The fountain is discovered beneath the Palau Nacional on the head of Avinguda Maria Cristina. It’s a beautiful method to finish a day within the metropolis in our opinion. You’ll be able to see the timetable of the present right here.

That finally ends up the itinerary part of this information. We’ll now cowl plenty of sensible data that will help you plan the proper journey to Barcelona.

 

2 Day Barcelona Itinerary Abstract

Right here’s a fast abstract of this 2-day Barcelona itinerary for reference.

• Barcelona Itinerary Day 1 – Hop on Hop off Bus, Sagrada Familia, Sant Pau Recinte Modernista, Park Guell, Camp Nou or Tibidabo
• Barcelona Itinerary Day 2 – Casa Batlló, La Pedrera, La Rambla / Gothic Quarter Strolling Tour, Santa Maria Del Pi, Montjuic and Magic Fountain

 

Map of Barcelona Issues to Do

For ease of visualisation, here’s a information to the sights on the itinerary. We’ve additionally included some advisable inns so you possibly can see the place they’re in relation to the town’s sights. You may also see this map on Google Maps right here.

 

The place to Keep in Barcelona

Barcelona has an enormous quantity of selection in relation to lodging, and we’ve stayed at a variety of totally different areas within the metropolis in each residences and inns.

Our most well-liked possibility when reserving lodging is reserving.com (see their Barcelona listings right here). They checklist every thing from inns to residences to hostels, and we discover they often have the widest vary on the best costs.

To provide you an thought of what’s accessible, listed here are some choices we advocate:

• Hostel One Ramblas – a really nicely reviewed and really central hostel possibility
• The 8 Boutique B&B – a extremely rated and nicely situated mattress and breakfast
• Lodge Barcelona Catedral – a 4* property in Barcelona within the coronary heart of the Gothic Quarter. We’ve stayed right here, and loved the roof prime pool and unimaginable central location.
• Leonardo Lodge Barcelona Las Ramblas – a part of the great worth Leonardo chain, this 3* property is a couple of moments from Las Ramblas. We loved our keep right here, and the breakfast specifically was glorious.
• Duquesa de Cardona – a 4* property on the waterfront with a roof prime bar

Condominium leases by websites like Plum Information, Airbnb, and Vrbo are additionally accessible. One factor to pay attention to is that in Barcelona these have to be registered with the town. When they’re registered, they are going to be issued a license quantity. If you wish to keep in an condominium rental in Barcelona, then we advocate selecting one which has the license quantity on the itemizing.

When you would like to remain in an condominium in Barcelona, then we advocate Plum Information. We’ve stayed at a variety of their properties world wide, and you may see our evaluate of the Plum Information right here. See their listings for Barcelona right here. We additionally advocate Vrbo, see their Barcelona listings right here.

When you can’t discover what you need from the above selections, otherwise you need some new choices to check out, we wrote an entire submit on the greatest options to AirBnB which it is best to take a look at!

 

How you can Get Round Barcelona

Barcelona is straightforward to get round, with an in depth bus, metro and light-weight rail community. It’s additionally simply walkable for essentially the most half, though you’ll seemingly wish to take public transport for a number of the barely additional out locations akin to Parc Guell, Tibidabo, and Camp Nou.

Alternatively, you possibly can go to these areas on the hop on hop off bus, as outlined in our itinerary. Extra on that shortly.

If you will use public transport you’ve gotten two choices, relying on how a lot you wish to journey.

First, you should buy particular person tickets as you go. When you determine to do that, essentially the most cost-effective means to take action is the ten ticket (T-Informal) card.  That is less expensive than shopping for particular person tickets and in addition permits you to change transport choices inside an hour and fifteen minutes of beginning your journey.

The opposite possibility for public transport is the Hola BCN card, which supplies limitless entry to the transport community within the metropolis, and is on the market for durations from 48 hours to 120 hours. You should purchase that on-line right here.

There are a few different choices for paying on your Barcelona transport.

First, in case you buy a Barcelona Card or a Barcelona Card Categorical, you get free journey on the metro, buses, trams and trains throughout the cardboard. This contains the airport metro and prepare. These playing cards additionally embody some reductions and sights.

Second, if you are going to buy a Go Barcelona Go or Barcelona Metropolis Go, these each include in the future entry to the Hop On Hop Off Barcelona Bus Tour, which covers practically each main vacationer website within the metropolis.

Alternatively, you possibly can buy 1 or 2 day hop on hop off bus tickets immediately right here.

When you’re arriving into Barcelona by air, you possibly can take a taxi or prepare into the town centre. There’s additionally an airport bus service, which is what we usually use. You should purchase tickets on the day, however we usually reserve ours prematurely in order to not have to fret about it. You’ll be able to purchase tickets for the Barcelona Aerobus right here.

 

Recommended Strolling Excursions in Barcelona

We love taking strolling excursions once we go to a metropolis. It’s an effective way to be taught so much about its historical past, tradition and folks, in addition to get recommendations on what to see and the place to eat.

There are a variety of strolling tour firms providing excursions within the metropolis. When you choose up one of many aforementioned passes, a few of these embody a strolling tour, so positively reap the benefits of that.

In any other case, we often advocate strolling tour firm Take Walks. We’ve taken excursions with them in cities world wide, and benefit from the small teams and educated guides. They provide a variety of excursions in Barcelona, a few of which we’ve included beneath together with different ideas.

Clearly, in case you determine to take a strolling tour you’ll need to tailor this itinerary to swimsuit.

Naturally, there are additionally many different strolling excursions to select from. See this choice on GetYourGuide and these choices on Viator for extra concepts.

 

Saving Cash with Barcelona Attraction Passes

One of many predominant prices when touring is the value of entry to sights. Clearly, you probably have traveled an extended method to go to Barcelona, you will wish to see some sights and go inside them. Nonetheless, you don’t wish to spend greater than it’s important to when doing that.

Like many cities world wide, Barcelona has a variety of totally different attraction passes that may prevent cash in your sight-seeing. Barcelona has fairly a couple of to select from which provide various things, and we’ve really put a submit collectively evaluating the principle Barcelona attraction passes. We even have a full evaluate of the Go Barcelona Go.

Which go will give you the results you want will depend upon which sights you actually wish to see. First, let’s have a look at the overall price. Assuming you go to all of the sights on our itinerary, selecting Camp Nou as a substitute of Tibidabo, and utilizing the Hop on Hop off bus for a type of days, you’d be taking a look at paying round €200 per individual.

Our suggestion, in case you plan on visiting nearly all of the sights we checklist, could be the Go Barcelona Go. This at the moment prices €104 per individual (as of Might 2022), and contains the next from our itinerary:

• Sagrada Familia with guided tour
• Parc Guell with guided tour
• 1 day Hop on Hop off bus go
• Casa Batllo
• La Pedrera
• Camp Nou Tour
• Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau
• Montjuic Cable Automotive
• Gothic Quarter Strolling Tour

It additionally features a nice many extra sights throughout the town, together with strolling excursions, museum entry and way more. You’ll be able to see all of the sights it contains right here. We’ve used this card on a number of visits to the town and it has at all times saved us cash.

We additionally like that it features a guided tour of each Parc Guell and the Sagrada Familia, which is an extra worth. The one factor to pay attention to is that these excursions run at particular instances, so you’ll need to plan your itinerary accordingly.

While we expect this card gives glorious worth for many guests to Barcelona, we recognize that not everybody will wish to embody every thing. On this case, the opposite playing cards we propose are:

• The Barcelona Card. That is provided by the town tourism workplace and contains free entry to some museums, free public transport, and a spread of reductions on fashionable sights
• The Barcelona Metropolis Go. This contains entry to the Sagrada Familia and Parc Guell, entry to the Hop on Hop off bus, a few audio guides and 10% low cost on extra sights within the metropolis.

Once more, for many guests we really feel that the Go Barcelona Go gives the very best price financial savings and essentially the most inclusions, however it is best to positively examine the financial savings and inclusions in opposition to your itinerary to make certain it really works for you. You should purchase yours prematurely of your go to right here.

 

Additional Studying

Properly, that’s the top of our information to spending two days in Barcelona! Hopefully you discover it helpful. In addition to the above, we have now a variety of different assets we’d wish to advocate that will help you out, each content material we’ve written ourselves, and assets we’ve discovered on-line. Between this submit and these assets, it is best to be capable of put collectively the proper journey!

And that sums up our thought of how you can spend the proper two days exploring Barcelona! We hope you discovered this itinerary helpful. Are you planning a visit to Barcelona? What do you wish to see whenever you do? Tell us within the feedback beneath!