Top Travel Tips Barcelona 2024

TOP Travel Tips Barcelona

Essential & practical travel tips for visitors to Barcelona, Spain


Updated 2024

1) Read the advice about safety and pickpockets in Barcelona

2) For Sagrada Familia and Park Guell and Picasso museum - book skip-the-line tickets in advance unless you want to stand in line

3) Tours outside Barcelona. If you have a few days in Barcelona then book a tour to one of the sights outside the city. 

4) Avoid tours outside Barcelona on your travel day. You might get stuck in traffic coming back. 

5) Avoid tours outside Barcelona at weekend. Destinations like Montserrat, Costa Brava, Sitges are quite full at weekends. 

7) The weekends are good for visiting museums and sights in Barcelona. Some museums are free after 3pm on Sundays.

8) Thank you for being a good tourist. Tips for being a good tourist.

8) Go and see FC Barcelona play at Camp Nou stadium if you have a chance. 

9) Check your connections and plan your transfers. Are you arriving by cruise or airplane or train?

10) Pack the right clothes for a visit. There are four seasons in Barcelona. Find out what to wear each month

11) Try churros for breakfast.

12) The bathing season (for non-vikings) is end May to end September. Barcelona beach map.

13) Barcelona has hills and beaches, medieval and modern neighbourhoods, so there's something for everyone. Find best areas to stay.

14) Bring handwipes or hand lotion. Many toilets don't have soap and many locals and tourists don't wash hands after restroom visits and many people cough in their hands.


Thank you for visiting our lovely city. We hope you have the time of your life and come back soon!

Related pages:

Where to stay in Barcelona
Top Ten sights Barcelona
FAQ Answers Barcelona
Tours and Tickets Barcelona

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 January 2024 22:15