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10 Days in Barcelona: A Journey through Art, Culture, and Gastronomy

Jordao, Patrick

Jordao, Patrick

14 Dec 2023

Embark on a 10-day adventure in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, and immerse yourself in the vibrant art scene, rich history, and delectable cuisine. From iconic landmarks to hidden gems, this itinerary promises an unforgettable experience.

Day 1Culinary Delights and Artistic Wonders
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$132

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$ 6

Hotel Colonial Barcelona

Depart from your stay 🏨

12 - 15 min

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Xemei
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
$30
4 - 6 min

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Catalan Museum of Archaeology
Art deco building housing an archaeological museum, with Greek, Roman & prehistoric artifacts.
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
$13
8 - 12 min

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Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
Palatial, hilltop museum for 11th- to 20th-century Catalan art plus important Romanesque collection.
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
$17
11 - 16 min

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El Rincón del Cava
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
$30
13 - 20 min

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Joan Miró Foundation
Showcase of Joan Miro's modern, colorful artworks in hilltop museum with courtyards and terraces.
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
$10
8 - 11 min

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La Platilleria
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
$32
Day 2Castles, Gardens, and Breathtaking Views
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$129

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$ 11

Hotel Colonial Barcelona

Depart from your stay 🏨

7 - 9 min

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Restaurante Brasería los Cachitos
Cocina gallega. Cocina a la brasa. Asador.
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
$30
19 - 23 min

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Montjuïc Castle
17th-century hilltop fortress & former prison, housing a military museum with impressive city views.
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
$10
16 - 24 min

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Barcelona Botanical Garden
Landscaped international flora, chosen to thrive in Mediterranean conditions, plus sea & city views.
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
$6
11 - 14 min

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La Platilleria
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
$32
11 - 16 min

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Telefèric de Montjuïc (Barcelona Cable Car)
Cable car from Parc de Montjuïc to Castell de Montjuïc, offering panoramic city views.
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
$15
8 - 12 min

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Palo Cortao
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
$35
Day 3Modern Art, Architectural Marvels, and Tapas
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$147

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$ 11

Hotel Colonial Barcelona

Depart from your stay 🏨

14 - 17 min

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Kino
Located in the heart of the bohemian Raval district of Barcelona facing the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art - Macba.
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
$17
2 - 3 min

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Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art
White, light-filled building housing art from the 1940s to the present & a large Catalan collection.
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
$15
12 - 15 min

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CaixaForum Barcelona
Eclectic, contemporary art show program on display in striking, art nouveau former textile factory.
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
$13
17 - 21 min

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Vinitus Petit
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
$38
2 - 3 min

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Casa Batlló
Fantastical, curving dragon-roofed apartment block, now a museum, created by architect Antoni Gaudi.
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
$31
3 - 4 min

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La Paradeta
La Paradeta, es un restaurante self-service de marisco.Los establecimientos están repartidos por la ciudad de Barcelona y cercanías.Un divertido proceso, les permitirá disfrutar de un marisco de calidad a precios muy asequibles.En La Paradeta comes marisco de forma divertida y al mejor precio.
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
$33
Day 4Bohemian Vibes and Cultural Treasures
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$142

Hotel Colonial Barcelona

Depart from your stay 🏨

5 - 8 min

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Born Voraz
Comida mediterránea con fusión, vinos de la península, cerveza de bodega Estrella Galicia
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
$26
2 - 3 min

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European Museum of Modern Art
Museum in 18th-century palace, showcasing 20th- to 21st-century figurative paintings & sculpture.
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
$15
12 - 18 min

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Palau de la Música Catalana
Art nouveau concert hall known for its ornate facade & opulent auditorium with a stained-glass dome.
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
$22
8 - 12 min

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La Alcobita
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
$27
3 - 4 min

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Cathedral of Barcelona
Imposing Gothic cathedral with geese-filled cloisters, offering guided tours & city-wide views.
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
$13
4 - 5 min

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Museu Frederic Marès
Medieval sculpture collection of Frederic Marès & other displays in palace with tranquil courtyard.
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
$10
4 - 5 min

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La Foodieteca
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
$29
Day 5Gaudí's Masterpieces and Scientific Marvels
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$144

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$ 14

Hotel Colonial Barcelona

Depart from your stay 🏨

20 - 24 min

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Da Luca
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
$20
4 - 5 min

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La Pedrera-Casa Milà
Gaudi's Catalan art nouveau period building with quarrylike facade, hosting exhibitions & concerts.
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
$25
13 - 16 min

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Museu de la Ciència CosmoCaixa
Imposing modernist building housing science museum with planetarium & living Amazonian rainforest.
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
$19
13 - 16 min

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El Rincón Sevillano
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
$41
8 - 12 min

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MUHBA Turó de la Rovira (Battery Viewpoint)
Panoramic views of Barcelona from Spanish Civil War bunkers where anti-aircraft guns were installed.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Free
16 - 20 min

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La Panxa del Bisbe
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
$39
Day 6Museums, Parks, and Hidden Gems
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$123

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$ 14

Hotel Colonial Barcelona

Depart from your stay 🏨

26 - 32 min

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La Llauna
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
$18
10 - 15 min

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Gaudí House Museum
Former show house & residence of Antoni Gaudi with furniture, objects & documents by the architect.
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
$15
3 - 4 min

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Park Güell
Mosaic-covered buildings, steps & sculptures in verdant park with Gaudi museum & panoramic views.
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
$11
14 - 17 min

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VinoMio
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
$36
31 - 38 min

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Parc del Laberint d'Horta
Neoclassical park with a cypress tree maze, a terraced pavilion, water features and a picnic area.
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
$13
40 - 48 min

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La Bodegueta d'en Miquel
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
$30
Day 7Iconic Landmarks and Thrilling Rides
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$156

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$ 14

Hotel Colonial Barcelona

Depart from your stay 🏨

19 - 23 min

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Starbucks
Cada Latte, Cada Cappuccino…café 100% certificado de Comercio Justo.
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
$24
4 - 5 min

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La Sagrada Familia
Antoni Gaudí's renowned unfinished church, started in the 1880s, with museum and city views.
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
$28
22 - 27 min

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El Asador de Aranda
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
$40
21 - 26 min

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Parc d'atraccions Tibidabo
Amusement park, opened in 1868, with 25 rides, restaurants & picnic areas, plus views over the city.
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
$31
21 - 26 min

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Balmes
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
$32
Day 8Maritime History, Chocolate Delights, and Local Flavors
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$114

Hotel Colonial Barcelona

Depart from your stay 🏨

8 - 12 min

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Casa Lola la Rambla 12
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
$26
3 - 4 min

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Barcelona Maritime Museum
Medieval harbor with a large maritime museum displaying a replica galleon, plus art, maps & models.
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
$10
12 - 18 min

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Museum of the History of Catalonia
Museum in 19th-century, waterside warehouse tracing Catalan history from its origins to the present.
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
$12
13 - 20 min

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Tantarantana
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
$38
3 - 4 min

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Museu de la Xocolata
Museum featuring famous artworks rendered in chocolate, plus workshops for kids & adults.
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
$7
2 - 3 min

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Bar Celta
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
$21
Day 9Sea Life, Wildlife, and Gothic Splendor
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$153

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$ 3

Hotel Colonial Barcelona

Depart from your stay 🏨

7 - 10 min

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Bon Marisc
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
$26
9 - 14 min

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Aquàrium Barcelona
Tanks themed by marine habitat, including a Mediterranean ecosystem, plus scuba diving with sharks.
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
$31
22 - 27 min

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Barcelona Zoo
Park setting for zoo with exotic animals in natural habitats, plus sea lion feedings.
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
$25
8 - 11 min

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Estimar
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
$30
1 - 2 min

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Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar
14th-century, Gothic-style church with soaring columns & 3 naves, plus grand stained glass windows.
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
$10
2 - 3 min

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Tapeo
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
$31
Day 10Picasso's Legacy, Natural Sciences, and Wine Tasting
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$120

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$ 6

Hotel Colonial Barcelona

Depart from your stay 🏨

7 - 10 min

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Bar Celta
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
$21
4 - 5 min

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Picasso Museum
Medieval mansions housing extensive collection of influential Spanish cubist's works & masterpieces.
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
$18
18 - 22 min

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Museum of Natural Sciences of Barcelona
Contemporary exhibition & conference center with an extensive natural history media library & shop.
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
$10
15 - 18 min

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Llamber
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
$31
2 - 3 min

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El Born Centre de Cultura i Memòria
Event & cultural space in a restored former market, with excavated city ruins from 1700s on display.
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
$10
3 - 4 min

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Bodega la Tinaja
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
$30

Budget breakdown: $1431 In total

Activities & Food:$1357
Transport:$74