Seriously? Do you really need reasons to visit Barcelona? Hello, that is that you are a very indecisive person. Our reason, unique and definitive, to visit Barcelona would be this: It is the best city in the world! Ok, the same thing we are not too objective and if an exaggerated tad, although we are convinced that there are few who think like us.
If we have not yet convinced you, here are others 5 reasons to visit Barcelona:
Surely you've heard hundreds of times of Modernism but ... do you really know what it is? Basically and summarizing it was a artistic movement originated in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that had a strong influence on literature and architecture of the time. And it is just in the latter that we are going to focus: modern architecture It was characterized by being inspired by nature, by using curved and asymmetrical lines, and by its desire to innovate and its strong personality. The main representatives were Lluís Domènech i Montaner, Puig i Cadafalch and, of course, the world famous Antoni Gaudí.
Eye: modernism is not just the sacred Family and the Park Güell (with its famous lizard), we recommend you to walk with your eyes wide open in the city and discover other great modernist works such as: Palau de la Música, with its impressive skylight, the Casa Batlló, with its characteristic facade of colorful mosaics and its roof… reptilian XD, the Ametller House, the Sant Pau Hospital, the Lleó i Morera House, the Comalat House, the Fuster House (which houses an impressive 5-star hotel), the Les Punxes House and another great known: Casa Mila, better known as La Pedrera with its famous waved facade.
If you want to know more, you can take a look at the route of modernism.
We do not discover the fire if we say that Barcelona is a cosmopolitan city, you know! Or not? The issue is that, according to the Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya, one in five inhabitants of Barcelona is a foreigner. And you know which is the largest community? That of the Italians! We have always wondered why there is so much Italian in the world (when Italy is a relatively small country) Is it that we have travel in our blood? What Marco Polo or Cristobal Colon - yes, he was Italian - opened the way to a horde of viaggiatori? Or that pasta and pizza are so rich that we have the moral demand to share them with everyone? But let's go back to Barcelona, behind the Italian community are the Pakistanis, the Chinese, the Moroccans, the French, the Bolivians, the Ecuadorians, the Peruvians, the Colombians and the Filipinos.
This in terms of its inhabitants, but it is also that Barcelona is one of the most visited cities in all of Europe. Do you know who your most loyal travelers are? Twelve points go to: UK! You supposed well 😉
Do you think that is not enough? Tell me another city so beautiful, with so many attractions, with a long history and a cultural tradition so important that you also enjoy some beautiful beaches where you can take a dip or put a little body in your body. In most of the big European cities there is no beach, wow, wow ... wow we are sorry! Do not forget, also, to take a walk in the area of Port Vell, that place has a lot of charm, and the Barceloneta, the old fishing district with its low houses and its typical narrow streets of colors, smells and very varied flavors, which make it unique and different from all the others.
Advice: If you don't want to meet a strawberry colored German from Huelva, 3 cm from your towel avoid Barceloneta beachThe beach itself is great and the neighborhood is cool, but it is too touristy. Moving away a little from the center you can enjoy the beach more, a very good option is the Nova Icaría Beach, one step away from the Olympic Village and more “quiet”.
Whenever someone asks us what to see and do in Barcelona we have it clear: the first thing to visit is the sacred Family, that is a jewel for the sight and the soul, it has nothing to compare it to. Peeeero, the second is also very cool: get lost in the old town! The Raval, the Gothic and the Terminal They are a network of alleys that never cease to amaze, in them you can run into avant-garde museums such as the MACBA (and the skaters who practice in their square), with churches full of colored candles or with charming shops of emerging designers or with restaurants Curious like the Mosquito, an Asian tapas bar!
Tibidabo is the highest point of the Sierra de Collserola and it is one of the must of Barcelona, must that many remain undone. Evil! From up there the Panoramic views They are amazing, especially at sunset, and you'll have the city at your feet ... literally.
Taking advantage that you are there you can visit the Expiatory Temple of the Sacred Heart or shop around Tibidabo Amusement Park, opened in 1901!
These are only 5 reasons to visit Barcelona but there are many more ... if you want to discover another 95 check out our post: 100 things to see and do in Barcelona.
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