Antoni Gaudí, our last but not least architect in this series is the most well known catalan architect. This may be in part due to the tourism that his buildings attract every year making his works the most famous architectual builidings in Spain. Almost every tourist has seen La Pedrera (also known as casa miló), Parc Guell, and the Sagrada Familia, the famous church that is still not finished. Aside from all these famous works that receive more than a million visitors each year there are some other hidden gems in the city of Barcelona that Gaudí produced. Before talking about his less famous works here is a small story of how his live ended.  Read more...

There’s a very good way to discover Barcelona: biking! You don’t need to bring your own bikes, we know where to rent a bike in Barcelona! Barcelona has some nice bicycle lanes and of course, what’s better than a bike to go all the way down along the beach?

What is Barcelona Bicing and how to use it?

You may also have wondered about those red and white bikes all aligned at certain points of Barcelona (along Las Ramblas; near Arc de Triomf; walking in Barceloneta…). For those who lived in France, Barcelona Bicing is like the Velib’.  Read more...

How to get to Barcelona Center from Barcelona airports (and vice versa)? This is a question I was asked many times and I’m convinced the best way is to jump in Barcelona Airport Bus, or shuttle bus.

Comfort over price…

Barcelona counts one airport, El Prat, labeled BCN, which is the closest to the Center (13km, 8 miles): second largest airport of Spain behind Madrid-Barajas Airport, it is used by more than 30 million passengers each year.  Read more...

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Are you coming to Barcelona and wondering what Barcelona taxis are like? Don’t worry, Barcelona taxis are a convenient and affordable alternative to other means of public transportation. Indeed, Barcelona cabs are not that expensive and don’t try to fool you as much as in other European countries.

I remember being completely nervous when I first arrived in Barcelona. I was looking for a BCN taxi and wondering if it would be like in Rome where the taxi driver took me on a joy ride and made me pay 68 €…  Read more...

Coming SOON: Linea 9!

Beating out the Metro Sur (40.9km) line in Madrid (previously Spain’s longest line), here comes Barcelona’s L9, the Orange Line, the longest in Spain, and yes, the longest European metro line ever!

Linea 9 in numbers

First of all, a few numbers about the longest metro line in Europe:  Read more...

• 4 km already in operation, 5 stations (Can Zam – Fondo – Can Peixauet are the biggest)
• 5 areas crossed (Barcelona, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Badalona, l’Hospitalet de Llobregat, El Prat de Llobregat).

Barcelona Metro Tips

Here are some useful information and tips for newbies in Barcelona Metro: metro system, tickets and hours! Barcelona great metro system will take you everywhere quickly and easily. Having lived in places like Rome and Los Angeles where public transportation is kind of a hassle, I was ready for anything and obviously agreeably surprised as I noticed how developed Barcelona public transportation was.

Line system:

Barcelona subway system is composed of several subway lines managed by different operators and divided in 6 zones.  Read more...

Sometimes you just need to get away from it all for a day. Here are some recommended destinations for day trips from Barcelona:

Life’s a Beach!:

Sitges: Sitges is a small town just a 1/2 hour train ride down the coast. If you’re trying to escape the tourists, then this is not the place. However, the beaches are nicer and there is abundant nightlife. Big gay community here and during Carnival it’s off the hook!  Read more...