Famous Barcelona Tourist Attractions -Top 10 most visited
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This page has the top 10 most famous Barcelona Tourist attractions listed in order of popularity.
You will find a brief description of each Barcelona attraction along with a link to a photo gallery of each. The photo galleries also have detailed notes explaining each of the pictures in the gallery. You will also find directions and further information for each attraction if you follow the links at the end of each description.
Top 10 Barcelona tourist attractions ordered by number of visits/year
No. 1 Barcelona Tourist Attraction - Sagrada Familia by Antonio Gaudi ( 2,056,448 visits/year)
Official web site: La Sagrada Familia
Address: La Sagrada Familia
Calle Mallorca, 401
08013 Barcelona, España
Opening hours:
October - March: 09:00 - 18:00
April - September: 09:00 - 20:00;
25 and 26 December, 01 January and 06 January: 09:00 - 14:00.
Admission: €13.00, Save 16% with the Barcelona Card.
Disabled Access: Yes
Metro: Sagrada Familia (Blue Line, L5) and (Purple Line, L2)
Some people love the Sagrada Familia and some people hate it but whatever you think I guarantee it will cause a reaction one way or the other.
Picture gallery of the Sagrada Familia
No. 2 Barcelona Tourist Attraction - L'Aquarium de Barcelona (1,375,271 visits/year)
Metro: Drassanes (Green Line, L3)
Address: L'Aquarium Barcelona
Moll d'Espanya del Port Vell
08039 Barcelona, España
Tel: +34 93 221 7474
Save 20% on the entrance fee to the aquarium with the Barcelona Card
Barcelona Aquarium is a popular Barcelona attraction to take the kids and young ones. I have to admit I loved the aquarium.. so does that make me a kid? The aquarium is at Port Vell ( Barcelona Port Area).
Official website for Barcelona Aquarium
No. 3 Barcelona Tourist Attraction - Poble Espanyol de Montjuic (1,346,938 visits/year) otherwise known as the Spanish Village
Poble Espanyol - "Spanish Village"
Address: Poble Espanyol
Avda. Marques de Comillas
08038 Barcelona, España
Entrance: €9.50 Save 25% with the Barcelona Card
Metro: Espanya (Green Line, L3) and (Red line, L1) about 15 minutes walk from the metro stop.
Poble Espanyol is also home to a whole host of specialist craft shops and workshops where you can see some traditionally made Spanish goods.
Poble Espanyol is also the venue for the Famous Flamenco show at tablao de Carmen which maybe is one reason for it's popularity at no.3
Click here to purchase your Poble Espanyol tickets in advance of your trip
Official website of Poble Espanyol
No.4 Barcelona Tourist Attraction - La Pedrera - Casa Mila by Antonio Gaudi (1,133,220 visits/year)
Opening hours:
November - February: 09:00 - 18:30
March - October: 09:00 - 20:00
Address: La Pedrera
Calle Provenca, 261 - 265
08008 Barcelona, España
Admission: €14.00 Save 20% with the Barcelona Card
Disabled Access: No
Metro: Diagonal (Green Line, L3) and (Blue Line, L5)
Click here to visit a photo gallery of La Pedrera
No. 5 Barcelona Tourist Attraction - Barcelona FC Museum (1,032,763 visits/year)
Opening hours: 04 April - 09 October: 10:00 - 20:00; 10 October - 03 April: 10:00 - 18:30; Sundays and holidays: 10:00 - 14:30.
Admission price at the door on the day:
Adults: €22.00
Child: €16.50
Admission price if booked in advance with Spainbookers:
Adults: €22.00
Child: €16.50
Barcelona FC Tour: Click here to book your Barcelona FC stadium tour online
Disabled Access: Yes
Metro: Collblanc (Blue Line, L5)
Click for details and photos of Barcelona FC football museum and stadium
No. 6 Barcelona Tourist Attraction - Barcelona Zoo ( 1,015,000 visits/year)
Metro: Ciutadella (Yellow Line, L4) about 10 minutes walk.
Tel: +34 90 245 7545
Barcelona Zoo is based in the Parc de la Ciutadella the best way to find it is to go to Ciutadella park and to follow the signs to the Zoo. The zoo has a wide variety of animals on show. The Zoo also has a restaurant, picnic area, a shop, electric cars, ponies and a mini-train. To get a full listing of the facilities and operating hours click on the official web site link found above.
Click here to book your Barcelona Zoo entrance tickets before your trip
No. 7 Barcelona Tourist Attraction - Picasso Museum
(887,958 visits/year)
Official Web Site: Picasso Museum
Address: Picasso Museum
Montcada, 15-23
08003 Barcelona, España
Opening hours:
Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00 - 20:00; Closed on working Mondays Annual closing days: 01 January, 01 May , 24 June, 25 December, 26 December.
Admission: €11.00 for main exhibition - extra for special showings. Save 20% with the Barcelona Card
Metro: Jaume l (Yellow Line, L4)
The museum has arranged Picasso's paintings in chronological order from his early days to his final works. Arranging the paintings in this way gives you a fascinating insight into the development of Picasso thinking over time and shows how he developed the distinctive designs that he is famous for today. Very popular art gallery.
No. 8 Barcelona Tourist Attraction - Imax Cinema (671,512 visits/year)
Metro: Drassanes (Green Line, L3) 15 minutes walkAddress: Port Vell Barcelona
Moll d'Espanya
Tel: +34 93 225 1111
Official Web site: www.imaxportvell.com
Save 20% with the Barcelona Card
The IMAX cinema is right next door to the Barcelona Aquarium (see above) What I like to do is go and see the 3 D movie "Killer Sharks" in the IMAX then pop over to the Aquarium to see the real thing. Adds a whole new dimension to your experience :-)
No. 9 Barcelona Tourist Attraction - Miró Museum (518,869 visits/year)
Official web site: Joan Miró
Address: Joan Miró
Parc de Montjuïc
08038 Barcelona, España
Opening hours: Check web site for details as they vary depending on the time of the year.
Admission: €10.00 Save 20% with the Barcelona Card
Disabled Access: Yes
Transport: Montjuïc Funicular - you can catch the Montjuïc Funicular train from Paral-lel metro station.
Metro Stop: Espanya (Green Line, L3) and (Red Line, L1) Walk about 20 minutes - Uphill most of the way.
This art gallery has a wide range of Miró's work dating back as far as 1914. This artwork collection not only includes his paintings but also a good selection of sculptures, tapestries and early sketches. A wonderful collection of Miró's work
No.10 National Museum of Art of Catalunya MNAC ( 442,692 visits/year)
Official web site: Art Galleries Barcelona - MNAC
Address: MNAC
Palau Nacional, Parc de Montjuïc
08038 Barcelona, España
Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00 - 19:00, Sunday and public holidays: 10:00 - 14:30, closed, except public holidays
Admission: €10.00 Save 20% with the Barcelona Card
Disabled Access: Yes
Metro: Placa Espanya (Green Line, L3) and (Red Line, L1)
Click here for a view for photos around the MNAC
The Magic Fountain of Montjuic - one of my favourite Barcelona tourist attractions.
Metro: Placa Espanya (Green Line, L3) and (Red Line, L1) Click: Barcelona metro map
Official Web Site: Fonts of Barcelona
I know I said I was only going to give the top 10 most famous Barcelona tourist attractions but one site which is very popular and in my opinion a "must" visit is the Magic Fountain of Montjuic. This is a light, music and water extravaganza that just can't be missed!
Performances are nightly but times vary depending on the time of year.
Las Ramblas - Barcelona's most famous Street
One other "attraction" is of course Barcelona's most famous street La Rambla.
I've put together three pages on La Rambla which summarize the main attractions and hotels on this famous street.
La Rambla Hotels
La Rambla Overview
La Rambla Map
Click here for the photo gallery of La Rambla
There are many other Barcelona tourist attractions but this page summarizes the most visited attractions. They are not necessarily "the best" attractions in Barcelona because the city has so much to offer you. It really depends what you are looking for. If you don't have much time to visit the city some of the Barcelona tourist attractions mentioned above should most certainly be on your short list. But don't forget places like Park Guell, Casa Mila and Barcelona Cathedral that are also very interesting attractions to visit.