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Park Guell.

Barcelona, Spain, travel guide and things to do: Nine highlights

Where palatial domes, modern towers and the spires of another cathedral - the city's medieval one - jostle for your gaze

  • by Steve McKenna
The rooftop at Sir Victor, Barcelona.

Sir Victor Hotel review, Barcelona, Spain

For a property built in the 21st century, this place has an unusual quality for a European hotel: space.

  • by Julietta Jameson
Guell Park features plenty of Antoni Gaudi's signature playful modernism, and is an idyllic place for a stroll.

Barcelona, Spain travel guide and things to do: Nine must-do highlights

What to see and do (and eat) in Barcelona.

  • by Ben Groundwater
Barcelona's La Rambla. The city is notorious for pickpockets.

Barcelona pickpockets dressed as nuns: I fell for the oldest scam in the book

I fell prey to the oldest scam in the book in Spain.

  • by Lorna Thornber
Sagrada Familia cathedral will be completed in 2026.

Despite being a tourist drawcard, Barcelona delivers with sophisticated genius

It’s a wildly successful football team, a chair, an architectural archive, a cultural commune and one of the world’s most vibrant cities which continues to draw tourists to Spain.

  • by Craig Osment
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A sunset view of Barcelona, one of the world's most vibrant and avant-garde cities.

Revisiting Barcelona: Is it a city worth returning to?

It had been 12 years between visits to Barcelona - a place she had vowed never to return to. But was her bad experience a fault with the city or with her youth?

  • by Nina Karnikowski
La Sagrada Familia, designed by architect Antonio Gaudi, in Barcelona.

Barcelona, Spain things to do: Tips from an expat

Want a real Barcelona experience? These are the things travellers should check out.

  • by Belinda Jackson
Design Hub Barcelona, DHUB, made by MBM Arquitectes.

Barcelona, Spain: Architecture tour takes you beyond Gaudi

Gaudi's spectacular buildings are just the icing on the cake.

  • by Steve McKenna
Park Guell, Barcelona. Tourism is booming and there has been a backlash from locals.

Barcelona tourism: Why you should still visit this great city

Are you really going to feel welcome in Barcelona if you decide to visit?

  • by Ben Groundwater
High-speed trains at Madrid's Atocha station.

Madrid to Barcelona by fast train: Up to 300km per hour on Spain's high-speed train

This high-speed train can reach speeds up to 300km/h - this is train travel, but not as my children know it.

  • by Paul Chai