PlaceFood & drink
Bar Resolis
Use this long-standing Raval address for an unhurried drink within easy reach of the neighbourhood’s cultural spaces.
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Recently added recommendations, not a claim that these venues just opened. Explore the latest additions to our address book and use their neighbourhoods and linked venues to build a fresh route.
PlaceFood & drink
Cèntric
A Raval café-bar stop on Ramelleres, well placed for a pause before or after the nearby galleries.
PlaceFood & drink
El Xampanyet
Keep a little room for tapas and a drink at this busy, traditional bar on Carrer de Montcada.
PlaceFood & drink
Bar Marsella
An atmospheric Raval drinking room known for absinthe and the patina of a long, complicated city history.
PlaceFood & drink
Boadas Cocktails
A compact cocktail institution just off La Rambla, built for conversation across the bar rather than a rushed stop.
PlaceFood & drink
Casa Almirall
Pause over a drink in a preserved Raval bar whose old-fashioned interior gives the evening its character.
PlaceCulture
Basílica de Santa Maria del Mar
A spacious Gothic church in the Born rewards a quiet visit for its proportions, light and maritime neighbourhood setting.
PlaceCulture
Museu del Perfum
A small collection of perfume bottles turns a Passeig de Gràcia stop into a history of scent and design.
PlaceCulture
Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum
Explore the cultural and material history of cannabis and hemp inside a palace in the Gothic Quarter.
PlaceCulture
Museu Geològic del Seminari de Barcelona
A specialist fossil collection for visitors who want to follow Catalonia’s geological story in more detail.
PlaceCulture
Museu de Matemàtiques de Catalunya
Make a Cornellà outing of hands-on mathematical puzzles in the setting of Palau Mercader.
PlaceCulture
Museu Can Tinturé
Explore the colour and pattern of Catalan ceramic tiles in this small museum in Esplugues.
PlaceCulture
La Rajoleta
Visit the old Pujol i Bausis ceramic factory to see how the tiles of Modernista Barcelona were made.
PlaceCulture
Museu d’Història de la Immigració de Catalunya
A museum in Sant Adrià de Besòs that places migration, journeys and everyday lives at the centre of Catalan history.
PlaceCulture
Museu Torre Balldovina
Discover Santa Coloma de Gramenet through archaeology and local history around a medieval tower.
PlaceCulture
Museu Palau Mercader
Step into the decorated rooms of a nineteenth-century palace on a park outing to Cornellà.
PlaceCulture
Museu de L’Hospitalet
Use the city museum to connect L’Hospitalet’s historic buildings with the stories of its changing neighbourhoods.
PlaceCulture
Centre d’Art Tecla Sala
Contemporary art in a former textile factory offers a reason to take the metro out to L’Hospitalet.
PlaceCulture
La Bonne
Follow the programme at this women’s cultural centre for cinema, performance and discussion in the old city.
Free entry
PlaceCulture
MUHBA Oliva Artés
An industrial building in Poblenou becomes a lens on how modern Barcelona grew and changed.
PlaceCulture
FC Barcelona Museum
Explore the club’s story through the museum experience, checking the current visitor route during stadium redevelopment.
PlaceCulture
Casa Bloc
A guided visit to a restored apartment reveals an ambitious 1930s experiment in everyday housing.
PlaceCulture
MUHBA Temple d’August
Slip into a Gothic Quarter courtyard to find Roman columns that outlasted the ancient city around them.
PlaceCulture
MUHBA Via Sepulcral Romana
Look below the modern square to understand the burial ground and approaches to Roman Barcino.