Free entry
PlaceCulture
Palau Macaya
Modernista architecture frames a programme of public conversations and exhibitions in this Eixample cultural venue.
The Barcelona edit
New to our Barcelona selection
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.
PlaceConcerts
Sant Andreu Teatre
A neighbourhood theatre with a programme that gives families and dance audiences reasons to head to Sant Andreu.
PlaceConcerts
La Villarroel
Choose a contemporary play at an Eixample theatre known for putting actors and audiences close together.
PlaceConcerts
Teatre Gaudí Barcelona
An intimate theatre venue for discovering smaller productions away from the large central stages.
PlaceConcerts
Teatre Grec
An open-air amphitheatre on Montjuïc where the seasonal performance calendar shapes an evening under the sky.
PlaceCulture
Zumzeig Cinema
A cooperative cinema in Sants makes a case for independent films, original-language screenings and conversation beyond the credits.
PlaceCulture
Bosque Multicines
A cinema stop at the edge of Gràcia, easy to combine with dinner in the streets around Plaça del Sol.
PlaceCulture
Aribau Multicines
Check the programme at this central cinema for a screening between an Eixample walk and dinner.
PlaceCulture
Llibreria Aldarull
Browse an independent Gràcia bookshop whose shelves centre anarchist thought, social movements and critical reading.
PlaceCulture
Llibreria Quera
A specialist bookshop for mountain routes, maps and the next walking adventure beyond Barcelona.
PlaceCulture
Llibreria Saturnàlia
Spend a little time browsing second-hand books at this Gràcia address before returning to the neighbourhood’s squares.
PlaceCulture
Sagrada Família
Follow the light through Gaudí’s basilica, giving the interior its own time instead of treating it as a photo stop.
PlaceCulture
Casa Batlló
Explore the curves, colours and crafted interiors of Gaudí’s house on Passeig de Gràcia.
PlaceCulture
La Pedrera, Casa Milà
Move from the courtyards to the sculptural roof of Gaudí’s apartment building on Passeig de Gràcia.
PlaceCulture
Casa Vicens
Discover an early Gaudí house where ceramic surfaces and garden-inspired forms give Gràcia a different architectural story.
PlaceCulture
Palau Güell
See how Gaudí handled an urban palace, from its intricate interior spaces to the chimneys above the Raval.
PlaceCulture
Barcelona Cathedral
Set aside time for the Gothic cathedral and cloister at the centre of Barcelona’s oldest streets.
PlaceCulture
Monestir de Pedralbes
A spacious Gothic cloister and monastic collections make a slower cultural outing beyond the busy centre.
PlaceCulture
Sant Pau del Camp
Find a Romanesque church and small cloister tucked into the Raval, far from the city’s grander monuments.
PlaceCulture
Palau Requesens
A medieval palace in the Gothic Quarter opens another perspective on the city through its organised visits.
PlaceConcerts
Luz de Gas
Choose a concert at this theatrical music room before making dinner plans in the surrounding streets.
PlaceFood & drink
Paradiso
Behind a deli-style entrance in El Born, theatrical cocktails turn a drinks stop into an evening of their own.
PlaceOutdoors
Parc de la Creueta del Coll
A former quarry becomes a neighbourhood park, with steep rock walls and Chillida’s suspended sculpture as its backdrop.
PlaceOutdoors
Parc de les Aigües
Find a shaded neighbourhood pause among mature trees above the busiest streets of the Baix Guinardó.