Sagrada Família
Eixample · 105 min
Book the first timed slot online; tickets are not sold at the door, and individual visitors enter on Carrer de la Marina. The basic ticket is €26 with the audioguide app, or €36 with the towers.
€26
Barcelona · Spain · 3 days
3 days in Barcelona
Gaudí with timed tickets, the old town on foot with a beach break, and Montjuïc with a market on the way home. Three days that leave you knowing the Eixample grid, the lanes of the Gothic Quarter and the view from the hill.
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Checked October 10, 2026. That’s the day we last confirmed the hours, prices and closed days.
- 3 days
- 19 stops
- 16 with a ticket
- from €90 a day
When to go
May, June, September and early October. August is hot and busy, with highs near 86°F (30°C), and the sea is warmest in September. Winter days run about 59°F (15°C) and clear, and the sights close earlier.
Where to base yourself
The Eixample around Passeig de Gràcia for Gaudí and the metro; Gràcia for a village feel; the Born for the old town and bars. Skip the Ramblas for sleep: it is loud until late. Hotels add a tourist tax per night, paid at the desk.
Getting around
Walk the old town and the Eixample. Use the metro for the rest: a T-casual card is €13 for 10 rides in zone 1. A single ticket is €2.90. Taxis are easy to find.
Day 1
Gaudí day
- FromYour hotel in Eixample
- 1
- 1.6 km · transit or taxi
- 2
Casa Batlló
Eixample · 90 min
Book a timed entry from €29 online; the visit runs about an hour and a half. La Pedrera is two blocks up Passeig de Gràcia: look at the facade and enter only one house.
€29
- 17 min · walk
- 3
Menú del día in the Eixample
Eixample · 75 min
Look for a chalkboard with a three-course set lunch with a drink, usually served on weekdays. Expect to pay around €15 to €20.
€17
- 3.3 km · transit or taxi
- 4
Park Güell
Gràcia · 120 min
The Monumental Zone is €18 with a timed slot you must book online; you have 30 minutes after your slot to get in. Bus 24 from Passeig de Gràcia stops near the Carmel entrance, which is the flatter walk.
€18
- 3.4 km · transit or taxi
- 5
Gràcia squares
Gràcia · 75 min
Plaça del Sol and Plaça de la Virreina are ten minutes downhill on foot. Order a vermouth on a terrace when the neighborhood comes out.
€8
- 23 min · walk
- 6
Tapas in Gràcia
Gràcia · 90 min
La Pepita for small plates or Bodega Quimet for a long table of wine and tinned seafood. Kitchens fill after 9 p.m., so ask for a table when you arrive.
€35
Day 2
The old town
- FromYour hotel in Eixample
- 1
Barcelona Cathedral
Barri Gòtic · 75 min
The tourist visit starts at 9:30 a.m. and covers the nave and the cloister with its geese. Expect a ticket of around €14 to €16; on Sundays tourist visits are limited to the afternoon.
€14
- Next door
- 2
Gothic Quarter lanes
Barri Gòtic · 60 min
Walk Carrer del Bisbe to Plaça Sant Felip Neri, then Plaça del Rei. Free, and quiet before noon.
- 7 min · walk
- 3
La Boqueria market
Raval · 75 min
Open Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to about 8:30 p.m.; closed Sundays. Sit at the counter at Bar Pinotxo for eggs with beans, or buy fruit and jamón to eat on the way.
€15
- 14 min · walk
- 4
Picasso Museum
El Born · 90 min
Closed Mondays; the ticket is about €14 online, and free slots need a booking. The early work and the Las Meninas series are on the upper floors.
€14
- 3 min · walk
- 5
Santa Maria del Mar and the Born
El Born · 75 min
The plain Gothic church of the sailors, then Passeig del Born and the El Born CCM ruins. Church visiting hours vary, so check before you go.
- 17 min · walk
- 6
Barceloneta beach
Barceloneta · 90 min
Take the promenade to the W hotel and sit on the sand. Swimming is fine into October; a beer at a beach bar costs about €5.
€5
- 16 min · walk
- 7
Cal Pep
El Born · 90 min
Seafood at a counter of about twenty stools on Plaça de les Olles; there is usually a line, and it is closed Sundays. Order the fried fish and the clams.
€45
Day 3
Montjuïc and a market
- FromYour hotel in Eixample
- 1
Montjuïc cable car and castle
Montjuïc · 120 min
Take the funicular from Paral·lel metro to Parc Montjuïc, then the cable car to the castle; the round trip is €17.10 online. The castle is a few euros more, open until 8 p.m. in summer, and free on Sundays after 3 p.m.
€22
- 5 min · walk
- 2
Fundació Joan Miró
Montjuïc · 90 min
A bright building designed by Josep Lluís Sert, with the largest collection of Miró's work. Closed Mondays; about €17 online.
€17
- 11 min · walk
- 3
Poble-sec pintxos
Poble-sec · 75 min
Carrer de Blai is lined with bars that serve pintxos on toothpicks; you pay by the stick at the end. Plan on six or seven with a drink.
€15
- 18 min · walk
- 4
MNAC
Montjuïc · 90 min
The Romanesque church frescoes from the Pyrenees are the reason to come. Closed Mondays, around €12, free on Saturdays after 3 p.m. with an online booking.
€12
- 22 min · walk
- 5
Sant Antoni market
Sant Antoni · 60 min
The fresh stalls close on Sundays, when a book market takes over the streets around it. Walk Carrer del Parlament for vermouth.
- 4 min · walk
- 6
Dinner on Carrer del Parlament
Sant Antoni · 90 min
The street has plenty of tapas bars with tables outside. Most kitchens open around 8 or 9 p.m., so go at 9 and walk in.
€35
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The practical bits
From the airport
The Aerobús reaches Plaça Catalunya in about 35 minutes for around €7 to €8 one way. The metro line L9 Sud serves both terminals but needs a change and takes close to an hour; it uses a special airport ticket of €5.90, because the T-casual is not valid at the airport stations. A taxi to the center is around €35 to €45.
What a day costs
About €90 to €130 a day per person, hotel excluded. Sagrada Família is €26, Casa Batlló from €29 and Park Güell €18. A set lunch is around €15 to €20, dinner at a tapas bar is €35 to €45, and metro rides cost about €1.30 each on a T-casual.
Where to stay
Got a day to spare?
Worth knowing
- Book Sagrada Família, Park Güell and Casa Batlló before you fly. All are timed, and 2026 is the centennial year of Gaudí's death, so slots sell out days ahead.
- Pickpockets are the one real hazard, on the metro, the Ramblas and the beach. Keep your phone in a front pocket.
- Lunch is at 2 p.m. and dinner at 9 p.m. A 7 p.m. booking gets you an empty room; fill the gap with vermouth and tapas.
- Picasso, Miró and MNAC are closed on Mondays. La Boqueria is closed Sundays, and Sagrada Família opens at 10:30 a.m. that day.
- Barcelona raised its tourist tax in April 2026. You pay it per person per night at the hotel, on top of the room rate.
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Swap Park Güell to the morning and move lunch to GràciaWhich Gaudí house is worth the money if I only enter one?Find a vegetarian tapas bar near the Born that takes walk-insWe land at 2 p.m. on Friday. Can you shorten day one?Cal Pep is closed Sunday night. Where else near the Born?
Questions
Which Gaudí house should I enter?
Casa Batlló for the interiors, which start at €29. La Pedrera for the roof, which closes when it rains. Doing both takes about three hours and costs more than €50, so enter one and look at the other from Passeig de Gràcia.
Is Park Güell worth €18?
Yes if you want the mosaic terrace and the colonnade; give it about two hours. Entry to the Monumental Zone went up in 2026. The rest of the park is free, so the hill and the pine paths cost nothing.
Which day works in the rain?
Day two. The cathedral, the Picasso Museum, La Boqueria and Santa Maria del Mar are all indoors; skip the beach. On day one, Sagrada Família still works but Park Güell is mostly outside, and on day three the cable car and the castle are not worth it in a downpour. Waystop's rain plan gives you a second version of a day to switch to.
What is the best fourth-day trip?
Montserrat: the R5 train from Plaça Espanya takes about an hour, then a rack railway or a cable car climbs to the monastery. In warm weather, Sitges is 35 to 40 minutes by train and has a beach, an old town and seafood.
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