If you're like me you're sick of hostels. You also probably don't see the sense in splurging on a hotel if you're out all day sightseeing. Luckily there's a happy medium to be found: spending less but getting the privacy of your own holiday apartment in Barcelona. And I'm gonna show you how to do ... Read More
Welcome to Barcelona Hacks – where I help you visit the city I love!
Now that we’ve introduced ourselves you’re surely asking yourselves how one can get around the city once you’ve arrived – so here’s my METRO MAP with all the info you’ll ever need:
Found yourself? OK, now it’s time to pick which DISCOUNT TRANSPORT CARD is best for you. I’ve prepared a little graph that’ll help you understand the differences between cards and how you’ll save a chunk of change 😉
The next thing you need to know is that Barcelona has over 8 million tourists a year and so THE LINES AT ATTRACTIONS ARE UNBEARABLE! But there’s a way to skip them… buying your tickets online:
If you don’t know where to head first I’ll leave you with some of the blog’s MOST USEFUL POSTS below. If you have ANY questions about anything I am here in the comment section of any post. Don’t be shy. WRITE ME.
Have a nice holiday 🙂
Barcelona Airport to City Centre Fast and Cheap
There are six solid options from Barcelona airport to the city centre. For this reason many tourists arrive in the city in complete confusion, so let's clear things up a bit by breaking down the transfer choices and all their pros and cons. Remember - if you can't decide what to take then write me ... Read More
Find The Best Area to Stay in Barcelona For Your Needs
If you don't know the best area to stay in Barcelona you're not alone. When I came to this city I had to live in about 5 or 6 of them before I even got my bearings.All these years later and I'm still not sure myself. Don't worry though. From drink districts to peaceful precincts and everything ... Read More
Get VIP-Access Booking Sagrada Familia Tickets Online
You can understand the power of Sagrada Familia by looking at one Tripadvisor snip:It's arguably the most fantastic thing you'll ever see so why is a visit to Barcelona's postcard princess often the most stressful part of the trip? One word: lines. Here's my first tip then: avoid them by ... Read More
The Barcelona City Pass that Saves You 3 Hours of Lines
I call it the Barcelona rookie mistake. A quick search through Tripadvisor's Park Güell reviews reveals a ton of them:It's even worse for the can't miss Sagrada Familia and its 3 million annual visitors and yet you'd never dream of missing Barcelona's two biggest attractions: so how do you skip ... Read More
The Barcelona Travel Guide to End All Guides in 2017
You've made a smart decision taking a holiday in Barcelona. But in a city of tourist traps you'll need info like a freshly minted mojito in the Spanish sun. What I'm about is local information. I've been here six years and this is the result: my Barcelona travel blog. If you have any questions ... Read More
The Barcelona Travel Pass Tourists Are Raving About
Getting single tickets on your Barcelona holiday?Good luck fumbling for change, worrying about the right tickets, and translating using your 9th grade Spanish.It also ends up costing you more money.Wouldn't it be nice if there were a cheap Barcelona travel pass that gave you unlimited ... Read More
Pay the Same for Priority Access Casa Batllo Tickets
Behind the facade of one of the most extravagant residential buildings in the world lies the artistic wonder that has consecrated Gaudi as one of the most enlightened architects in history. If you're willing to wait an hour in line. Gaudi's Casa Batllo is often a source of frustration with ... Read More
The Casa Milà (La Pedrera) Tourist Information Stop
Future Barcelona visitor... what's the fourth best thing you've ever done?For legendary architect Antoni Gaudi his fourth most-visited site in the city is still a UNESCO World Heritage Site.It might not get the postcard time of sexier tourist choices like La Sagrada Familia and Casa Batllo ... Read More
The Barcelona Tourist Card That Saves You on Everything
We've all made the mistake. You get home from holiday and empty the transport ticket graveyard you call your pockets and find: the right ones, the wrong ones, unused extras, the one that wasn't valid for that other thing... Luckily the good folks at Tourism Barcelona have given us The Barcelona ... Read More
How to Take a Cracking Camp Nou Tour Without Lining Up
If football is a religion then Camp Nou stadium is as Mecca is it gets.Even hardened hooligans of other clubs can't deny the greatness of its tenants FC Barcelona.The Camp Nou tour is now the second biggest tourist attraction in Catalonia behind the epic Sagrada Familia - and though they ... Read More
The 9 Best Hostels in Barcelona from Cheap to Chic
With well over 100 hostels in Barcelona it can be a real pain in the neck deciding where to stay. First of all, the city itself is so flooded by tourists that it permits places with a low price-quality ratio not only to exist, but to thrive. Secondly, with so many dubious review sites and ... Read More
Smash September in Barcelona in 2017 (Updated)
I get why you're here. You're trying to get one last drop out of summer with a trip to Barcelona in September. First of all, solid move. There are so many events in September that there might not be a better time of year to visit. So let's stop the chit chat and break it down a bit ... Read More
Save up to 15% on 18 Top Barcelona Attraction Tickets
Here's the mother lode of Barcelona attraction tickets online. Each button has a direct link to the official office of Barcelona Turisme where you can buy discounted entrance tickets and have the holiday all booked before you even leave home. Why Book Online? With advance tickets you’ll avoid ... Read More