The perfect girls weekend in Barcelona.

The first time I visited Barcelona was during high school. So when I got the invitation to visit this wonderful city again and see it through grown up eyes, I immediately booked my flights to have the perfect girls weekend in this vibrant city.

Strolling through Barcelona is an experience on it’s own cause the city is so diverse.

There are the cosy streets in the Gothic quarter, with small terraces everywhere and a street musician playing your favourite ABBA-song around every corner.
You can have a nice and relaxing beach day and walk underneath the palm trees enjoying an ice cream.
But the main reason why people visit Barcelona is to admire Gaudi’s works of art. They are spread out through the entire city and add a pop of colour and a magical feeling.

How to get around in Barcelona?

Barcelona is a metropole, so expecting to do everything in foot is honestly a little nuts.

Their public transport is pretty good and if you don’t mind taking the bus or subway this option will be just fine.

But if you would like a little more adventure I suggest you rent out a scooter. It’s definitely the most fun way to see Barcelona and the traffic is well arranged. You can either choose to go with a rental company or you can go for eCooltra.

It’s an app that allows you to rent out a scooter on the go. All you have to do is apply for an account by sending in a photo of your ID-card and your drivers license (it has to be European or international) and a few hours later you’ll get a confirmation email!

When you open the app you’ll receive your location and see the available scooters around you.

Important note

Don’t put the phone that you’re using to access the bike in the seat, cause then you won’t be able to open it again (of course that happened to us).

Don’t park outside of the grey area, you won’t be able to lock your scooter. So for Park Guëll and El bunker de Carmel the scooter is a no.

Make sure you can always drive enough kilometers. The battery tends to drain faster when you drive up hill so take that into consideration before you take off and end up like us. Cause if the battery dies, you can’t lock the scooter anymore which also means you can’t take out your stuff from underneath the seat.

Where to eat in Barcelona?

I always prefer trying out the local food instead of going to an international restaurant.

So my recommendations are:

La Pepita: for some delicious tapas paired with a good glass of wine.

Tia Santa: go for the grilled octopus! I swear you will not regret it!

Both of these recommendations are near the Sagrada Familia and La Pedrera!

Flax & Kale: to get all of your healthy nutrients

Casa Lolea: the perfect place for brunch (the avocado toast with salmon is delicious) before visiting the Palau de la Música

Which places to visit?

1. La Sagrada Familia

Probably one of the most iconic churches in the world is located in the heart of Barcelona. Current day they are still trying to finish Gaudi’s masterpiece but apparently his vision isn’t something you can just recreate. It takes a lot of time and a little too much money.

Tip: You need to book your tickets at least a week from before (especially if you’re visiting on the weekend). You can do this here, otherwise you might not have the opportunity to visit. Cause they let visitors in in time slots and only a certain amount of people can enter during that specific time.

2. El bunkers del Carmel

It’s located a little out of the center. But the bus to get there only takes around 30 minutes and it is the perfect place to enjoy the sunset. This spot has gotten really popular over the last years so do expect a big crowd. You can take a bottle of wine with you or buy a beer and some chips from one of the guys selling it there.

3. Park Guëll

When Gaudi first started one of his masterpieces it was a blank terrain, without any water or vegetation present. The industrial Guëll gave Gaudi the order to construct a sort of garden village. Filled with houses so people would live there. Fortunately no one in Barcelona showed any interest in this project and only two houses were built. In one of these, Gaudi himself lived for a couple of years and you can visit it for 5 euro.

Tip: you need to buy your tickets a few days from before cause the most beautiful part of the park only allows a certain amount of visitors per day.

Luckily the rest of the park is open and doesn’t have these restrictions and since most of the people are only interested in seeing the most popular spot here it tends to be less busy.

4. Casa Milà and Casa Batlló

Both buildings are masterpieces created by Gaudí and what’s so typical about them is that both don’t have any corners or straight lines. Everything is fluent and curvy and full of imagination. They hold a museum which you can visit during the day and at Casa Milà there is also a restaurant. The service however isn’t good and the food is very much overpriced.

5. Palau de la Música

This concert building is one of the most beautiful out there and a must visit when you’re in Barcelona! It’s one of the best representatives of the Catalan modernist style and located in the Gothic quarter. We were able to just buy our tickets at the front door but just in case you can already buy your tickets online here.

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6. Gothic Quarter

The Gothic Quarter is the centre of the old city of Barcelona. Most of the Quarter is closed off to traffic and consists of a labyrinth of small streets that open out into squares. It’s the perfect place to spend the afternoon strolling around, popping in and out of little stores and enjoying some tapas with a glass of red wine.