By Air

Major European Carriers like Lufthansa, KLM, British Airways fly to Barcelona from Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore.

Barri Gòtic (Gothic Quarter)
The maze of streets known as the Barri Gòtic or Gothic Quarter contains an exemplary collection of Gothic buildings dating from Catalonia s Golden Age, in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia (Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family)
The temple is Gaudies unfinished masterpiece and the city s most outlandish landmark. The extraordinary structure has elicited cries of astonishment, awe, amusement and anger from visitors and residents alike, although it remains one of the city s most visited attractions.

Museu Picasso (Picasso Museum)
The Picasso Museum is the one of the city s main tourist attractions. The impressive permanent collection is devoted to the artist s early work, including a large number of childhood sketches, paintings from the Blue Period.

La Rambla

La Rambla has the same place in the psyche of the city as the Champs Elysées in Paris or Oxford Street in London do. Lined with trees, cafés, restaurants, flower stalls, shops and newspaper stands, La Rambla are the perfect place in which to stroll and soak up the unique Barcelona atmosphere.

Parc Güell (Güell Park)
With Parc Güell, Gaudí created a fantasyland that seamlessly combines the natural and the man-made, as well as offers good views over the city.

Palau de la Música Catalana: One of the world s most extraordinary music halls, with facades that are a riot of color and form, the Palau de la Música (Music Palace) is a Barcelona landmark.

Museu National d Art de Catalunya - MNAC (National Museum of Catalonian Art)

The museum boasts a stunning collection of Gothic, Romanesque and medieval treasures and religious artifacts. The most impressive approach to the Palace is up Avenida de La Reina Maria Cristina, from Plaça Espanya - the Avenida is lined with fountains that are floodlit at night.

The Waterfront

The waterfront boasts of a myriad of eateries and bars, a vast shopping mall and leisure centre (Maremagnum) and an excellent aquarium. Further to the east, the Vila Olímpica at Poble Nou, created for the 1992 Olympic games, is one of the liveliest and most interesting areas of the city during the warmer months.

Mount Tibidabo: Mount Tibidabo offers unsurpassed views of the city and the Mediterranean in one direction and Montserrat and the Pyrenees in the other. Located on the northwestern edge of Barcelona, the slopes of the mountain are crisscrossed with appealing wooded walks, while the summit is crowned with an old-style amusement park.

IMAX Barcelona: A 3-dimensional visual and sound experience not to be missed.

L Aquàrium: The Aquarium of Barcelona. Here is the largest in Europe. You can see the fauna & flora Mediterranean, and part of the marine tropical water. You will have the experience of to be covered by fishes, water flowers and animal invertebrates

Nova Icaria
this wide swathe of rough golden sand is great for food goers. There are three spotless beach bars, two immensely popular restaurants.

Barceloneta
Very wide and long and fringed by wooden decking along which lies a series of American-style eateries (pizzas and Tex-Mex mostly) plus the busy Catalan restaurant Agua.

Shopping is one of Barcelona s greatest attractions, with a bountiful five-kilometer (three-mile) shopping strip, all the way from the water s edge at Port Vell right up La Rambla to Diagnol. Shops open at 0900 or 1000 and close again for an extended lunch, between 1330 and 1600 or 1700. In the evening, shops shut at 2000 or 2030.

The area of Diagonal, in the high part of the city, is another interesting shopping area. Here we find two department stores, along with the most famous designers boutiques in Barcelona.

Between the Plaça de Catalunya and C. Portaferrissa and along Av. Portal de l Ángel, an important shopping area can be found, including two department stores and many shops selling fashions, accessories and other articles.

Els Encants is an open-air market specializing in objects both of little value as well as collectors items and antiques. It is held in the Plaça de les Glories on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from sunrise to sunset.

The metro is the easiest way to get around the city. Barcelona s Metro system consists of five main lines; it crisscrosses the city more frequently and with greater efficiency than the bus network. Two commuter trains also service the city, fanning out to the suburbs. Service is Monday to Friday from 5am to 11pm, Saturday from 5am to 1am, and Sunday and holidays from 6am to 1am.

Buses in the city run daily from approximately 0630 until approximately 2200. The network is extensive and almost all services run through Plaça de Catalunya, Plaça Urquinaona or Plaça de la Universitat.

There are 11,000 yellow-and-black registered taxis operating in the city. Not only available on the street, taxis can also be booked in advance. Reliable companies include Radio Taxi and Servitaxi.

Moti Mahal

Tandoor

La Bodegueta del Xampú,Champagne Bar
Gran Casino de Barcelona
Up And Down