Barcelona: Hotels and Accommodation

Park Güell has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984. In and near Barcelona, there are also seven World Heritage Sites created by Antoni Gaudí.

If you would like to find and book a hotel for your stay in Barcelona, this is a separate step alongside selecting the sights to visit.

Culture and History

The Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The complex comprises twelve pavilions surrounded by green spaces and connected by one kilometre of underground galleries. During a visit, the Casa de Operaciones and the Pabellón de San Rafael can be visited; they feature a historical reconstruction and the exhibition “Paciente y médico, de la narración a la objetividad”.

The Basilica of the Sagrada Família is still under construction. The Palau de la Música Catalana was built between 1905 and 1908 by Lluís Domènech i Montaner as the home of the Orfeó Català. It is an important work of Catalan Modernisme and a concert hall recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. For more than a hundred years, its concert hall has been an important venue for symphonic and choral symphonic music in Barcelona.

Thematic routes through Barcelona lead from the city’s origins as a Roman colony to its modern character.

Museums and Gardens

The MNAC is located in the Palau Nacional de Montjuïc, which was built for the 1929 International Exhibition. At the main entrance, the MNAC has two ramps; most areas of the museum are accessible to people with reduced mobility. The museum also provides tactile tables with audio descriptions for a selection of paintings, sculptures and goldsmith’s works in its collection.

The Parc del Laberint d'Horta is a historic garden with a maze created from cypress hedges and Barcelona’s oldest surviving garden. Guided tours with commentary explain the history of the garden. The Parc del Laberint d'Horta is also accessible to visitors with reduced mobility.

The Museu Marítim is located in the Reales Atarazanas, an important Gothic civil building. The Museu Marítim’s “Atarazanas y galeras” exhibition displays items from the MMB collections on the history of the Reales Atarazanas, building models, galley models, as well as audiovisual and interactive elements.

The Poble Espanyol is an open-air museum with craft workshops. The Fundació Joan Miró houses more than 14,000 works.

Nature

Park Güell is a green space characterised by biodiversity. It offers areas for relaxing and meeting, surrounded by nature and biodiversity, for outdoor activities.

The Museu de la Ciència CosmoCaixa is a science communication centre in Barcelona with educational activities and dynamic programmes. The Bosque Inundado at CosmoCaixa reconstructs an ecosystem from the Amazon region of Santarém in Brazil. It is a 1,000-square-metre section of tropical rainforest where visitors can discover some animal and plant species typical of the Amazon.

Coast

Barcelona’s beaches are accessible to people with reduced mobility. Barcelona’s coast has 28 Blue Flag beaches. Activities such as kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding and catamaran trips are available in Barcelona.

Getting Around

Several high-speed rail lines connect Barcelona with the rest of Spain and France; there is also an extensive network of commuter trains.

Barcelona’s public transport network comprises the metro, tram, buses and FGC. Within the city, the metro, tram and FGC are considered simple and sustainable means of transport.

Additional destinations for your planning are Berga, Fígols, Saldes, Vallcebre, Castellar Del Riu, L'espunyola, Cercs and Girona.

For the overarching travel overview: Catalonia.