Barcelona in general > Reviews

Advantages: ooh... far too many
Disadvantages: the usual... don't forget to keep watching out for your wallet etc... tourists are so vulnerable

I went to Barcelona last June, expecting it to be hot, touristy, and really not my kind of city. But I was pleasantly surprised. Although it was hot almost the whole time we were there, it wasn't unbearable, and made a nice change from the weather we have here in the UK. We stayed in a 3 star hotel, close to one of the metro stops, which was great for getting to the centre of the city. The hotel itself was okay, the rooms were fairly big and the ... Read review

Advantages: architecture, food, scenery, transport
Disadvantages: petty street crime

I was in Barcelona for a 4 day trip last month and what an absolutely gorgeous city it is. It helped of course that it was in the upper 20s temperature wise, even though it was towards the end of October. Beats the single figure temperature in Scotland any day! It was part of a package deal through citybreaks.co.uk but there are so many cheap flights through various carriers that it would be easy to make it a very cheap & cheerful few days staying ... Read review

Advantages: So much to see
Disadvantages: Finding somewhere to stay

Barcelona is only 2-hour flight away and the fare including tax is only around £100 or less... What are you doing this weekend? Come to the beautiful seafront of Barcelona and enjoy the gentle sea breeze of Mediterranean Sea. You can even ride a cable car over the modern habour of Barcelona. It will take you to the clean sandy beaches (St Sebastia) just beyond the habour. The cable car also goes to a hill (Montjuic) where you'll find the vast Olympic ... Read review

Advantages: Great architecture and so so much to do
Disadvantages: street crime

A weekend in Barcelona is just not long enough. There is so much to do! As you'd expect from the home of Gaudi, it's full of culture for all those art and architechure lovers. You must see the Sagrada Familia. One of Gaudi's most famous buildings, it was not completed in his lifetime so men and machines are still at work today. Other must sees are the Cathedral in the Gothic Quarter and the Casa Mila. You can enter the cathedral at certain times, ... Read review

Advantages: gorgeous climate, quick and easy to get too and has something to offfer everyone
Disadvantages: language barrier could be an issue and isn't ideal for a beach holiday

I have only visited Barcelona once, just over a year ago, with a group of my closest friends. I organised, and booked, a week long break for me and 8 of my closest friends to Barcelona in July 2004, and I have never had a more enjoyable holiday. There is so much to say about Barcelona that it is hard to know where to start, but the most obvious point I suppose would be the travel links and it's accessibility as a location. Well personally I found ... Read review

Advantages: great cultural diversity and cosmopolitan
Disadvantages: none

...they have about Spain - Barcelona is another world! As you might know Barcelona is situated in Catalunya (Spain is divided in many regions and Catalunya is one of them). Each region has their own cultural background, customs, traditions and some speak other languages. Catalunya is very different from the rest of the regions in Spain and Barcelona is its capital. If you went to Barcelona and were expecting to see some bullfighting or flamenco ... Read review

Advantages: lots to see, lots to do.....
Disadvantages: pick pockets and not being able to speak Spanish..

I had preconceived ideas about Barcelona being a very middle, upper class city and a reputation not unlike that of St Tropez. In reality, it is a thriving cosmopolitan mixture of artistic, architectural, cultural influence where all walks of life coincide. Go to the Placa Reial – a tree-lined Square in the centre of town – bustling with tourists, expensive diners, clubbers, barflies, street performers and dodgy geezers (and lots of people trying to ... Read review

Advantages: So much to do.. Fantastic City
Disadvantages: Pick Pockets... and not enough time to do everything!

...While on your visit to Barcelona this is a must see place. It is so different to anything I've seen, lined with small shops/stalls selling a variety of things, from flowers and birds to those little souvenirs we all like to take home. Also while you walk down La Rambla you will see many human statues dressed in costumes of all colours of the rainbow. Some will even give a display if you put a few coins into their pot. Situated at the bottom of La ... Read review

Advantages: An historic, atmospheric, exciting, culturally bombarded, beautiful city
Disadvantages: The heat can be extreme

...gardens, beside the port. Barcelona of course is emersed in culture, with the Gaudi buildings, the fantastic Gaudi park (though I advise you go in the late afternoon or early morning or the heat can be unbearable) and the nearby Picasso museum. Even if you are not a Picasso fan, go here and you may well be converted by the assuaging pictures from his blue period. Then a short train ride from Barcelona will take you along the coast, to deserted sandy ... Read review

Advantages: Everything you could wish for - diversity.
Disadvantages: Pick-pockets in some areas, and too hot in August

Barcelona is one of the richest cultural cities in Europe, with something for everyone, from the art enthusiast who would appreciate the Gaudí architecture to the football fanatic for whom a visit to the Nou Camp is like a trip to Mecca. If you have never been to Barcelona, I would recommend you do so. Having lived there for a year, I can honestly say I have never been anywere like it, nor have I yet seen the half of it! It has the beach, the mountains, ... Read review

Advantages: Some good buildings
Disadvantages: polluted, dirty, fur and bones

Barcelona!!!! So good, somebody wrote a song about it. Well at least that's what I thought! I had heard so many brilliant reviews, and I was expecting a lot from this city. I myself am an architecture student, and was interested in seeing the work of Antonio Gaudi there. Well, the architecture was dissapointing. Finding them, and your general way about the city was a nightmare! That was just one problem. We hadn't realised how dirty and polluted the ... Read review

Advantages: Beautiful
Disadvantages: Can get booked up accommodation wise

...things, it's so high up), Barcelona has it all and a coast to boot. Stay in the Barrio Gothic, where the streets are so narrow you can practically shake hands with the person opposite out of the window, drink your cafe con leche (milky coffee) in the cafe de la opera on the rambelas and just hang. The picasso museum is a must as is the surreal Parc Guell... words fail me, just go see for yourself ... Read review