Plaça Catalunya (Barcelona) > Reviews

Advantages: A great place to start the day as almost everything is in the one place.
Disadvantages: Have to be constantly Wary of Pick Pockets

...top buses we came across Plaça De Catalunya. A few people had mentioned to me that La Rambla was the place where everything seemed to happen in Barcelona and as the Plaça De Catalunya was at the top of La Rambla this seemed like it would be the place to come back to and from that moment on, every time we got a taxi into the centre we headed straight here. This huge square is probably the pivotal area of the city, with a lot of the through city ... Read review

Advantages: Accessibility; Fountains
Disadvantages: Pigeons; Pickpockets

...the mighty La Rambla. Getting to Plaça Catalunya is never a problem. Aside from the various forms of shuttle transport and relaxing strolls down La Rambla, Catalunya is the city's nearest equivalent to King's Cross station - no less than 3 of Barcelona's 4 metro lines pass through the hub, meaning that you'll be there at some point, whether you want to or not! On a general note, the metro system is fast and very easy to navigate around. Stations ... Read review

Advantages: The position of the Spanish Square
Disadvantages: Can think of none

The Placa de Catalunya is at the top of Le Ramblas, old Barcelona’s main road. It is right in the centre of the city and like the old with the new. When I was there this is ‘the’ place to start of your day of sight seeing. It is the joining point for many attraction filled roads. It has the tourist office there which can come in useful I can tell you as there are so many places you can go from this starting point. Every morning ... Read review