A weekend in Barcelona
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Before you go
10 Catalan for beginners 12 Barcelona for beginners 14 Welcome to Barcelona
16 DIVENDRES/VIERNES/FRIDAY 18 A first impression 22 Five unmissable panoramas 24 Culinary Barcelona 26 Wining & dining
28 DISSABTE/SABADO/SATURDAY 30 The illustrious Barri Gòtic 34 Siestas for beginners 36 The atmospheric El Born 40 La Rambla: to go or not to go? 42 The many-sided El Raval
46 DIUMENGE/DOMINGO/SUNDAY 48 The legendary Sagrada Familia 52 Sunday, 1pm: La hora del vermut 54 The often-forgotten Hospital de Sant Pau 56 Five stunning Modernism complexes 58 Still some time left?
62 FESTAS/FIESTAS/PARTIES 64 Visca Barcelona 68 Index Platja Bogatell.
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70 Metro map