Best of Barcelona

by Lonely Planet

* In-the-know reviews of the city's hippest restaurants, bars and accommodation options * Easy-to-use foldout maps and walking tours make rambling through Barcelona simple * In-depth shopping guide... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1740594754
• ISBN13: 9781740594752
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.3" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

You will fall in love with Barcelona with the help of this book....

We're a 20 something couple who loves to travel backpack style on a budget. We don't stay in hostels, but we definitely don't spend a lot on hotels since really, you're only sleeping there.[...] I've visited Barcelona before and it's definitely in my top 3 favorites. This book helped me remember my favorite places so I could take my boyfriend as well as introduced me to new spots for us to discover together. I personally love all the gaudi spots, like parc Guell,Casa Batlló(my favorite), Casa Milà(La Pedrera), and going to the top of the Sagrada Familia was definitely one of the highlights of our trip. Also worth a visit: Palau de la Música Catalana, the music palace. Just the stained glass ceiling alone is epic, but the history of the place was really interesting too. If you've got time to burn, take a walk around Parc De La Ciutadella. As far I could tell, this is the city park. Some awesome sites in the park such as the Cascada, a gigantic waterfall/monument which a young Gaudi helped construct. If you're looking to help your tired feet, rent a boat on the artificial lake farther into the park. Anyway! We've used these slim lonely planet books for cities all over Spain, Italy and Portugal. They are amazing. I first got them on a trip to Italy, since we were visiting a few cities I hadn't been before. They were such an integral part of why we enjoyed ourselves so much, so I absolutely had to get them for our next trip to Spain and Portugal. The books are very compact and fit in my tiny day bag(which just about houses my small camera, chapstick and a few other odds and ends). It was really all we needed when we ventured out every day. It has GREAT maps, about 5 different maps per book. And they're not gigantic, so thankfully you will not be the 'obvious tourist' which is something that I get very concerned about. I don't want to be the stereotypical American blocking off a sidewalk while staring at a map that's 2x5. Each map concentrates on a different section of the city, so you can see specific streets and points of interest. I usually read thru these books page by page to decide my daily itinerary before we leave for our trip. I cross reference them with other guides and websites, to make sure I won't be skipping anything crucial. I made notes on the pages and highlight parts of the maps so that I can easily find things I am going to. An indispensable aspect of these books is not only does it at least give you an idea of pricing, if not the exact amount, but it tells student/senior pricing as well as hours and even hours for different seasons if the point of interests breaks down that way. We always knew when something was open or closed so there was never wasted time walking to something and finding it closed or just about to be closed. When you're in a city for a short amount of time, that is VERY important!! There is also a wide variety of color pictures, which I really like. It gives me a better idea of if i want to visit that

Awesome book Great Advice.

I got this book to go with me to while I studied abroad in Barcelona. It was a lifesaver. It has great condensed information with this highlights thing at the beginning with some incredible maps in the front/back cover. While it doesn't have every last activity for the traveler it has a solid list to start with and for the price you could buy a streetwise or other map for like $10 or you can invest a little more and get a map and a book. It also makes it nice that this book is pocket sized I mean not jeans pocket but any reasonable coat or purse it will fit easily. No more of the 20 pound travel book occupying an entire backpack. It really is great.