OUR BARCELONA VIDEO COLLECTION
Barcelona Introduction: Complete, rapid summary of the city.
Boqueria and Park Güell: Many Gothic Quarter lanes are pedestrians only: Plaça Neri, Plaça dei Pi, Mercat de la Boqueria, then Park Güell.
Bus Tour and Tapas: Followed by an evening stroll through the Gothic Quarter.
Casa Batlló: By Gaudí, looks alive with curved lines and organic shapes. Visit the main room with its large curved window, then the rooftop with its ceramic dragon.
Casa Milà: By Gaudí. Visit inside for exhibits about his work, then the rooftop observation deck with views across the city.
Catalan Castells: This acrobatic test of human strength and balance builds human towers nine levels high!
Catalonia History: A proud history of independence.
Cathedral and Palace: Catedral de la Seu, Royal Palace, Plaça Sant Jaume, street music.
Day One: Gothic Quarter, Ramblas, Plaça de Catalunya, Cathedral, Royal Palace, Plaça de St. Jaume, Carrer de Ferran, Plaça Neri, Plaça dei Pi, Plaça Reial.
Day Two: Mercat de la Boqueria, Park Güell, Sagrada Família, bus tour, Plaça de Catalunya, dinner and evening walk, Carrer d'Avinyó.
Day Three: Plaça de Catalunya, Casa Batlló, Casa Milà, Eixample, MACBA Museum of Contemporary Art, Sant Pere, Carrer dels Corders.
Eating and Drinking: Tapas bars, restaurants, Santa Caterina food market and restaurant Cuines, Arcano, Montiel, Bar del Pla, Mercat de la Boqueria.
Eixample: Extension district built with fine urban planning — broad boulevards lined with sidewalk cafes, stylish shops, good landscaping, and handsome apartments.
Gothic Quarter Walk: Plaça Sant Jaume, Plaça de Sant Josep Oriol, the Rambla, Les Quinze Nits, Carrer de Jaume, Barcelona Cathedral, Plaça Reial.
Gothic Quarter Walking Tour: Carrer de Ferran, Plaça de Sant Jaume, Plaça Neri, Carrer Portaferrissa, Carrer dels Banys Nous, Plaça Pi, Plaça Reial, Carrer Avinyó, Rambla.
Gòtic Quarter: Featuring Carrer Ferran, tapas bar Mikel Etxea, Plaça Reial and the Cathedral, including the noisy geese in the cloister.
La Ribera and Beyond: Entering La Ribera, Carrer Montcada, Picasso Museum, Santa Maria del Mar gothic church, Passeig del Born, Carrer de l'Argenteria, the beach.
La Ribera Part 1: This trendy district includes the gothic church of Santa Maria del Mar, its massive interior second only to Barcelona Cathedral in size.
La Ribera Part 2: Casa Gispert roasts nuts in an original wood-fired oven dating to 1850. Carrer de Montcada, passing the Picasso Museum.
La Ribera Part 3: Mercat de Santa Caterina, food stalls and small restaurants, dinner in the superb Santa Caterina Cuines restaurant.
Los Caracoles: The oldest continuously family-operated restaurant in Barcelona, founded 1835, now in its fifth generation, serving Catalan-Mediterranean cuisine.
Mercat de la Boqueria: Barcelona's huge food market along the Rambla comes to life very early, from 6:00am when the first merchants arrive.
Mercè Festival: Castells: The Human Towers of Catalunya, with people standing on each other's shoulders 9 and 10 levels high.
Mercè Festival: Correfoc: Fire Run Parade — Dragons and Devils, thousands of people celebrating during the biggest festival of the year.
Mercè Festival: Opening Parade: The ceremonial parade that launches four days of city-wide celebration.
Museums: Royal Palace, Museu d'Història de Barcelona Roman basement, Museum Frederic Marès.
Parc de la Ciutadella: The main park of the city, on this day alive with dance, a food festival, and locals out in force.
Parc Güell: Colored ceramics, sculptures, sinuous benches, bizarre pavilions and curved paths winding through a lush garden setting.
Park Güell and Sagrada Família: Two of Barcelona's main attractions — Park Güell, then a bus ride to Sagrada Família for a detailed look at this extraordinary cathedral.
Rambla and Gothic Quarter: Plaça de Catalunya, Rambla, Gothic Quarter, Plaça Pi.
Ribera and Born Walking Tour: Palau de la Música Catalana, Sant Pere, Santa Maria del Mar, Parc de la Ciutadella, Arc de Triomf, tapas at Sagardi Argenteria.
Sagrada Família: A brief visit to the cathedral and a metro ride back to the center of town.
Sagrada Família: Detailed Visit: An in-depth look at Barcelona's number one attraction, the cathedral born from the imaginative mind of Antoni Gaudí.
Tapas: Visiting several tapas bars — quick, delicious and affordable; you control the meal by selecting from the variety lined up at the bar.