What better to do on Valentine’s weekend than visit the party town of Spain? A friend and I spent 5 nights in Barcelona from Monday till Saturday. Everyday was jam packed with activities all thanks to OneFam Hostels. We stayed at the Les Courts branch and I couldn’t recommend it even more. There are 5 sister branches which all meet up for activities together. Our stay included free vegetarian dinner every night, walking tours every day and pub crawls at night. The volunteers come from all over the world and they’re really friendly. The showers are clean (the water pressure is better than my own shower at home) and the rooms are great, equipped with lockers (bring your own padlock) and curtains.
Something to remember about Barcelona is the city-tax of €5+ per person per day in Barcelona.
I joined 2 tip-based tours this trip, one was the Kickstarter tour around the Gothic quarter of Barcelona and the next was a tour around the area of Arc de Triompf. I loved the Arc de Triompf one!
The Picasso Museum has free entries on Wednesday and Thursdays for students and reduced prices (half off) for adults after 4pm. It was such a good exhibition, one you definitely won’t want to miss out on.
La Sagrada Familia and Parc Güell are by the famous architect Gaudi but tickets must be bought online. There’s also a few Casa’s by Gaudi which are so worth a visit. These unique architectural places really give Barcelona it’s charms.
There’s also Barceloneta Beach which is a lovely place to watch sunset. Port Vell is a walk away as well and there’s plenty of places to sunbathe or enjoy a drink by the water. The beach side clubs and bars include, the Mood, the Room, Shôko, Opium and Pacha. You can get free entry on certain nights if you reside under One Fam.
Montjuic Park is a lovely walk. There’s a museum on the top of the hill too.
Barcelona is quite a walkable city but the metro system is so great. T-casual is a ticket that is valid for 10 trips, bus or metro. Hola Barcelona is valid for unlimited trips for 24/48/72 hours, however not including night buses. Normal trips are €2.60 per trip. You can also get a monthly Barcelona pass for only €20+ which is definitely your best option if your trip is more than 3 days. The metro is very conveniently connected via underground tunnels, so you can easily change metro lines without ever having to tap out of the metro.
What are you waiting for? Book that trip to Barcelona because Barcelona is waiting for you!
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