Spain
Barcelona: when to go, how much to budget
Sea and modernisme in the same day, with crowds that make the choice of dates decisive.
- Gaudí’s work
- The Gothic Quarter
- The city beaches
At a glance
- Currency
- EUR
- For €1
- 1 EUR
- Price level
- 65% of the US level
- Language
- espagnol
- Time zone
- Europe/Madrid
- From Paris
- BCN · 1 h 35 flight
Barcelona in a few lines
Barcelone est la capitale administrative et économique de la Catalogne, de la province de Barcelone, de la comarque du Barcelonès ainsi que de son aire et de sa région métropolitaines, en Espagne. Barcelone est la deuxième ville d'Espagne au regard de la population, de l'économie et des activités, la onzième ville de l'Union européenne et la sixième en incluant sa banlieue : en 2023, 5,32 millions de personnes vivaient dans l'agglomération barcelonaise. La majeure partie des municipalités adjacentes sont en outre rassemblées dans l'aire métropolitaine de Barcelone.
When to go
Measured recordsOver the last three full years, the mildest months are April, June, November — highs between 18 and 27 °C, and few rainy days.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15 °C | 5 °C | 19 mm | 4 |
| February | 15 °C | 6 °C | 38 mm | 7 |
| March | 17 °C | 9 °C | 74 mm | 9 |
| April | 19 °C | 10 °C | 66 mm | 7 |
| May | 21 °C | 13 °C | 66 mm | 11 |
| June | 27 °C | 19 °C | 41 mm | 7 |
| July | 29 °C | 21 °C |
Public holidays in 2026
OfficialMuseums and public offices often close on these days, and transport is busy.
- 1 January 2026Año Nuevo
- 6 January 2026Día de Reyes / Epifanía del Señor
- 28 February 2026Día de Andalucía
- 1 March 2026Dia de les Illes Balears
- 2 April 2026Jueves Santo
- 3 April 2026Viernes Santo
- 6 April 2026Lunes de Pascua
- 23 April 2026Día de Castilla y León
- 23 April 2026San Jorge (Día de Aragón)
- 1 May 2026Fiesta del trabajo
- 2 May 2026Fiesta de la Comunidad de Madrid
- 17 May 2026Día das Letras Galegas
- 30 May 2026Día de Canarias
- 31 May 2026Día de la Región Castilla-La Mancha
- 4 June 2026Corpus Christi
- 9 June 2026Día de La Rioja
Formalities and practicalities
Entry requirements unavailable.
For guidance only. Entry requirements also depend on the purpose and length of the stay, passport validity and sometimes the transit country — none of which this table knows. Before buying a ticket, check the official advice page of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, which alone is authoritative.
- Power sockets
- Europlug, Schuko
- Voltage
- 230 V
- Dialling code
- +34
Top 20 to see
MeasuredThe 20 most-read places on Wikipedia over the last sixty days, among those you can visit within a few kilometres of the centre.
- 1Sagrada Famíliabasilique catholique romaine monumentale en construction depuis 1882 situé à Barcelone, Catalogne, Espagne · 58,206 views
- 2Camp Noustade de football à Barcelone · 13,193 views
- 3Parc Güellparc de Barcelone, une des réalisations de l'architecte catalan Antoni Gaudí · 6,311 views
- 4Tibidabomontagne espagnole · 1,716 views
- 5Stade olympique Lluís-Companys
What to see
VerifiableEvery place has a Wikipedia page, so its existence can be checked.
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- monument
- religious
- museum
- neighbourhood
- nature
- market
- culture
Getting around
MappedLines actually mapped within 7 km, read from OpenStreetMap. For timetables and fares, the operator’s website is the reference.
- Metro14 lines
- Metro de Barcelona
- Tram6 lines
- Trambesòs · Trambaix
- Urban and regional trains34 lines
- Rodalies de Catalunya · Metro del Baix Llobregat · Renfe Alvia
- Funiculars3 lines
- Metro del Vallès · Barcelona de Serveis Municipals · Metro de Barcelona
- Boats and ferries8 lines
- Grimaldi Lines · Baleària
- Buses274 lines
- Autoritat del Transport Metropolità de l'Àrea de Barcelona · exprés.cat · Sagalés
- Bike share639 stations
- bicing · AMBici
Where to eat
Customer reviewsRestaurants rated by their customers on Google Maps: at least 4/5 and 30 reviews. Check opening hours and certification on the listing before you go.
Top rated
- Fa Patxoca4.8/5
Mediterranean restaurant · €20–30 · 8,509 reviews · Website ↗
- Sr. Ceviche4.8/5
Latin American restaurant · €20–30 · 7,726 reviews · Website ↗
- Restaurant BelleBuòn4.8/5
Italian restaurant · €20–30 · 5,991 reviews · Website ↗
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