Barcelona

I will be going on a day trip to Montserrat in July. There are lots of places. You can search previous posts about Barcelona. If lucky, Enric will comment as he is a wealth of information on Barcelona.

I went to Girona for a day. I considered also going to Figueres (Dali museum) for a day but couldn't bring myself to leave Barcelona for 2 entire days. The train goes through Girona to Figueres, but because of the Dali museum hours, I wasn't able to work both sites into a single day trip.

There are other good choices if you are going in beach weather (I wasn't).

What do you want to do/see? There are beach towns, a mountain monastery, a Medieval city, art, cava wine tasting, a Roman city of ruins, etc...

Car or public transit?

We can help you better if you give us some specifics.

@Douglas, i will not be travelling by car. I will be open to options for a day trip by rail or bus. I would be interested in scenery and finding out about the rich culture of barcelona. I would be open to anything that is worth visiting :)

SOME IDEAS FOR AN EXCURSION OUT OF THE CITY (by public transportation: train or bus)
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GIRONA : http://infocatalonia.eu/w/aj5on
FIGUERES : http://infocatalonia.eu/w/gLjZv -note this and Girona are very close
SITGES : http://infocatalonia.eu/w/ibDWG
MONTSERRAT : http://infocatalonia.eu/w/lOODr
BESALÚ: http://infocatalonia.eu/w/2MR8p
TARRAGONA : http://infocatalonia.eu/w/IltXs
VIC : http://infocatalonia.eu/w/qtmGR
ROSES: http://infocatalonia.eu/w/P10rx
TOSSA DE MAR: http://infocatalonia.eu/w/AMRJo
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or perhaps attending an event ( http://www.infocatalonia.eu/w/category/events/ ) or "festa major" ( http://www.infocatalonia.eu/w/2013/12/17/what-is-a-festa-major/ ) somewhere in the region can be another great option to immerse yourself in Catalan culture.
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If you prefer more traditional text-based advice:
http://catalunya.com/ -Catalonia’s Tourism Agency
http://www.barcelonaturisme.com/ -Barcelona’s Tourism Agency
http://en.costabrava.org/ -Costa Brava Tourism Agency
http://www.baixemporda-costabrava.org/en/
http://www.lleidatur.com/ -Lleida and Pyrenees-Aran Tourism Agency
http://www.visitpirineus.com/ -Pyrenees-Aran Tourism Agency
http://www.turismeamposta.cat/en -Terres de l’Ebre Tourism Agency
http://www.bcn.cat/ -Barcelona City Council
http://www.girona.cat/turisme/eng/index.php -Girona City Council
http://www.tarragonaturisme.cat/ -Tarragona City Council
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Enjoy!

PS: Note that Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, a region full of history and tradition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalonia

Thank you Enric for taking your time to give valuable advice to us novices visiting Barcelona! You always give the most detailed information and are most appreciated even if no one thanks you. I do thank you. Gracias señor!

hahaha, thanks. Father used to say: if you don't have anything useful to say, best not to say anything.

thank you all for the useful information. Sorry for he late reply as i didnt get internet access :)