Barcelona after May 9th Basque tour

Posted by carrie17m on 04/04/25 05:47 PM

Barcelona “off the beaten track” questions. We’re looking forward to our 12th RS tour of the Basque region May 9th-17th! Afterwards we’re heading to Barcelona for a week on our own and wondering what to do? We’ve been to Barcelona for our 1st RS tour in 2012 - in the good ole days when it was 3 weeks and included Morocco. So we’ve done all the main attractions. Thanks in advance for your sage advice.

Mucho Gracias
Carrie
PS ~ what was your favorite San Sebastián restaurant for a 5-star lunch?

Posted by Laurie Ann

Chicago, IL, USA

04/04/25 06:31 PM

544 posts

Two things in Barcelona we especially enjoyed that are not necessarily mainstream:

https://www.barcelona.cat/museuhistoria/ca/patrimonis/els-espais-del-museu/el-call Museum of the Jewish Quarter

http://santamariadelmarbarcelona.org/ Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar (if you have time in advance I recommend this historical fiction novel about it "Cathedral of the Sea" by by Ildefonso Falcones)

Enjoy the planning!

Posted by carrie17m OP

04/04/25 06:37 PM

4 posts

Thank you, I’ll add these to the list!
C

Posted by Buffalo

Ohio

04/05/25 03:44 PM

106 posts

Day trip to Montserrat.

Posted by carrie17m OP

04/05/25 05:33 PM

4 posts

Agreed! In 2012 we took the train (and got lost;) so had limited time there. This time we hired a guide/photographer to pick us up at 7AM, he’ll take us to Monserrat, then 3 stops in Costa Brava, returning at 7:30PM!
C

Posted by Patty

Used to be Steilacoom, now it’s Las Vegas

04/06/25 02:46 PM

2364 posts

Assuming by “all the main attractions” you meant La Sagrada Familia, Parc Guell, Picasso Museum?
We were in Barcelona for 6 days pre-My Way Spain and here’s our list:

Barcelona Cathedral
Fredric Mares Museum
MUBHA - Barcelona History Museum
Palau Guell
Maritime Museum
Sant Pau Recinte Modernista
Food lovers Tapas tour
Spanish Civil War Tour
La Pedrera
Montjuic Castle
Fundacio Joan Miro
Olympic Stadium & Village
Museum of Catalan Art (didn’t actually get to see as it was closed for May 1st)
Palau de la Musica Catalana
Santa Caterina Market
El Cortes Ingles department store rooftop

Posted by carrie17m OP

04/06/25 02:57 PM

4 posts

Brilliant list Patty, thank you!
C