Barcelona in February

Look at what's offered on the official Barcelona TI site. I've taken a couple of their city walking tours and they were excellent. Monserrat is definitely weather-dependent but probably fine for hiking as long as it isn't actually raining, though it may not be terribly scenic if visibility is low. Runnerbean also has walking tours but their schedule is curtailed in February. There's a lot in Barcelona besides museums, including lots of Modernista architecture. The Gaudi sites are the most popular and well-known, but the Palau de la Musica is my favorite. Girona is an easy train ride away with a well-preserved medieval center. The Ayuntamiento (City Council) in Plaza Sant Jaume has a beautiful interior that is open to the public (and free) on Sundays from 10.00-1.30. Taste your way through La Boqueria market, eat lots of tapas. The rooftop tour of Santa Maria del Mar Church is very good.

You will have plenty to do. Most would think you do not have enough time. I think Montserrat is amazing. I was there in January and we spent the whole day and did do some hiking off the funicular. If you had more time, there are many lovely day trip options. I absolutely LOVE Girona which is an hour from Barcelona. We didn't go to any museums, but we did go to Park Guell, Casa Mila, La Sagrada Familia and would highly recommend those places (and get advance tickets!) We also did a lot of walking and enjoyed time in the Gothic area (and the cathedral), Block of Discord (with the modernista architecture), Ramblas (especially the Boqueria) and even in January we enjoyed a quick visit at Barceloneta. We also walked into and around the Palau de la Música Catalana. There was much we didn't do that would have been enjoyable.

I also recommend Casa Battlo!

We really enjoyed walking in Barcelona last time we were there. Some of the boulevards in the Eixemple area are wide and tree-lined, with a pedestrian path in the middle, well separated from traffic.

Two walks we did:

From our hotel near Plaça Catalunya, we walked down Las Ramblas to the port, turned right, and hiked up Montjuic through a cactus garden. At the top, we visited the Olympic pool and walked past the Moro museum but did not go in. Then down the north side to Plaça D'Espanya and found a place for lunchnin the bullring converted to a shopping mall. Then back along Gran Via (one of the tree-lined boulevards) to the University, which we explored a bit before heading back to our hotel.

Another day we walked down to the port through the narrow twisty streets of Barri Gotic and El Born. At the water we turned left and walked along the beachfront all the way to the Gehri sculpture, then wound our way back.

If you do decide to go on Lola's recommended beachfront walk, to Gehry’s Golden Fish statue, close by to the statue, on the Port Olímpic, you will find a pretty good Paella restaurant called La Barca del Salamanca. The place has a pretty good (and very reasonably priced) 3-course set lunch (Menu del Dia) during the weekdays which includes, Paella, Arroz Negro, or Fideuà among many things. I went back there last month and the place still holds up. It was packed with mostly locals. Ask for a table outside, if the weather is good ;)

Thank you for your wonderful suggestions