I will be in Barcelona for one week this coming August and am trying to put together an itinerary--I know that in many cities/countries, certain days are not good for certain things, and that some places stay open late and/or close early on certain days of the week. i particularly appreciate the pages dedicated to this topic in the Rick Steves books--i have both the Paris and London books and that section has been the most helpful in my trip planning. Sadly, there is no Rick Steves Barcelona book (though I've checked out the Barcelona section in his Spain book) SO...basically what I'm looking for is advice on when to do what--or, maybe even more importantly, when to NOT do what. i'm traveling on my own and so don't really want to have a lot of down time.
my travel plans are as follows: arrive in Barcelona around 3:00 on a monday. leave barcelona early in the morning the FOLLOWING monday. so i have six full days, tuesday through sunday to plan. i'd like to get in at least two trips out of the city (i'm thinking montserrat and maybe a beach town near by).