Barcelona

by Lonely Planet, Damien Simonis

Bordered by Mediterranean beaches and packed with beguiling architecture and stunning art, Barcelona is the Catalan capital of cool. Whether you're here for the world-renowned restaurants, funky tapas haunts, lively festivals, or to find your favourites among the traditional bodegas, cocktail lounges and late, late clubs - our insider's take on every aspect of the city is all you need for a smart and stylish stay. o EXPLORE the backstreets of the most distinctive neighbourhoods with our easy-to-follow walking tours and detailed colour maps
o SHOP IN STYLE with our area-by-area guide to the city's retail treats
o DRINK IT ALL IN - follow our resident author to the hottest nightspots
o SLEEP WELL in hostels by the beach or the hippest boutique hotels
o GET OUT OF TOWN - sip cava in the Pened's, tour medieval Girona or seek out the hidden gems of the Costa Brava

Genres: Travel, Reference, Nonfiction, Spain, Own

306 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1999

About the author

OUR STORY
A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the world’s leading travel guide publisher with content to almost every destination on the planet.

Reviews

[patrycja polczyk · Rating 2 out of 5]

It took me forever to finish this and I'm not sure if it's because I didn't feel like reading or if it's because the book was boring. It's a guidebook, not a super read, but guidebooks can be fun, too. This one wasn't. I'm not sure if I want to visit Barcelona after reading this, but I might change my mind. Anyway, it wasn't the best read. Adios!

[Mag · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't find everything I needed to find when in Barcelona, but it was useful especially that my iPhone did not work.

[Camilla C. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Abbastanza completa

[Ietrio · Rating 3 out of 5]

A guide like many others. Nothing special about it. But Barcelona has so much to offer, this guide sucks less than others.

[Zina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very helpful in planning my trip to Barcelona!

[Joanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Out of all guide books to Barcelona, this seems to have the most to offer.

[Stephen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Barcelona comes over as a very interesting city in this thorough guide, and I learned a lot more about Gaudi and Catalan Modernism. I also found that Barcelona is indeed a place I would very much like to visit. I already knew about the as yet incomplete Sagrada Família, but did not realise how much more of Barcelona owes its form to Gaudi.

There was also a very interesting history of Barcelona which was also a history of the Catalan people. This led a lot of background to the current hot topic of Catalan independence.

This would be an excellent guide for anyone wishing to visit Barcelona, and a good all round guide for anyone wanting to know more about the city.

[Niklas Pivic · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was informative, well-written and contained a lot of helpful info, but the bit about La Rambla being a good place to start is not my cup of tea at all. All in all: useful info, but being 35 years of age without kids, I loved Unlike Barcelona (the site's named that) and their helpful, updated info.

[Giuseppe · Rating 2 out of 5]

Guida più per ristoranti, bar e negozi che della città.
Risente inoltre, per noi italiani, del fatto che gli autori sono anglo americani e quindi poco rispondenti ai nostri gusti culinari.
Unico pregio: è aggiornata

[Elena · Rating 3 out of 5]

Anticipo dicendo che non sono un'amante delle lonelyplanet e questa probabilmente è l'ultima che prenderò.
Carina, ben fatta la parte sulla città, inclusi i segmenti sulla storia, gli stili architettonici e gli artisti. Buona organizzazione e spiegazioni chiare

[Grimy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Used an older version. Lonely Planet = mediocre.

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

TimeOut had better info re daytrips, esp Sitges & Tarragona. TimeOut also had a better Spanish/Catalan glossary. Why do I keep buying Lonely Planet??

[Stacey]

Bought this for A holiday to Barca in 2007 and was invaluble,I found where I had my wedding reception in this book!

[Theut · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ottima ed esaustiva, l'ennesima "prova sul campo" verrà fatta a brevissimo!

[Ananda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Davvero una guida valida, provata sul campo!