3 Days in BARCELONA - Gothic Quarter, Sagrada Familia, Best Food Market, Park Guell | Full Itinerary

[Music] this barcelona is a beautiful city to get yourself lost scattered throughout its gowdy architecture is the closest i've seen to a real-life fairy tale come true yet its gothic quarter hosts some of the best preserved medieval streets in europe this coupled with a picturesque coastline year-round weather and mouth-watering food make barcelona a great long weekend getaway in this video we'll be guiding you through our time here places we would recommend and ultimately how you can get the most from your trip if you're new here my wife and i make travel movies from around the world hoping you might just find your next holiday inspiration this is suitcase monkey spending three full days in barcelona our first full day in the city would be a busy one we had an early morning wake up so we could begin with la bocaria market often described as the world's best this market has dated back to the 1200s before we had time to fully explore this space however we made a beeline to el quim this countertop restaurant was the perfect hot breakfast on a mild november morning and this omelet in particular was excellent with several flavors bursting with every mouthful links for most spots we visit in this video will be linked in the description below along with our socials so please follow us for future trips as they happen originally starting life as a meat market its name derives from the catalan word for goat bock spilling out over 30 000 square feet its 250 plus traders will offer you everything from local fresh cuisines to international foods this is a must visit and i'd advise the early morning wake up to experience before its peak [Music] so i apologize for the hyperbole that i'm about to use but the sagrada familia was the most spectacular man-made wonder i've ever seen each of these sculptures and carvings tell their own story and all amount to a work of art work began 130 years ago and still continue to this day making it the only process that lasted longer than brexit the man behind this project was the modern architect and visionary antoni gowdy his one-of-a-kind style somehow seems both grounded in nature and physics but also coming straight out of a fairy tale and heading inside was the closest thing this atheist has had to having a religious experience [Music] the rest of the day was a case of hopping around from one place to the next following a quick lunch just outside sagrada familia we made our way to the gothic quarter a large mostly pedestrian area perfect for getting lost although now filled with trendy bars restaurants and boutique shops its history encompasses the oldest parts of barcelona it was the end of the first century when the city itself was founded by the romans the colony was named barcino and parts of the original roman wall can still be seen today [Music] we eventually found ourselves at the coastline here you'll find a cable car ride the famous w hotel if you really want to spend some money and of course plenty of bars and restaurants we rested over a beachside sangria in order to continue taking off those spanish to do's not content with just the drink we found this close by restaurant and dug into the other spanish staple the word paella actually translates to frying pan and is a mouth-watering mixture of rice shrimp prawns and mussels and this particular dish was about as good as it gets this is obviously a must eat dish in barcelona and we went to bed after a busy first day our hotel was pretty much in the center of the city within walking distance to sagrada familia one train ride away from the airport as well as some good local restaurants for lunch and breakfast i'll link to the hotel in the description below so you can check it out for yourselves but for us it was just what we wanted and i'd certainly recommend it our main stop today would be another of antoni gowdy's designs after being initially impressed with his sagrada familia it was park guell that turned me into a bit of a fanboy [Music] originally built as a private residential park in the early 1900s it became public property soon after being outdoors the architecture felt loose organic and playful and is a more unique enchanting place because of this this was when i started to associate fairy tales with his designs although most of the park space is free to enter the center is paid access and based on a time slot [Music] entry the view from here looks out over the city making one of the picture postcard shots of barcelona i plan on doing a separate video specifically covering practical tips for visiting barcelona so please subscribe for that and i'll link the video here once it's completed [Music] the remainder of our day was spent once again meandering around the gothic quarter whilst doing a bit of window shopping we stumbled across what would become my favorite lunch spot on this trip in some random alley this local bar restaurant felt really authentic and rural without an english menu we somehow managed to order this chorizo cooked right in front of our very eyes accompanying this was a rather large serving of mature hard cheese and these portions of bread lightly soaked in oil and tomato all three flavors mixed in various combinations were amazing on the palate and it was great just soaking up the atmosphere now full of cheese we burnt through some calories wandering up and down la rambla stretching over a kilometer this tree-lined pedestrian street is bursting with markets live performers food souvenir kiosks and unfortunately pickpockets it is a very busy place now full of tourists but has been a central hub of activity for centuries something we hadn't planned on doing for our last day was to visit casa bayou by now we were top level gowdy enthusiasts and only a five minute walk from our hotel it felt almost rude not to say hello this was a private building renovated by gowdy and sits as a showroom for his modernism style nowadays it looks like a set from the wizarding world of harry potter but once again it was a joy to explore your heart is the sun and it shines is it open where your heart is the sun and it shines says but they haven't just rested on their laurels here numerous rooms have had augmented reality added in literally bringing the house to life this would either show you what the house would have looked like to fully furnished or highlights its [Music] considering all of this is basically just a house it is a worthwhile attraction although upon exiting you will feel much shame for all those purchases you made from ikea we had only two more stops left before our time in barcelona would be almost over the monduik cable car climbed 750 metres in under 10 minutes providing great views of the city below then for our dramatic finale was the magic fountain with a surprising lack of card tricks it was a fitting climax to a magical long weekend if you want information around transport how to beat the queues more dining suggestions and money saving tips then stick around for our follow-up barcelona video and subscribe for more travel inspiration coming this year from london japan canada and vietnam thanks for watching suitcase monkey

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Length: 10min 16sec (616 seconds)

Published: Sat Feb 22 2020