Words that come to mind when I think of Barcelona: football (soccer), the beach, tapas, wine, Picasso, partying, Gaudi, skateboarding, warm weather, and backpackers.

Tapas and wine at Quimet and Quimet.

La Sagrada Familia

Spanish street performer.

Sailboats in the marina.

Sculpture by Roy Lichtenstein.

A beautiful day for a photo shoot.

Winter surfing

Casa Mila by Antoni Gaudi

Lionel Messi prepares to enter the match for FC Barcelona.

Meat for sale at Boqueria Market on La Rambla
Dave is the Founder and Editor in Chief of Go Backpacking and Feastio. He's been to 66 countries and lived in Colombia and Peru. Read the full story of how he became a travel blogger.
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Barcelona enthusiast
Tuesday 20th of July 2010
If you are coming to Barcelona, the Sagrada Familia is a must see! Though it willtake another 10-20 years to be finished, the interior is expected to be completed this year!
dvsdreams
Sunday 16th of May 2010
We loved Barcelona, it had one of the coolest pieces of art I've seen in Europe. Parc Guell is a garden complex with architectural elements situated on the hill of el Carmel in the Grà cia. Their http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Güell doesn't do it justice! A great park with statues, tile work, viewpoints, it's like being in a piece of artwork on the wall. Truly cool.
dvsdreams
Saturday 15th of May 2010
We loved Barcelona, it had one of the coolest pieces of art I've seen in Europe. Parc Guell is a garden complex with architectural elements situated on the hill of el Carmel in the Grà cia. Their http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Güell doesn't do it justice! A great park with statues, tile work, viewpoints, it's like being in a piece of artwork on the wall. Truly cool.
GlobalButterfly
Friday 7th of May 2010
Ahhhh, I want to visit there SO bad. Seriously, I'm dying to get there and even more so after seeing these photos (minus the meat one, haha).
camorose
Friday 7th of May 2010
I'm in the midst of planning a trip to Spain and Barcelona is the first trip on my list! I'll be using these photos as recommendations of what absolutely needs to be done :)
Dave
Saturday 8th of May 2010
Christine - there's a lot to do in Barcelona, and I'm sure it's even more fun when it's warm.