Things to do on a girls trip to Barcelona

Barcelona has many sights and endless things to do, here are some of my favorite things to do in Barcelona. So you can enjoy your girls trip and really discover Barcelona together.

Park Güell

Park Güell is designed by Antoni Gaudi, Here you’ll find lots of works from Gaudi and in the mean time you can enjoy the beautiful views over Barcelona as well. If you visit the park in summer time make sure to bring a bottle of water, because you’ll probably be there a pretty long time walking around.

Tip: if you decide to walk to Park Güell, you really need to walk via the street Carrer de Molist. Trust me, the climb is worth it. When you are at the stairs at the end of the street stop for a minute and take in the view over Barcelona. From here it is a 5 / 10 minute walk to Park Güell.

Park Güell is open everyday from 09:30 to 19:30

A general ticket is €10,-

* you can purchase the tickets till 17:30, after this there are no more ticket available because of the closing time.

Check Getyourguide for tickets to the park.

Parc de la Ciutadella

One of my favorite things to do on my day off is going to the park and enjoy the sun with a good book. The park is quite big so you’ll find a spot easily. The park was built in the 19th century and when you walk around you’ll find the beautiful monumental waterfall, a lake where you can rent a boat and the zoo.

Paint your own pottery piece

If you want to do something fun with friends or family in Barcelona and not looking for something touristy then this is a really good option. There are lots of options where you can do this in Barcelona but La Ceramicaria is my favorite, they have 3 places in Barcelona.

You can choose a piece, and they have lots of ceramic to choose from, when you bought the piece you get two hours to paint it. And don’t worry if you don’t speak Spanish, they do speak English as well. You can reserve a spot via their website.

Keep in mind that it takes about 1,5 weeks before you can pick your piece up. But if you have enough time, this is definitely a fun thing to do with friends or family! 🙂

Wander around in the old town of Barcelona

Walk around in the old town, these are the neighborhoods El Born & Barrio Gotico. It is perfect to walk around because of the picturesque streets and the small boutiques. Here you can also find the Parc de la Ciutadella, Arc de Triomf, museums like Picasso and Moco, Plaça Reial and the Cathedral.

Day trip to the beautiful Costa Brava

It is really easy to do a daytrip from Barcelona to one of the famous towns of Costa Brava. You could go to Blanes or Tossa de Mar with the public transport the rest like Begur,

How to get there by public transport:

To get to Tossa de mar, you can take the bus from Barcelona Nord bus station, line to Tossa de Mar. It takes about 1,5 hours and costs are around 23 euros for a round trip.

To get to Blanes you can get the train R1 from Barcelona Sants towards Estación de tren Blanes. It takes about 1 hour and 50 minutes, and a ticket

Read more about Tossa de Mar in this post 🙂

Make your own candle

I haven’t done it myself, yet. But I thought it was worth mentioning, there are places in Barcelona where you can do a workshop to make your own candles. This is a perfect way to spend time with your friends, have fun and also a nice souvenir of Barcelona. Here are the places where you can do a workshop:

Cereria Subirá, Twenty two, La fuerza del alma.

Girls night out

There are many clubs in Barcelona, and therefore it is hard to find the best ones. Especially if you have limited time in Barcelona I get you really want to enjoy to the fullest. So here are some of my favorites: Downtown club, Razzmatazz and La Biblio.

Cocktail night

I don’t think a girls trip is complete without going at least ones out for cocktails. Barcelona has many options, but here are my favorites: Monk, this is a hidden bar, definitely worth checking out! Rooftop Ohla, with amazing views over Barcelona, Terraza de Vivi, El Bosc de les Fades, the decoration is amazing and Plata cocktail bar, where everything is in neon 🙂

Watch the sunset from a viewpoint

Barcelona has many viewpoints, my favorites are: Parque del Guinardó, Bunkers del Carmel, Carrer de Molist and at the museum MNAC. Take snacks with you and enjoy the beautiful sunset 🙂

If you want read about more locations to watch the sunset, read this blogpost.

Beach day

Barcelona has beautiful beaches, enjoy your day at Playa de Barceloneta, or go a bit further to Nova Icaria beach or Playa de Bogatell.

Enjoy the views from a rooftop bar

In Barcelona there are many good rooftop bars to choose from. The perfect way to have drinks/food with your friends and enjoy the views of Barcelona.

Here are a few to choose from:

Ohla rooftop bar
Terrassa de Vivi
Bar – Terrassa Sercotel Rosselló

Girly brunch spots

A perfect way to start the day with your friends is to have brunch somewhere. In Barcelona there are many good brunch spots. However these are my favorites:

Brunch & cake, Lulu & Flynn, Lilo brunch specialty coffee, The Florentine.

Check these posts for more tips for brunch spots and coffee places.

Beach day trip

There are many other beautiful beaches close to Barcelona, for example you could go to Sitges, Garraf or Castelldefels.

Read more about the other beaches in this post.

Enjoy Spanish food

One thing you should not forgot to do is enjoy the Spanish food, enjoy the delicious paella and try many dishes in a tapas restaurant. Here are some of my favorites:

Taller de tapas
La bona sort
Cerveseria Catalana
Sagradas tapas
Bosque Palermo
restaurant Salamanca

La Sagrada Familia

La Sagrada Familia is probably the most famous thing to do in Barcelona. You can find this beautiful basilica in the district Eixample.

La Sagrada Familia was designed by the famous architect Antoni Gaudi. Since the year 1882, the basilica is almost always being worked on. At the moment they think they will be ready in the year 2030.

You can see the basilica from outside, but you will not be disappointed when you take a look in the inside! La Sagrada Familia has also two towers you can visit, here they have stunning views of Barcelona. Keep in mind that when you purchase the ticket, you can only choose one of the towers.

More information about the opening hours you’ll find on their website.

Get here tickets for La Sagrada familia, with an audio guide and access to one of the towers.

Shop at Passeig de Gracia

Passeig de Gracia and Plaça Cataluñya are the center of Barcelona, here you’ll find the most known stores. Wander around and well.. spend your money 🙂

Second hand Market

One of the best things to do with friends is walk over second hand markets together. Here are some to check out:

Mercat dels Ecants de Barcelona, open from 09:00 to 20:00 every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
El Flea, Plaça de Blanquerna, open second Sunday of every month
The mercat Gotic, near Cathedral of Barcelona, the opening hours are different every month. So it is best to check their website (only in Catalan).
AlladaVermell Art, Design & craft market, location: Carrer de Allada Vermell, usually on the weekends. It is best to check their instagram: firaalladavermell for updated opening times.

Enjoy the art in a museum

Barcelona has many good museums like: Picasso, Banksy musuem, Museu de Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (with amazing views over Barcelona). Take a break from walking outside and enjoy the beautiful art.

Read more about museums in Barcelona in this post.

Daytrip

There are many other towns close to Barcelona, so if you have enough time and want to escape the city life of Barcelona then this is a fun way to see more of Catalunya.

My favorites are Tarragona, Sitges or Girona.

Read more about these towns and how to get there in this post.

Check out Casa Batllo & Casa Mila

Another work from Antoni Gaudi is Casa Battlo, the outside of the house is already beautiful to see but the inside is also really interesting to see.

The duration of the tour is a small hour, because Casa Batllo is a famous attraction in Barcelona I would advice to purchase the tickets online.

Casa Battlo has also a roof terrace where you have stunning views over Barcelona, Unfortunately when I was there it was a gloomy day. But the view was still really beautiful!

opening hours:

Tuesday to Thursday from 09:00 to 18:30
Friday to Monday from 09:00 to 20:00

The price of a ticket is around €35,-

*The tickets also include a audio guide which is available in different languages: Dutch, Spanish, Catalan, English, France, German, Italian, Chinese, Portuguese, Japanese and Russian.

Get here tickets for Casa Battlo.

Casa Mila

Casa Mila is another famous design from Gaudi. I really liked this house, I might like this one even more then Casa Batllo. Casa mila also has an rooftop with amazing views over Barcelona.

Opening hours: Monday to Sunday from 09:00 to 18:30

prices: