Category: Barcelona October 2013

A four day city break in Barcelona staying at the Melon District apartment and including a visit to Girona

Day 3. Sightseeing in Barcelona

On By Little Miss TravellerIn Barcelona October 2013, Europe, Spain3 Comments

After breakfast we returned to Placa d'Espanya where we had seen the Font Magica light and sound show.  It all looked very different during the day but nonetheless beautiful.   Our next stop was along to the seafront and a walk from Port Vell, home of the large marina to Plaza Portal de La Pau …

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Day 4. Montjuic Castle and La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona

On By Little Miss TravellerIn Barcelona October 2013, Europe, Spain10 Comments

Our first stop of the morning was to the Montjuic Castle 'Castell de Montjuic', set atop Barcelona's highest point at 173 metres.  To get there we took the Green Line metro to Parallel and then transferred to the Montjuic funicular tram.  It's then either a steep, 15 minute climb through the gardens to the castle …

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