Plaça del Rei

Oh, hello! I'm Patrick, a Tour Guide and YOUR Guide to Barcelona! Whether it's your first time in Barcelona or you're practically Catalan by now, the Gothic Quarter is the place to start your trip. So that you don't miss out on all the secrets and details that make this area so special. Despite the Gothic Quarter’s size, there’s SO much to do. But I’ve narrowed it down a bit to help you explore the oldest part of the city, without missing a beat. Here’s what you’ll find in this neighborhood city guide: 🏛️Top Sites 🥘 My picks for Restaurants and Bars 🍷 Top Drink Spots 🍻 Craft Beer Bars 🏨Where to Stay 🗺️Interactive Map to help you get around 📝My 🔝 Tips & Recommendations 🕵🏻‍♂️Neighborhood Secrets **This guide will be continuously updated with more of the best about Barcelona. Once you purchase it you will automatically get those updates!

Welcome to The Alternative Guide to Barcelona featuring the 24 best off-beat and unusual things to do. My tailored interactive map is perfect for when you are out on your travels, including my full city guide, photographs and location details all in one place. Click to discover Barcelona through an alternative lens as we step off the beaten track and unearth hidden gems and curiosities that are often left undiscovered unless you know a local. Featuring 24 unexpected, gothic and one-of-a-kind locations, I guarantee the guide will make for a memorable yet extraordinary experience to complete your visit to Spain's capital city. In my interactive map I reveal my black book of favourite places to visit including detailed accounts of each location, historic tales and of course my top travel tips. This guide was made to inspire you to wander from the usual tourist path, whilst providing a comprehensive guide to inspire fellow off-beat adventurers who intend to visit Barcelona. Please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions. Thanks, Vicky @thealternativeguide_

If you’re coming to Barcelona for only 1 day, you’ve got a lot to see and not a lot of time to do it. Here is my guide to what I would do if I only had 1 DAY in Barcelona. This itinerary has been created to make the most out of your limited time in Barcelona; covering a lot of ground, while seeing some of the most important and iconic parts of the city. It's an ambitious day, but one that's been organized to explore many of Barcleona's different nieghborhoods, see some of the most important momuments, get some of the best views, and eat some of the best local foods! Along the way we will see: Las Ramblas The Gothic Quarter & the Cathedral of Barcelona L'Eixample La Sagrada Familia Montjuïc La Barceloneta El Born This is an accompanying guide to my YouTube video: STOP Wasting Time in Barcelona and Follow This 1 Day Plan The guide follws the same route but also provides alternative options of what to see and where to eat, while providing more indepth information about the sites, acting as a self-guided tour of Barcelona.