Barcelona, as all travelers agree, is one of the most charming and most entertaining towns in Europe.  And it is, with most things in Spain, entirely family friendly.  When you come to Barcelona, you can visit the tiny but well kept zoo and for your transportation from one cage to the other, you can rent an electric car instead of walking.  The zoo (Parc de la Ciutadella) is really nice and worth a visit for a leisurely afternoon and even has an albino gorilla called Snowflake.

Antony Gaudi (1852-1926) is the city’s most celebrated son.  Famous as an visionary architect, he created hallucinogenic masterpieces weaving dreamscapes into modern design.  The most ambitious was the yet unfinished Sagrada Familia, a private church with its signature corkscrew steeples and ceramic-tile finish.  You can walk the spires but it can get tiring and claustrophobic.  If you’re interested, please come early and avoid the rush.  It will be like in hell when someone panic and decides to turn back against the flow.  On top you’ll get a stunning bird’s-eye.

Casa Mila and Casa Batllo are popular as well as much photographed buildings but it is in the fantastic Parc Guell that Gaudi’s spirit comes alive.  The garden’s display ranges from Moorish to Ice-Cream Modern and all through the walk, there’s T-shirt vendors playing hide-and-seek with the police.  Quite entertaining stuff.  The park is draped over a hill.  There’re open air restaurants inside and taxis are easy to find when you emerge.      

The other great view can be head from Montjuic, the site of the 1992 Olympics.  As a city for the whole family a civilised cable car takes you right up past the amusement park to the gun battery on top.  Here visitors can also visit the Joan Miro Foundation and The Museu Nacional d’Art de Calaunya.  The Museu Picasso is downtown in a side alley called Carrer de Montcada.  It is open Tuesday to Saturday 10am-8pm and Sunday 10am-3pm.  

The heart of Barcelona is in the ancient Gothic Quarter, the Barri Gothic.  Cobbled streets, few cars, delightful shops and talented buskers make this a must-see and not always hands-in-pockets place.  The Barri Gothic runs to the right of La Rambla as you head up from the colom.  The centrepiece is the ornate church, simply called Cathedral, which dates back to the thirteenth century.  Again, there’s spectacular view from the top, and shrill cries from nestling seagulls.

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