Sharing a few of our favourite Barcelona adventures.
Hello associates! How are you? I hope that your week is off to a tremendous begin! We’re right here in Sevilla having fun with the attractive sights, procuring, scrumptious meals, and some tourist-y issues. It’s been the proper mixture of actions and chill time. I hope that your summer season goes effectively to date, too.
For in the present day’s publish, I needed to share some out Barcelona adventures + the place we stayed in case you’re planning on reserving a visit. We have been capable of spend a number of nights earlier than and after the Disney cruise and fell in love with Barcelona. In fact it has the attractive mixture of structure, from Gaudi’s iconic designs to extra trendy types, Gothic cathedrals and Roman ruins. It additionally has the texture of a large metropolis (as a result of it’s one lol) with sooooo many issues to see and do. We simply might have spent a number of weeks there, and listed below are a few of the highlights from our journey.
Barcelona adventures
Eating in Barcelona
The meals in Barcelona is 100%. I’d put it proper up there with Rome and we have been blown away by so lots of the eating places we tried. They use a variety of recent substances and produce, it’s seasoned effectively, parts are excellent (particularly in case you like sharing), and allergens are sometimes clearly marked.
Prado de Flores
This was our first meal in Barcelona and it undoubtedly set us off on the correct foot. I used to be craving a Tinto de Verano (pink wine with citrus spritzer, like a sangria however much less candy) and Spanish tortilla. The women and I shared fairly a number of various things: hen skewers, Greek salad, sardines, and tortilla. P additionally received a burger and it was perfection.
Gluten free meals tour
I’ve a whole publish about this expertise, however we had the chance to check out six completely different spots with tons of gluten-free choices. I’d by no means had a gf Nutella-filled croissant and it set my soul freeeeee. This was most likely in record of high 10 finest issues I’ve ever eaten. Barcelona has SO MANY gluten-free choices and devoted gluten-free kitchens. Our information informed us that it’s the most effective locations to journey and dwell in case you have Celiac or are gluten delicate/illiberal.
Bloome by Sasha
That is a wholly gluten-free brunch spot with pancakes, avocado toast, bowls, and pastries, utilizing natural and recent substances. I might eat right here weekly if we lived in Barcelona. They’ve a few places so in case you’re planning a go to, I undoubtedly advocate checking it out.
Lokal Bar
This was near our lodge, and had nice evaluations and Spanish tortilla on the menu – I used to be on a mission to search out the perfect one haha – and we went and shared a bunch of tapas one evening. The tortilla had truffle oil (ommmggg) and the cheese platter was beautiful.
Roots & Rolls
One of many highlights of our journey was seeing my buddy Sara! We used to show collectively at Canyon Ranch and have stayed in contact regardless of strikes all around the nation. OG weblog reader associates would acknowledge her from our Soli Beat video, weblog exercise movies and Summer season Form Up! She’s completely superb — one of the crucial optimistic individuals I do know and I really like any probability now we have to catch up.
We met up together with her and her husband for a tremendous vegan sushi, gluten-free choices, ramen, pad thai, and many others. The meals was glorious and the corporate was the perfect half 🙂
In the event you dwell in Barcelona or go to, she owns the primary assisted stretching studio in Spain: Stretch Eden.
Barcelona lodge suggestions
We stayed at two completely different resorts in Barcelona: Royal Ramblas earlier than the cruise, and Room Mate Carla after the cruise.
(had the lodge fitness center to myself)
It was cute as a result of it was the women and myself, so we every ended up having our personal little mattress in every spot. It’s value mentioning right here that I nearly at all times e book our resorts free of charge utilizing bank card factors. We use our Amex Platinum for all the pieces, and it provides us so many perks, like lounge entry, procuring credit, factors again for on a regular basis purchases, credit for his or her Positive Motels assortment, Uber credit — I LOOOOVE this factor. In the event you’re serious about getting one, my referral hyperlink is right here and I’m pleased to assist with any questions! Extra about how we use factors for journey on this publish.
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There are a variety of completely different excursions and locations to go to in Barcelona, together with the well-known Boquat de Mercaria, La Sagrada Familia, tons of museums, and beautiful seashores. I might have liked to have a museum day, however the children have been toast after the cruise. (I’m a bit bummed that we missed our Sagrada Familia tour, however we’ll undoubtedly be again!) We shopped, visited a number of completely different markets, explored the outside of Sagrada Familia,
and made it over to the White Rabbit museum, which was an enormous hit.
White Rabbit blends Catalan tradition with immersive experiences, together with projection rooms, digital actuality, lights, and sculptures. When you’ve got children and are touring to Barcelona, I extremely advocate it.
Is Barcelona protected?
Our cab driver warned us about pickpockets and informed us which areas to keep away from, however I by no means felt unsafe whereas we have been there. I felt a lot safer than I do in lots of elements of the US and I believe like something, it’s about being conscious of your environment and staying the place are different individuals round. Keep in well-lit and pretty populated areas, know the place you’re going, and maintain your belongings near you. (I’ve been carrying this useful Amazon bag this complete journey.)
The aim of this exploration journey we’ve been on
I went into this journey with the intention of spending high quality time with children, seeing new locations, and taking a while to totally recharge after a reasonably grueling begin to 2025. I additionally began off this journey in search of… a spot to dwell. I felt like I might need readability with *one excellent spot* and Barcelona has been the closest. It has the large metropolis really feel we love (tons of procuring, handy, so many gluten free choices and incredible eating), however with smaller charming neighborhood pockets. We have been particularly keen on the Grácia neighborhood. I don’t know if we’ll really ever extra from Tucson, however we’ve been contemplating completely different choices and maintaining our eyes open. 🙂
Have you ever been to Barcelona? What’s your #1 favourite place to journey in the summertime?
xoxo
Gina
