Essential Barcelona

Sometimes visitors to Barcelona feel a little overwhelmed by the sheer number of 'must sees' that their guidebooks include or their friends recommend, so in order to ease the pressure we have simplified things for you. View our essential Top 10 slideshow and make sure you squeeze in most, if not all of these sights in to your visit to the city.

Slide 1 - La Sagrada Familia

Mallorca 401, Tel. 93 207 3031, www.sagradafamilia.org

Open: April-Sept 9am-8pm daily and Oct-March 9am-6pm daily

Admission: general - €12; reductions - €10-11 ; free for under-10s, disabled visitors + 1 companion; spire lift - €2.50; audioguides - €4

Metro: Sagrada Familia: L2 / L5

Slide 2 - Museu Picasso

Montcada 15-23, Tel. 93 256 3000, www.museupicasso.bcn.cat

Open: 10am-8pm Tue-Sun.

Admission: All exhibitions €9; €6 reductions; Temporary exhibition only €5.80; Under 16 years free; Free admission first Sunday of the month and after 3 p.m. each Sunday thereafter.

Metro: Jaume 1: L4

Slide 3 - Parque Güell

Olot, Tel. 93 219 3811

Open: 10am-sunset daily

Admission: Free

Metro: Lesseps: L3

Slide 4 - Montjüic

Parc de Montjüic s/n

Open: 24 hours

Admission: Free

Metro: Parallel, then take the bus (€1.40)

Slide 5 - La Rambla y La Boqueria

Mercat de la Boqueria open Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Metro: Catalunya: L1 / L3; Liceu: L3

Slide 6 - Passeig de Gràcia

Metro: Passeig de Gràcia: L3

Slide 7 - La Pedrera

Provença, 261-265 Tel. 93 484 5900, www.lapedreraeducacio.org

Open: Nov-Feb 9am-6:30pm daily, March-Oct 9am-8pm daily

Admission: €11; students and unemployed - €7; under-13s free; audioguides - €4

Metro: Diagonal: L3 / L5

Slide 8 - Barri Gotíc

Metro: Jaume 1: L4; Liceu: L3

Slide 9 - Palau de la Música Catalana

Palau de la Música,4-6, Tel. 93 295 7200, www.palaumusica.org

Open: Box office 10am-9pm Mon-Sat, two hours before showtime on Sun. Tours: Sept-July 10am-3.30pm daily, Aug 10am-6pm

Admission: €12 (English tours on the hour)

Metro: Urquinaona: L1 / L4

Slide 10 - Camp Nou

Avinguda Aristides Maillol, access 9, Les Corts, Tel. 93 496 3600/08, www.fcbarcelona.com

Open: April 6-Oct 4 10am-8pm Mon-Sat; 10am-2.30pm Sun; Oct 5-April 5 10am-6.30pm Mon-Sat; Sun 10am-2.30pm

Camp Nou Experience (museum, Camp Nou and multimedia area) - €19 for adults; €15,50 for kids up to 13, OAPs and students; kids under 6 free; audioguide: €5; cava and canapes: €3

Metro: Collblanc: L5; Maria Cristina, Palau Reial or Les Corts: L3

First published March 2009, updated August 2010.