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How to visit Barcelona in 1 day by metro ?

Barcelona 1 day itinerary / Option 1

A busy day of discovery, walking and metro

1 - The Sagrada Familia

Start your visit to Barcelona with the city's most visited monument ; Go to the foot of the Sagrada Familia via metro lines 2 or 5 and exit at Sagrada Familia station.

After the visit of the most visited monument in Barcelona, go towards the metro line 5 to reach the Diagonal station which is located at the foot of the Passeig de Gracia, which runs from Avenida Diagonal to Plaça Catalunya and on which you will have the opportunity to discover two of Antoni Gaudi's most important works.

3 - The Plaça Catalunya

After a good walk along the Passeig de Gracia, the chic avenue of Barcelona where you enjoyed beautiful shops and exceptional monuments, you will come to the most famous square in Barcelona.

4 - Cathedral of Barcelona

From the Place de Catalunya, Walk through the Gothic Quarter to the doors of Santa Eulalia Cathedral to visit one of the city's most emblematic monuments before continuing your tour of Barcelona's most popular district.

5 - Barcelona Gothic Quarter

From alley to alley, from place to place, the gothic district, the first historical district of Barcelona, located between the Raval and Born districts, and its multitude of bars, restaurants and shops runs all the way to Barcelona's old port, Port Vell.

6 - Barcelona's old port

The Gothic Quarter behind you, you come to the port of Barcelona, where you will find a large number of tourist attractions and promenades. Walk along the port to the foot of the monument erected in memory of Christopher Columbus to reach the beginning of the Rambla of Barcelona.

7 - The Ramblas

Among the tourist places in Barcelona not to be missed, the famous Ramblas avenue that stretches from the port to Plaça Catalunya provides a lot of entertainment and a break in the busiest market of the city (la Boqueria), and a visit of one of the most beautiful places in Barcelona (la Plaça Real).

Itinerary 1 recap

After a good walk, you will have discovered 5 monuments (Sagrada Familia, Casa Batllo, Casa Mila, la Cathedral and the monument to Columbus) as well as 5 Barcelona sights not to be missed (Passeig de Gracia, Plaça Catalunya, Gothic Quarter, the old port and the Ramblas).

Which metro ticket to buy ?
Given that this route makes little use of the metro, you will only need 3 tickets.
- If you are alone, the 10-trip T-Casual can be used ; you will have unused trips left. You can also choose from 3 single trip cards, or an 8-trip T-Familiar card.
- If you travel as a couple,, the 8-trip Familiar card would be perfect.

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Barcelona one day trip