7 Musts to See in Barcelona

When you travel to a certain destination, you try to get best of it by visiting all the notable sights, especially when you are short of time. The best thing is to have the planning of the places you want to see and things you want to do in advance, which will help you to avoid disappointment of an unfulfilled trip. In case of Barcelona, there will always some place you didn't manage to visit, or things that you couldn't do for the lack of time.

Park Guell is a small piece of land from a fairy tale.

1. Barcelona is a city to be discovered on foot. It's a perfect time to get away from tourist bus and metro and to head to the city's most impressive buildings, streets and parks. Buildings and architectural works by Antoni Gaudi will inspire you with their original and modern architectural solutions. The most famous works by him, which in a must list are the Sagrada Familia, one of the impressive buildings ever; Park Guell, which is a small piece of land from a fairy tale. Different buildings and colorful stone structures lead you up to the top of the park, to enjoy the view of the city. You shouldn't skip La Pedrera, a classic building of modernism, which is now listed in the UNESCO Heritage List.

2. Barcelona is home to many artists and architects. Picasso is among those artists who spent his youth on this graceful landmark. To go back to the traces of history and his artwork you may visit the Museu Picasso, which houses dozens of well-know works by the artist.

3. To enjoy spectacular views of nature and architectural works, one needs to climb the magical mountain of Montjuic. You will find the place tourist-free to some extent, though you need to gear up the hill. Palau Sant Jordi, considered to be the jewel of Montjuic, is well-known as the 'Olympic Ring' of the mountain. The building was inaugurated in 1990, with a design by  Japanese architect Arata Isozaki. Over 17,000 people may follow sports games in Palau Sant Jordi.

4. Even if you are not fanatic about art works, you shouldn't miss one of the world's largest museums dedicated to Spanish surrealist artist Joan Miro. The museum houses a collection of over 220 paintings and 150 sculptures by the artist. Another museum you shouldn't miss is a Catalan art museum, MNAC (Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalanya), which is a nice corner representing Catalan art from the Roman period to the 20th century.

5. To get to know the city, one should go back to its history; it's always good to find out some piece of history when you visit a new city. Each street and neighborhood in Barcelona are a piece of history. To find out its historical heritage, you may visit Museu de Historia de Barcelona (MUHBA), which has different sections related to various historical events of the city, which are located in different shelters, in the central Barcelona.

6. Barcelona is home to many magnificent churches going back to Roman times. Even if you are not a religious person, you will find the architecture of those  churches as one of the amazing and inspiring one. Among them is the Gothic Cathedral, the construction of which started in 1298. The Cathedral is famous for its  cloister with 13 geese dedicated to the saint patron. 

7. In Barcelona, there are small beaches along the Mediterranean. To take a deep breath of fresh air one should take a towel, sun cream, as well as your umbrella, and head to one of those beaches. To have a break from every day move, it's a perfect choice to take your favorite book and lay on the beach.

(The places to visit in Barcelona are not limited to this list. The upcoming articles will illustrate other places of interest  that are worthy to be visited).