Barcelona, Spain: tourism, information and visitor reviews

Barcelona is situated in Spain, in the Catalunya region. The town is an important regional centre.

Geographical information

Place name: Barcelona

Main Region: Catalunya

Country: Spain

Latitude: 41.38879 North (41°23'19"N)

Longitude: 2.15899 East (2°9'32"E)

Altitude: 47 metres above sea-level

Population: 1621537 (most recent estimate only)

Distance from Barcelona to other selected towns in Spain

Distances are 'as the crow flies' not driving distances!

distance from Madrid: 504 km
distance from Barcelona: 0 km
distance from Valencia: 303 km
distance from Sevilla: 828 km
distance from Zaragoza: 254 km
distance from Malaga: 769 km
distance from Murcia: 471 km
distance from Palma: 207 km
distance from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: 2174 km
distance from Bilbao: 467 km

Find driving distances to Barcelona from all destinations in Spain at Europe driving distances

More places in the same region

We have located 22 other place(s) listed nearby (within 10 kilometres of Barcelona):

Tourism and sports

...with places to visit and transport

Attractions

La Pedrera (Public Square) (1 km)
Contemporary Culture Center of Barcelona (CCCB) (Museum) (1 km)
Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA) (Museum) (1 km)
Placa de Catalunya (Public Square) (1 km)
Museum fuer zeitgenoessische Kunst (Museum) (1 km)
Placa de Francesc Macia (Public Square) (1 km)
City History Museum (Museum) (2 km)
Placa Sant Jaume (Public Square) (2 km)
Placa Reial (Public Square) (2 km)
Plaza Espanya (Public Square) (2 km)
Placa d'Espanya (Public Square) (2 km)
Picasso Museum (Museum) (2 km)
el Born (Public Square) (2 km)
Museu Maritim (Museum) (2 km)
Estacio del Nord (Park) (2 km)
Joan Miro Foundation (Museum) (2 km)
Museum fuer moderne Kunst (Museum) (2 km)
MNAC, National Museum of Art or Catalunya (Museum) (2 km)
Parc de la Ciutadella (Park) (2 km)
Poble Espanyol (Museum) (2 km)
Museum of Catalonian History (Museum) (2 km)
Zoo de Barcelona (Zoo) (3 km)
Parc Gueell (Park) (3 km)
Placa de les Glories Catalanes (Park) (3 km)
Botanical Garden (Park) (3 km)
Cosmocaixa (Museum) (4 km)

Coastal

Coastal highlights close to Barcelona.

Platja de Sant Sebastia (Beach) (3 km)
Platja de la Barceloneta (Beach) (3 km)
Platja de Sant Miquel (Beach) (3 km)
Platja de la Nova Icaria (Beach) (4 km)
Platja del Bogatell (Beach) (4 km)
Platja de la Mar Bella (Beach) (5 km)
Platja de la Nova Mar Bella (Beach) (5 km)
Platja del Besos (Beach) (7 km)
Platja de Badalona (Beach) (9 km)
Platja de Montgat (Beach) (13 km)

Monuments

Selected monuments in or near Barcelona (not a comprehensive list,
we are always adding additional monuments).

Casa Batllo (Monument) (1 km)
Palau de la Musica Catalana (Monument) (1 km)
Santa Maria del Pi church (Church) (1 km)
La Rambla (Monument) (1 km)
Catedral Barcelona (Church) (1 km)
Kathedrale Barcelona (Church) (2 km)
Cathedral (Church) (2 km)
Gueell Palace (Monument) (2 km)
Arc de Triomf (Monument) (2 km)
Santa Maria del Mar Church (Church) (2 km)
Font Magica (Monument) (2 km)
Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia (Monument) (2 km)
Drassanes Reials (Historical Site) (2 km)
Monument a Colom (Monument) (2 km)
Palau del Parlament de Catalunya (Palace) (3 km)
Castell de Montjuic (Fort) (3 km)
Montjuic Castle (Castle) (3 km)
Sant Pau Hospital (Monument) (3 km)
Pedralbes Palace (Palace) (3 km)
Pedralbes Monastery (Monastery) (4 km)
Santa Creu d'Olorda (Church) (6 km)
Parroquia de Sant Antoni de Padua (Church) (7 km)
Puig Castellar, poblat iberic (Ancient site) (10 km)
Sant Pere de Reixac (Church) (13 km)

Natural highlights

Natural highlights such as lakes, forests and mountains close to Barcelona.

Montjuic (Mountain) (3 km)
Tibidabo (Mountain) (5 km)
Sant Pere Martir (Mountain) (5 km)
Punta del Llobregat (Point) (8 km)
Serra de Mates (Mountains) (16 km)
Serra de Can Pares (Hills) (21 km)
Serra de Sant Mateu (Mountains) (22 km)
Punta la Ginesta (Point) (25 km)

Sports

Golf courses and race tracks in the vicinity of Barcelona.

Golf Can Cuyas (Golf course) (10 km)
Club de Golf de San Cugat (Golf course) (11 km)
Golf Sant Joan (Golf course) (15 km)
Club de Golf Vallromanes (Golf course) (19 km)
Catalonia's Automobile Circuit (Racecourse) (22 km)

Transport

Railway stations identified as being in or close to Barcelona.

Sants Train Station Barcelona (2 km)
Barcelona Franca Railway Station (2 km)
Estacio de RENFE de l'Hospitalet de Llobregat (6 km)

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