Wiki index
Table of contents for the Barcelona trip-planning wiki. Pages are grouped by purpose.
Start here
- barcelona-itinerary — Day-by-day plans for 1–4+ day visits
- tickets-and-reservations — What must be booked in advance, and where
- closures-and-monday-problem — Monday closures + public-holiday closures to plan around
Sights
- sagrada-familia — Gaudí’s unfinished basilica (▲▲▲); June 10, 2026 centenary
- picasso-museum — Picasso’s early years (▲▲▲)
- la-pedrera — Casa Milà, quintessential Modernista building (▲▲)
- park-guell — Colorful hillside Gaudí park (▲▲)
- palace-of-catalan-music — Best Modernista interior, reservation-only (▲▲)
- catalan-art-museum — MNAC, Romanesque-heavy, on Montjuïc (▲▲)
- ramblas — The famous pedestrian thoroughfare (▲▲)
- barcelona-cathedral — Gothic cathedral in the Barri Gòtic (▲)
- casa-batllo — Dragon-roofed Gaudí house on the Block of Discord (▲)
- casa-amatller — Modernista house next to Casa Batlló, guided-tour only
- block-of-discord — The Eixample block where rival Modernista houses sit side by side
- fundacio-joan-miro — Joan Miró collection on Montjuïc (▲)
- caixaforum — Modernista factory turned cultural center on Montjuïc (▲)
- sights-by-rating — Flat reference list of all sights by Rick Steves’ ▲ rating
Districts
- barri-gotic — Gothic Quarter, the medieval core
- el-born — Trendy neighborhood with Picasso Museum and Palau de la Música
- eixample — Grid-planned 19th-century district, full of Modernisme
- montjuic — Museum hill southwest of the city
- barceloneta — Beach neighborhood
People and movements
- antoni-gaudi — The architect; 2026 is the centenary of his death
- modernisme — The Catalan turn-of-the-century art and architecture movement
- catalan-culture — Sardana, Catalan identity, regional holidays
Logistics
- spain-trains — Renfe, AVE, AVLO, OUIGO, payment gotchas
- day-trips-from-barcelona — Montserrat, Sitges, Figueres + Cadaqués
- sitges — Beach-resort day trip with its own festival calendar
Calendar
- barcelona-festivals — Year-round Catalan and Barcelona festival rundown
- la-merce — Barcelona’s biggest annual festival (~Sept 22–27, 2026)
- gracia-festival — Festa Major de Gràcia (Aug 15–21, 2026)
- sant-jordi — Diada de Sant Jordi (April 23, 2027)
- sant-joan — Nit de Sant Joan (June 23–24, 2026)
Source summaries
One page per raw source, with key takeaways extracted:
- source-barcelona-overview — Rick Steves overview page
- source-barcelona-itinerary — Rick Steves day-by-day itinerary
- source-guidebook-updates — Rick Steves guidebook-updates page (pre-trip checkpoint)
- source-la-pedrera-site — Official La Pedrera site
- source-sagrada-familia-site — Official Sagrada Família site (includes June 10, 2026 centenary events)
- source-spain-rail-passes — Rick Steves Spain rail passes and train tips
- source-spain-festivals — Rick Steves Spain holidays and festivals
Log
- log — Append-only record of ingestions and updates