Pick & Mix: Barcelona
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Learn more about the unique offers and benefits available to World MasterCard credit cardholders at priceless.com/world © Lonely Planet Publications INDEX See also separate Arc de Triomf 88 caganers 19 cycling 225, 264-6 indexes for: architecture 48-54 CaixaForum 142, 9 tours 277 Arts p293 highlights 53 Camp Nou 124, 136, 227 Drinking & walking tour 114-6 car travel 267-8 D Nightlife p293 area codes, see inside front Carnaval 17 Dalí Escultor 73 Eating p294 cover Carnestoltes 17 Dalí, Salvador 34-5, 244, Shopping p295 art galleries 34, see also Casa Amatller 107-9 249-51 Sights subindex Casa Batlló 107, 2 dance 41-3, 217-18 INDEX Sights p295 arts 32-43, 216-22, see also Casa de la Pia Almoina Sleeping p297 courses 272 Arts subindex (Museu Diocesà) 69 Sports & Activities p297 day trips, see excursions ATMs 276 Casa-Museu Gaudí 119 Top Picks p297 De Cajón Festival attractions, see Sights Casa Vicenç 119 Flamenco 18 subindex Casals, Pau 39 Día de San Juan Bautista 18 A Castell de Montjuïc 143, 148 Dia de Sant Joan 18 Abellán, Carles 176, 177, 183 B castellers 227 Dia de Sant Jordi 17 accommodation 230-42, see cell phones 279 also Sleeping subindex baby-sitters 271 Dia per l’Alliberament Lesbià Cementiri de l’Est 96, 99 apartments 230 Barcelona Propera 97 i Gai 18 Centre d’Art Santa Barri Gòtic 231-3 Barcelona VisualSound 16 Diada Nacional de Mònica 61 budget highlights 234 BarnaSants 16-17 Catalunya 18 Centre de Cultura costs 231 Barri Gòtic 64-5 disabilities, travellers with Contemporània de El Fòrum 235 accommodation 231-3 279-80 Barcelona (CCCB) 80 El Poblenou 235 bars & clubs 198-200 Divendres Sant 17, 11 Centre de Disseny 89 El Raval 233-4 eating 173-4 Domènech i Montaner, children, travel with 271 Gràcia 239 shopping 154-6 Lluís 52 sights 88 La Barceloneta 235 sights 60-74 drinks 170-1, 194-8, see chocolate museum 89 La Rambla 231-3 bars 196-7, 198-213, see also Drinking & Nightlife Christmas 19 La Ribera 234-5 also Drinking & Nightlife subindex churches see Sights subindex La Zona Alta 239-40 subindex driving, see car travel cinema 40-1, 220-1 L’Eixample 235-9 opening hours 197 drought 43 climate 16, 271-2 Montjuïc 240-2 basketball 225-6 drugstores 275 clothing sizes 152 Park Guell 239 beaches, see Sights subindex clubs 197-214, see also Poble Sec 240-2 beer 195-6 Drinking & Nightlife E Port Olímpic 235 Biblioteca Nacional de eating, see food, Eating subindex Port Vell 235 Catalunya 78-9 subindex costs 198 rental 230 bicycle travel, see cycling Edifici Fòrum 97, 99 Colònia Güell 149 reservations 231 boat travel 266 El Fòrum 98-9 Comtes de Barcelona 23 Sants 240-2 books 22, 36, 49 accommodation 235 consulates 273-4 activities 224-8, see also Brossa, Joan 35 bars & clubs 204-5 Corts Catalanes 24 Sports & Activities bullfighting 226 eating 180 CosmoCaixa (Museu de la subindex museums 114 sights 96-100 Ciència) 121, 124 Adrià, Ferran 177, 255 bus travel 266-7 El Poblenou 98-9 Costa Brava 253-5, 12 air pollution 20, 43 tickets 269 accommodation 235 costs 19-20 air travel 263-4 business hours 271, see also bars & clubs 204-5 accommodation 231 airlines 263 inside front cover eating 180 clubs 198 Ajuntament 69 bars 197 sights 96-100 discount cards 273 Antic Hospital de la Santa eateries 171-2 El Raval 76-7 drinks 197 Creu 78-9 shops 153 accommodation 233-4 food 172 Ano Nuevo 16 bars & clubs 200-2 taxes 231, 278 Any Nou 16 eating 174-6 C courses 272 Cadafalch, Puig i 52 shopping 156 000 map pages credit cards 271 Cadaqués 254 sights 75-81 000 photographs customs regulations 272-3 290 lonelyplanet.com electricity 273 food 166-92, see also La Sagrada Família internet access 275 Els Quatre Gats 73 Eating subindex 104-6, 104, 4 internet resources 20 embassies 273-4 Barri Gòtic 173-4 Palau Güell 79, 80 Islam 21-2 emergencies 274 costs 172 Park Güell 117-9, 132 itineraries 15, 58-9, 244 hospitals 275 El Fòrum 180 gay travellers 274 entertainment, see Drinking El Poblenou 180 accommodation 236 & Nightlife subindex J El Raval 174-6 clubs 198 Jardí Botànic 146-7 entertainment guides 194 etiquette 167-8 Dia per l’Alliberament Jardí de les Escultures 144 environmental issues 43-5 INDEX Gràcia 186-8 Lesbià i Gai 18 Jardins de Joan Brossa església, see Sights subindex history 166-7 Girona 246-9, 247, 12 143, 148 Església de la Mercè 73 La Barceloneta 178-80 golf 225 Jardins de Laribal 148 Església de Santa Maria del La Rambla 173-4 Good Friday 17, 11 Jardins de Mossèn Cinto Mar 83, 4 La Ribera 176-8 government 45 Verdaguer 143, 148 Església de Santa Maria del La Zona Alta 188-90 Gràcia 118 Jardins de Mossèn Costa i Pi 70, 74 L’Eixample 180-6 accommodation 239 Llobera 143 Estadi Olímpic 144-5 markets 183 bars & clubs 208-9 Jardins del Laberint d’Horta exchange rates, see inside Montjuïc 190-2 eating 186-8 135-6 front cover opening hours 171-2 shopping 163 Jardins del Mirador 143, excursions 244-62, 245 Park Güell 186-8 sights 117-20 148 Poble Sec 190-2 Gran Teatre del Liceu 71, Jaume I 23-4 F Port Olímpic 180 217, 127 fashion 45-6 Port Vell 178-80 gyms 224 FC Barcelona 136, 226 Sants 190-2 L La Barceloneta 93 Feria de Abril De Catalunya self-catering 172 H accommodation 235 17 specialties 169 health spas 224, 246 bars & clubs 203-4 ferries, see boat travel tapas 168, 173, 7 history 21-32 Festa de Sant Ponç 17 vegetarians & vegans 170 eating 178-80 20th century 27-31 shopping 158-63 Festa Major de Gràcia 18, 10 football 226-7 21st century 31-2 Festa Major de la Camp Nou 124,136,227 sights 92-5 books 22 La Catedral 61-7, 126 Barceloneta 19 FC Barcelona 136 Comtes de Barcelona 23 Festa Major de Sants 18 Formula One 227-8 La Pedrera 106-7, 5 Corts Catalanes 24 La Rambla 64-5 Festes de la Mercè 18, Franco, General 28-30 Industrial Revolution 26-7 11, 125 free attractions 94 accommodation 231-3 Islam 21-2 bars & clubs 198-200 Festes de Sant Roc 18 Fundació Antoni Tàpies Reapers’ War 25 Festes de Santa Eulàlia 17 109-11 eating 173-4 Renaixença 27 shopping 154-6 Festes dels Tres Tombs 16 Fundació Joan Brossa 113 Setmana Tràgica 27 Festival de Cine Erótico 19 Fundació Joan Miró 143-4, sights 60-74 Spanish Civil War 28-9 La Ribera 84-5 Festival de Flamenco de 148, 9 Spanish Inquisition 25 Ciutat Vella 17 Fundació Suñol 112 accommodation 234-5 War of the Spanish bars & clubs 202-3 Festival de Internacional de Fundación Francisco Godia Succession 25 Jazz de Barcelona 17, 11 111-12 eating 176-8 holidays 274-5 shopping 157-8 Festival de Música Antiga de Hospital de la Santa Creu i Barcelona 17 sights 82-91 G de Sant Pau 111, 5 La Rumba 42 Festival de Tardor 19 galleries, see Sights subindex hospitals 275 Festival del Grec 18 La Sagrada Família 104-6, highlights 34 hotels 230-41, see 104, 4 Festival Internacional de Gaudí, Antoni 50-1, 52, also Sleeping subindex Jazz de Barcelona 19 La Zona Alta 122-3 79, 119 accommodation 239-41 festivals 16-19 Casa Batlló 107, 2 I Figueres 249-52, 250 bars & clubs 209-12 Casa-Museu Gaudí 119 insurance eating 188-90 films 40-1 Casa Vicenç 119 car 267 flamenco 18, 42, 217-18 shopping 163 Colònia Güell 149 health 275 sights 121-37 Font Màgica 145 La Pedrera 106-7 291 lonelyplanet.com language 46, 47, 282-6, see metric conversions, see N Port Olímpic 98-9, 128 also inside front cover inside front cover Nadal 19 accommodation 235 courses 272 Metro 268 Navidad 19 bars & clubs 204-5 L’Aquàrium 92-4, 95 tickets 269 neighbourhoods 56-150, eating 180 L’Auditori 217 Miro, Joan 34 57, see also individual sights 96-100 left luggage 270 Fundació Joan Miró neighbourhoods Port Vell 93 legal matters 274 143-4, 148, 9 newspapers 276 accommodation 235 L’Eixample 102-3, 108-9 mobile phones 279 bars & clubs 203-4 accommodation 235-9 Modernisme 33, 113 eating 178-80 bars & clubs 205-8 architecture 50-1, 52 O shopping 158-63 eating 180-6 literature 37 Olympic Games 31, 52-3, sights 92-5 shopping 159-63 painting 33 144-5 postal services 277-8 sights 101-16 money 19-20, 275-6, see Orwell, George 37 pre-Roman history 21 INDEX Les