Barcelona in 1 day: itinerary with walking times

Old town · El Born · Eixample

1. 09:30

   Plaça de Catalunya

   Square · Old town · 20 min

   Barcelona's central square, where the old town, the Eixample and Passeig de Gràcia meet.

   Opening hours: Always open
   Price: Free

   Eat nearby: Teresa Carles (Vegetarian · €€ · Old town) · 🚶 4 min walk
   Dos Palillos (Asian · €€€ · Old town) · 🚶 6 min walk

2. 🚶 0.9 km · 11 min walk → La Rambla
3. 10:05

   La Rambla

   Street · Old town · 30 min

   The famous tree-lined pedestrian boulevard from Plaça de Catalunya down to the harbour.

   Opening hours: Always open
   Price: Free

   Eat nearby: Can Culleretes (Catalan · €€ · Old town) · 🚶 2 min walk
   Maoz Falafel (Vegetarian · € · Old town) · 🚶 3 min walk

4. 🚶 0.3 km · 4 min walk → Mercat de la Boqueria
5. 10:40

   Mercat de la Boqueria

   Market · Old town · 45 min

   Barcelona's great covered food market on La Rambla: fruit, ham, seafood and tapas counters.

   Opening hours: Mon–Sat 08:00–20:30 (closed Sunday)
   Price: Free

   Eat nearby: El Quim de la Boqueria (Tapas · €€ · Old town) · 🚶 1 min walk
   Granja M. Viader (Bakery · € · Old town) · 🚶 3 min walk

6. 🚶 0.5 km · 6 min walk → Plaça Reial
7. 11:35

   Plaça Reial

   Square · Old town · 20 min

   Arcaded neoclassical square with palm trees, Gaudí-designed lamp posts and lively terraces.

   Opening hours: Always open
   Price: Free

   Eat nearby: Maoz Falafel (Vegetarian · € · Old town) · 🚶 2 min walk
   Can Culleretes (Catalan · €€ · Old town) · 🚶 3 min walk

8. 🚶 0.6 km · 8 min walk → Barcelona Cathedral
9. 12:05

   Barcelona Cathedral

   Church · Old town · 60 min

   Gothic cathedral with a cloister of geese, choir stalls, chapels and rooftop terraces.

   Opening hours: Tourist visit Mon–Fri 09:30–18:30, Sat 09:30–17:15, Sun 14:00–17:00
   Price: €14

   Eat nearby: Can Conesa (Sandwiches · € · Old town) · 🚶 3 min walk
   La Vinateria del Call (Wine bar · €€ · Old town) · 🚶 3 min walk

10. 🚶 0.6 km · 8 min walk → Santa Maria del Mar
11. Lunch suggestion Can Conesa (Sandwiches · € · Old town)
    near Barcelona Cathedral · 🚶 0.2 km · 3 min walk
12. 14:30

    Santa Maria del Mar

    Church · El Born · 45 min

    Perfect Catalan Gothic basilica with soaring slender pillars, built by the sailors' guild.

    Opening hours: Daily 10:00–20:30
    Price: €5 (€10 with roof terraces)

    Eat nearby: El Xampanyet (Cava bar · €€ · El Born) · 🚶 2 min walk
    Euskal Etxea (Pintxos · €€ · El Born) · 🚶 2 min walk

13. 🚇 6 min by metro (line L4: Jaume I → Passeig de Gràcia) · 2.9 km · 36 min walk → Sagrada Família
14. 15:40

    Sagrada Família

    Church · Eixample · 105 min

    Gaudí's unfinished basilica, a forest of stone columns, with colourful stained-glass light.

    Opening hours: Nov–Feb Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00, Sun 10:30–18:00 (Oct and Mar until 19:00 on weekdays)
    Price: €26 (book a timed ticket online)

    Eat nearby: La Bendita (Tapas · €€ · Eixample) · 🚶 4 min walk
    Paisano Bistró (Italian · €€ · Eixample) · 🚶 4 min walk

15. 🚶 1.8 km · 22 min walk → Casa Milà (La Pedrera)
16. 17:50

    Casa Milà (La Pedrera)

    Landmark · Eixample · 10 min · from outside

    Gaudí's last civil work: a wavy stone facade, sculpted rooftop chimneys and an attic museum.

    👀 Seen from outside: no ticket needed.

    Eat nearby: Tragaluz (Spanish · €€€ · Eixample) · 🚶 3 min walk
    Lasarte (Spanish · €€€ · Eixample) · 🚶 4 min walk

17. 🚶 0.7 km · 8 min walk → Casa Batlló
18. 18:10

    Casa Batlló

    Landmark · Eixample · 10 min · from outside

    Gaudí's "house of bones": a skeleton-like facade, a mosaic roof and a blue light well.

    👀 Seen from outside: no ticket needed.

    Eat nearby: Tapas24 (Tapas · €€ · Eixample) · 🚶 5 min walk
    Lasarte (Spanish · €€€ · Eixample) · 🚶 6 min walk

19. Dinner suggestion Tapas24 (Tapas · €€ · Eixample)
    near Casa Batlló · 🚶 0.4 km · 5 min walk
20. Evening · 22:00 La Vinya del Senyor
    Wine bar with a terrace facing Santa Maria del Mar; about 20 wines by the glass.
    Daily 12:00–00:00