Weekend in Barcelona: 2-day itinerary with walking times

Spending 2 days in Barcelona? This plan fits 12 sights into 2 relaxed days, ordered so you walk as little as possible. Highlights include Plaça de Catalunya, La Rambla and Mercat de la Boqueria. Every stop lists opening hours, prices, the walk to the next one and good places to eat nearby.

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Day 1 Old town · El Born

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
🚶 0.9 km · 11 min walk → La Rambla
09:55
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
🚶 0.3 km · 4 min walk → Mercat de la Boqueria
10:30
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
🚶 0.7 km · 8 min walk → Barcelona Cathedral
11:40
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
🚶 0.6 km · 8 min walk → Santa Maria del Mar
12:50
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
🚶 0.3 km · 3 min walk → Museu Picasso
Lunch suggestion El Xampanyet (Cava bar · €€ · El Born)
near Santa Maria del Mar · 🚶 0.2 km · 2 min walk
14:50
Museu Picasso

Museum · El Born · 90 min

Picasso's early works in five medieval palaces, including the Las Meninas series.

Opening hours: Tue–Sun 10:00–19:00; closed Mon
Price: €14 (online; €15 at the desk)

Eat nearby: El Xampanyet (Cava bar · €€ · El Born) · 2 min walk
Euskal Etxea (Pintxos · €€ · El Born) · 2 min walk
🚶 0.8 km · 9 min walk → Parc de la Ciutadella
16:30
Parc de la Ciutadella

Park · El Born · 60 min

Green city park with a monumental cascade fountain, a lake with rowing boats and the zoo.

Opening hours: Daily 10:00–18:00 (winter), later in summer
Price: Free

Eat nearby: Bormuth (Tapas · €€ · El Born) · 7 min walk
Bar Mundial (Seafood · € · El Born) · 8 min walk
Dinner suggestion Bormuth (Tapas · €€ · El Born)
near Parc de la Ciutadella · 🚶 0.6 km · 7 min walk

Day 2 Eixample · Gràcia

09:30
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
🚶 1.2 km · 15 min walk → Sant Pau Recinte Modernista
11:25
Sant Pau Recinte Modernista

Landmark · Eixample · 75 min

Former hospital by Domènech i Montaner: tiled pavilions, gardens and underground tunnels.

Opening hours: Daily 09:30–17:00 (Nov–Mar), 09:30–18:30 (Apr–Oct); closed 25 Dec
Price: €18

Eat nearby: Little Viet (Asian · € · Eixample) · 2 min walk
Restaurante Seoul (Korean · €€ · Eixample) · 3 min walk
🚇 7 min by metro (line L3: Passeig de Gràcia → Lesseps) · 2.3 km · 29 min walk → Park Güell
12:50
Park Güell

Park · Gràcia · 90 min

Gaudí's hilltop garden city with the mosaic dragon, serpentine bench and views over Barcelona.

Opening hours: Daily 09:30–18:00 (approx. 29 Oct–30 Mar; last entry 17:30)
Price: €18 (book a timed ticket online)

Eat nearby: Larrard 55 (Spanish · €€ · Gràcia) · 3 min walk
Restaurante Tibet (Catalan · €€ · Gràcia) · 8 min walk
🚇 7 min by metro (line L3: Passeig de Gràcia → Lesseps) · 2.8 km · 35 min walk → Casa Milà (La Pedrera)
Lunch suggestion Larrard 55 (Spanish · €€ · Gràcia)
near Park Güell · 🚶 0.3 km · 3 min walk
14:30
Casa Milà (La Pedrera)

Landmark · Eixample · 75 min

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

Opening hours: Daily 09:00–18:30 (2 Nov 2026–25 Feb 2027); closed 25 Dec and 11–17 Jan
Price: From €29 (book a timed ticket online)

Eat nearby: Tragaluz (Spanish · €€€ · Eixample) · 3 min walk
Lasarte (Spanish · €€€ · Eixample) · 4 min walk
🚶 0.7 km · 8 min walk → Casa Batlló
16:00
Casa Batlló

Landmark · Eixample · 75 min

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

Opening hours: Daily 08:30–22:30 (last admission 21:30)
Price: From €29 (book a timed ticket online)

Eat nearby: Tapas24 (Tapas · €€ · Eixample) · 5 min walk
Lasarte (Spanish · €€€ · Eixample) · 6 min walk
Dinner suggestion Tapas24 (Tapas · €€ · Eixample)
near Casa Batlló · 🚶 0.4 km · 5 min walk

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Last updated: 4 October 2026