What to do in Barcelona when it rains

Barcelona gets around 300 sunny days a year, but when it rains, it pours. These places keep you dry, from big museums to Gaudí's houses and the covered market halls, with opening hours and prices.

Last updated: 24 October 2026

Museums

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Old town

Palau Güell

Tue–Sun 10:00–17:30 (Nov–Mar), 10:00–20:00 (Apr–Oct); closed Mon · €12

Gaudí's early townhouse for Eusebi Güell, with a parabolic hall and a rooftop of chimneys.

Old town

MACBA

Mon, Wed–Fri 11:00–19:30, Sat 10:00–20:00, Sun 10:00–15:00; closed Tue · €13.50 (online; €15 at the desk)

Contemporary art museum in a white Richard Meier building, facing a famous skateboard square.

El Born

Museu Picasso

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

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

Montjuïc

MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia)

Tue–Fri 10:00–18:00, Sat 10:00–20:00, Sun 10:00–15:00; closed Mon · €14

Palace museum on Montjuïc with Romanesque church murals and Gothic to modern Catalan art.

Montjuïc

Fundació Joan Miró

Tue–Sat 10:00–19:00, Sun 10:00–15:00; closed Mon · €17 (online; €18 at the desk)

Light-filled museum of Miró's paintings, sculptures and tapestries, with a rooftop terrace.

El Born

Museu de la Xocolata

Mon–Sat 10:00–19:00; Sun and holidays 10:00–15:00

Chocolate museum in a former convent with sculptures made of chocolate, a tasting and a café.

Eixample

Casa Amatller

Daily about 10:00–19:00 (uncertain; check the site)

Modernist house of the Amatller chocolate dynasty next to Casa Batlló, with a guided visit and chocolate tasting.

Gràcia

CosmoCaixa

Daily 10:00–20:00 (closed 1 and 6 Jan, 25 Dec) · €8

Hands-on science museum with a flooded Amazon rainforest, a planetarium and a geological wall; free under 16.

Gràcia

Casa Vicens

Daily 09:30–18:00 (Apr–Oct until 20:00) · €20

Gaudí's first house (1883–85), a UNESCO site in Moorish-inspired tiles and brick, with rooftop and garden.

El Born

El Born Centre de Cultura i Memòria

Mar–Oct Tue–Sun 10:00–20:00; Nov–Feb Tue–Sat 10:00–19:00 · €4

Iron market hall of 1876 covering the excavated streets of the district razed in 1714, with an exhibition on Barcelona in 1700.

Churches

Old town

Barcelona Cathedral

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

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

El Born

Santa Maria del Mar

Daily 10:00–20:30 · €5 (€10 with roof terraces)

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

Eixample

Sagrada Família

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

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

Beer and chocolate

Montjuïc

Fàbrica Moritz Barcelona

Brasserie daily 09:00–01:00; brewery tour with tasting Thu–Sun (book ahead) · Free entry; tour €24

Jean Nouvel-restored 1856 brewery: brasserie by day, plus a 2-hour tour with tasting of six Moritz beers on weekends.

More to see indoors

Old town

Mercat de la Boqueria

Mon–Sat 08:00–20:30 (closed Sunday) · Free

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

El Born

Palau de la Música Catalana

Daily 09:00–15:30 (guided tour, ~50 min) · €24 (book a timed tour online)

Modernista concert hall by Domènech i Montaner, with a glowing stained-glass skylight.

Eixample

Sant Pau Recinte Modernista

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

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

Eixample

Casa Milà (La Pedrera)

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

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

Eixample

Casa Batlló

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

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

Montjuïc

Mercat de Sant Antoni

Mon–Sat 08:00–20:30; Sunday book and collectables market 08:30–14:00 · Free

Iron-and-glass market hall with food stalls and tapas bars, and the Sunday second-hand book market outside.

El Born

Mercat de Santa Caterina

Mon, Wed, Sat 07:30–14:00; Tue, Thu, Fri 07:30–20:30; closed Sunday · Free

Neighbourhood food market under a colourful wavy mosaic roof by Miralles and Tagliabue, with a good restaurant.

Waterfront

L'Aquàrium de Barcelona

Daily from 10:00 (closing time about 19:00; check the site) · €29

Mediterranean aquarium in Port Vell with an 80 m shark tunnel, a jellyfish room and a large ocean tank.

Eixample

Spotify Camp Nou and Barça Museum

Daily about 10:00–18:00 (uncertain; sessions at fixed times, book ahead) · From €28

FC Barcelona's stadium under reconstruction: the Barça Immersive Museum, a 360° room and a construction viewpoint.

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