:: Discovering Barcelona, a travel guide for teens

What's all the fuss about?

"Discovering Barcelona, a travel guide for teens"...

is the ultimate guide to the wonderful city of Barcelona but with a twist: it does not aim to be a typical tourist guide covering only monuments, museums and other very interesting but often boring facts about the place you’re visiting. Instead, this is a “guide for teens” to attractions and activities that I am sure you’ll enjoy more while in Barcelona. Let’s show adults that they can also see many of those things while you’re having fun along the way.

Over 60 attractions and activities and other ideas to have a wonderful time in Barcelona
Maps, tips and advice for each activity
Several proposed routes for easy planning
Open your eyes and your imagination as you embark on a Discovery Hunt of the Gothic Quarter, the centre of the old city of Barcelona
The best... places to have a quick bite, a sweet treat and the most curious specialty shops
Prepare for shopping time! in one of Europe's top cities for fashion: find the areas, malls and department stores, brands...
Useful information: where is...? opening times for...? how to get to...?
Impress everybody with a few words and phrases in Catalan, the local lingo
Discover 20 things I love to do in Barcelona and find out if you like'm too!
... plus much more!

Discovering Barcelona, a travel guide for teens, by Enric Masso

Where do I get it?

ISBN: 978-84-616-5745-2
Author: Enric Masso

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Why should you visit Barcelona?

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Keeping you updated!

Find in this section the last minute changes, corrections and errata to the printed version of "Discovering Barcelona, a travel guide for teens". I'll do my best to keep you up-to-date with all the new developments that occur in a lively city like Barcelona and that have might have changed some of the information appearing in the guide since its publication.

#34 PARC GÜELL (page 94)

Parc Güell has always been free of charge, and indeed is often touted as one of the best free activities in Barcelona. But since October 2013, non-residents and tourists are charged a visitors' admission fee of 7 euros -if you buy a ticket in advance- or 8 euros at the park. To ensure the preservation of the park there will be a limit of 800 visitors/hour. More info: Source:http://www.parkguell.cat/en/

#34 PARC GÜELL (pages 156 and 158)

Please note the bus going from Plaça Catalunya to Park Güell is #24, not #28 as indicated in the printed guide.

Transfer to/from airport (page 209)

Note that the company TAXI BARCELONA has ceased to operate (Sept 2013)

#04 IMAX Port Vell (page 28)

Unfortunately IMAX will close its centres in Spain next September (2014)

#56 AQUALEON (page 137)

The park has no longer a safari tour, from the season 2015 Aqualeon will be offering its aquatic park only.

#18 MUSEU DEL MAMUT (page 56)

Due to financial difficulties the Mammooth Museum will be closed by the end of October (2016).

The best to have a quick bite (page 174)

Not that it matters a lot because the place continues to serve excellent food (and remains part of the same group), but "La Llavor dels Origens" has now be revamped as "Pirineu en Boca Born".

The best for a sweet treat (page 177)

The restaurant Casa Danone has closed permanently (September 2015) but many Danone Frozen Yogurt Shops have opened across the city in key tourist spots, such as the Maremagnum Shopping Mall at the marina of the Port Vell, at Diagonal Mall Shopping Centre, at Les Glòries Shopping Mall, or at Carrer d'Argenteria, 49 near Santa Maria del Mar church. More infomation: https://es-la.facebook.com/YogurteriaDanone/

The official organization of tourist promotion of Barcelona invites you to explore and discover the main attractions of the city. You can also make online purchases to the best shows in town to avoid queues.

Site: Turisme de Barcelona

Mobile Apps

Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) is the main public transit operator in Barcelona. The bus network serves Barcelona and the metropolitan area through 102 lines that cover a total distance of 890km (555 mi). The Barcelona Metro service has 141 stations and it is formed by seven lines and a funicular railway. In 2012, TMB carried 553 million passengers which is roughly 62% of all the passengers using public transportation in Barcelona. It has 7,834 employees. TMB offers AR apps that make travelling on public transport easier. Get them on your phone!

Site: Metropolitan Transport Authority (TMB in Catalan)

The official Barcelona website, created by Barcelona City Council, is a communication channel which allows citizens to carry out different procedures and transactions wth the council, as well as providing information on events in the city.

Site: Barcelona City Hall

The Catalan Tourist Board

The Catalan Tourist Board (ACT in Catalan) is an organisation of the Government of Catalonia responsible for marketing and promoting Catalonia as a tourist destination. They provide support to the travel industry and identify and develop opportunities within all the foreign markets together with its travel industry.

Site: Catalan Tourist Board

... and the weather!

No reputable country lacks a meteorological department or bureau to provide its community with access to weather forecasts. We don't either! Unfortunately for you meteo.cat website is in Catalan only, but surely you'll recognize the weather symbols, won't you? Check'em out before engaging into outdoor activities... they're (usually!) quite spot on.