A Week in Barcelona & Cataluña

Jun 14 – 19, 2023: Barcelona (5 nights)

• Majestic Hotel & Spa

June is one of the best months of the year for visiting Barcelona. The days are sunny and warm, with temperatures usually in the mid-80s F. Nights tend to stay warm as well, where you can comfortably walk around with just a light jacket.

U.S. travelers entering Spain for tourism do not need any special visa.

For support needed when you're on the ground, you can use the phone numbers below to get in touch directly with your tour guides.

• Driver, Arrival Transfer: A driver will be provided.
  
• Guide: A guide will be provided.

Your guide in Barcelona - if you have any trouble locating them at the designated meeting times, please contact them.

Your driver will pick you up today from the airport and take you to your hotel in Barcelona.

Meeting Point: Your driver will be waiting for you in the arrivals area, holding a sign with your name.

If you have any trouble locating your driver, please call a representative at will be provided.

You have early check-in guaranteed upon arrival, so you can take some time to unpack, clean up, grab some breakfast, and relax before heading off on a tour.

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Get your bearings straight with this city tour to get a taste of everything that Barcelona has to offer. You'll be with your guide, a Barcelona native, and learn about the different neighborhoods, learn where to eat, and visit some iconic landmarks (apart from the ones you'll see more in-depth later in the week).

Start Time: Late morning
Pick-Up Location: Hotel Lobby
End Time: Approximately early evening

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In between your tours, take a stop with your guide to try some of Spain's famous small bites: tapas. The traditional way to eat them is at a bar with a cold beet, a glass of vermouth, or a local Catalan wine.

One of your stops will be the famous Mercado de Boquería, a huge market that's one of the most iconic places in Barcelona.

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Torre Bellesguard, also known as Casa Figueres, is a modernist manor house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, which was constructed between 1900 and 1909. You'll get an exclusive look at this architectural wonder on your own private tour when the house is closed to tourists.

Start Time: Afternoon

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Barcelona is a hotspot for craft cocktail bars within Spain and all of Europe. Take a visit to some of the most innovative bars in the city.

• Paradiso: If there's one bar to visit, it's Paradiso. It's been named as the best bar in the world, and it lives up to the hype. As there is usually a line to get in, we recommend visiting with our guide who can reserve a place and take you around the neighborhood while you wait for a table.
  
• FOCO: A new bar in the very hip Gracia neighborhood, this local joint brings its own twist on delicious cocktails (try the rasberry Clover Club or salted espresso martini).
  
• Jamboree Jazz Club: This is a bar / music venue with live performances every night, usually by artists who occupy the world of jazz. Most shows require a ticket to confirm entrance, but once you're inside it's a place to enjoy good music, good drinks, and lots of dancing.

There's no shortage of great food in Barcelona, and some of the best meals are at the bar you stumble into by surprise. Here's a list of some top places to eat. Please let us know if you'd like reservations.

• Can Ramonet: Paella is perhaps the quintessential Spanish dish, and the best place to eat it is near the coast. Head to Barceloneta neighborhood near the water and try one of their famous paellas (remember in Spain, paella is traditionally lunch food, not dinner!).
  
• Solomillo: Indulge all your darkest carnivorous desires at this meat-lovers’ paradise, where the name of the restaurant is the same as your order (solomillo means “sirloin steak”). This is the best steak in Barcelona and the menu is customizable to your liking.
  
• Berbena: Few tourists have heard of Berbena. Inside, there are daily batches of home-baked bread that smell like your grandma’s kitchen, comfort food like hearty beef with wine stew and gooey slices of Spanish omelet, platters of locally sourced cheese and charcuteries.
  
• Bocanariz: Visit this unassuming wine bar which has a selection of hundreds of bottles, from Cataluña, around Spain, and the world. Paired with some small bites to snack on, it's the perfect Spanish bar experience.
  
• La Pepita: A more casual eatery with a fun vibe and delicious menu to accompany it. It's always filled with locals, a good sign for any place to eat.

Enjoy a credit to use at the hotel restaurant on food or drinks as a special perk for booking with scenset!

Majestic Hotel & Spa
Category: Privilege Room
Included: Breakfast

After your taste of Gaudi yesterday, get a fuller look into the imprint he left on the city. You'll see Park Güell, and, of course, the Sagrada Familia Church, considered his masterpiece. Enjoy skip-the-queue access to enter the church.

Start Time: Late morning
Pick-Up Location: Hotel Lobby
End Time: Early afternoon


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Enjoy an exciting dinner at Con Gracia, located in the heart of one of Barcelona's coolest neighborhoods. The ambiance is fun and meals aren't just delicious, but also an experience!

The restaurant is just a short taxi ride or a 15-minute walk from your hotel.

Reservation: Evening

Majestic Hotel & Spa
Category: Privilege Room
Included: Breakfast

Walk through the medieval streets of Barcelona's Gothic Quarter or Barri Gotic. Here you'll discover over 2,000 years of history, seeing Ancient Roman Walls, the original cathedral, and more. Afterward, stop at the only museum dedicated to Picasso that was founded during his lifetime, located in a scenic medieval palace.

Start Time: Morning
Pick-Up Location: Hotel Lobby
End Time: Early Afternoon

This is a walking tour. Your guide will meet you at your hotel to begin.

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You will finish your tour in the vicinity of Paradiso, and your guide has suggested that she walk you past the location so that you can return at your leisure. Paradiso opens in the early afternoon.

Paradiso does not take reservations, but instead you scan a QR code on the door, and join a virtual queue. When you can be seated, you will receive a message.

Address: Carrer de Rera Palau, 4
Note: Paradiso opens in the early afternoon daily

Suggested activity - no reservation has been made.

See a show of the Barcelona Guitar Trio in the Palau de la Musica Catalana, a breathtaking building. It's worth seeing for the architecture alone, but this traditional guitar show is performed by a trio in a show that's filled with surprises.

Start Time: In the evening

Recommended activity—no tickets have been purchased by scenset.

Majestic Hotel & Spa
Category: Privilege Room
Included: Breakfast

On your way back to Montserrat, stop at the family-run Carol Valles winery. The grape-growing region around Barcelona produces all types of renowned wines, although the area is best known for its cava, or sparkling wine.

Pick-Up Time: Morning
Pick-Up Location: Hotel Lobby
End Time: Approximately early evening

Includes wine tasting, winery tour, and brunch.

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Montserrat has something magical that everyone falls in love with, whether it’s for the mountain formation with a trail that goes on for two days or for the spiritual life of the monks who have been leading the monastery for almost 1,000 years. Montserrat is a source of culture, nature, and spirituality and is waiting for you.

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Majestic Hotel & Spa
Category: Privilege Room
Included: Breakfast

There's a unique festival in the Cataluña region where people known locally as Castellers climb on top of each other in the streets, forming giant human towers. Apart from seeing these human towers as they build themselves, your guide will explain to you the history of this very particular cultural event.

Start Time: Late morning
Location: Placa Bonanova

Recommended activity—nothing has been booked by scenset.

Flamenco is part of the culture of southern Spain, but you can get a taste of an authentic performance in Barcelona with this touring group. They come from Andalucia and are performing at the beautiful Palau de la Musica Catalana.

Start Time: Night

Recommended activity—no tickets have been purchased by scenset.

Majestic Hotel & Spa
Category: Privilege Room
Included: Breakfast

Wake up early today for your private transfer back to the Barcelona Airport for the rest of your European adventure!

Departure Time: Early morning
Meeting Location: Hotel Lobby

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