Entry requirements, getting here and around, money, safety, and how much time to actually give the city. The logistics, sorted once so you don't have to dig through forums.
All six essentials are live — start wherever fits your planning stage.
The one page to read before anything else — what to expect, common mistakes, quick orientation.
Read the guide →Airport (BCN), train stations, and cruise terminal — routes into the city compared.
Read the guide →Metro, bus, taxi, and when walking beats all three.
Read the guide →Weather, crowd levels and price swings, month by month.
Read the guide →Two tested route plans, honest about what to cut if you're short on time.
Read the guide →Who needs a visa, ETIAS, and how long you can stay.
Read the guide → 🛜ConnectivityeSIMs vs. local SIMs vs. roaming — what's actually cheapest.
Read the guide → 🧳PackingSeasonal packing notes, and what first-timers overpack.
Read the guide → 🛡️SafetyThe real risk (petty theft) vs. the imagined ones.
Read the guide → ♿AccessStep-free metro stations, accessible sights, and gaps to plan around.
Read the guide → 👨👩👧FamiliesWhat works, what doesn't, and where to base yourselves.
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