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Accommodation

Barcelona hotels – Search for discount hotels in Barcelona with lowest rates guaranteed.

Books

Barcelona by Robert Hughes.

A monumentally informed and irresistibly opinionated guide to the most un-Spanish city in Spain. Robert Hughes scrolls through Barcelona’s often violent history; tells the stories of its kings, poets, magnates, and revolutionaries; and ushers readers through municipal landmarks that range from Antoni Gaudi’s sublimely surreal cathedral to a postmodern restaurant with a glass-walled urinal.

Homage to Barcelona by Colm Toibin.

This book celebrates one of Europe’s greatest cities – a cosmopolitan hub of vibrant architecture, art, culture and nightlife. It moves from the story of the city’s founding and its huge expansion in the nineteenth century to the lives of Gaudi, Miro, Picasso, Casals and Dali. It also explores the history of Catalan nationalism, the tragedy of the Civil War, the Franco years and the transition from dictatorship to democracy which Colm Toibin witnessed in the 1970s.

Travel Guides

Turisme de Barcelona – Official tourism website of Barcelona.

Barcelona Metropolitan – Lifestyle magazine guide to living in and visiting Barcelona.

Barcelona Yellow – Barcelona Yellow Pages and travel guide.

What Barcelona – Barcelona travel guide with tips on where to eat and go out, parks, architecture, and history.

Barcelona Blogs

Barcelona Blonde – A California expat with an obsession with her adopted home.

Guiri Girl in Barca – A native Scot who now calls Barcelona home.

Homage To BCN – A blog about Barcelona.

Barcelona Blog Posts And Articles

The battle for The Boqueria – The Boqueria has stood strong through civil war and political divisions, tyranny and terrorism, economic crises and natural disasters, but in recent years, it has encountered a new relentless challenge: mass tourism.

77+ cool things to do in Barcelona (to impress your friends!) – A great list of things to do hostelgeeks.com that go beyond the usual check-list of famous tourist attractions.

Barcelona: A Complete Backpacker’s Guide – By backpackingdiplomacy.com.

La Sagrada Familia: A church 133 years in the making – By thesweetestway.com.

Barcelona: A look inside Gaudí’s architecture – By laviwashere.com.

La Bomba Tapas and Barcelona Anarchists – Betsy Wuebker from passingthru.com visits the Barri Gràcia and bites into La Bomba tapas, which pays tribute to historic Barcelona anarchists.

Barcelona City, Spain – By travellingtype.com.

Food

Food Barcelona – Restaurants, reviews and recipes in Barcelona.

Guide Books

Lonely Planet Barcelona (Travel Guide)

Photos

Barcelona Photo Gallery – Photo gallery of my visits to Barcelona.

Barcelona Photo Blog – Daily photos of Barcelona.