Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2016 – What to do in your free time
Barcelona, the only city to host the GSMA Mobile World Congress, is bursting with great restaurants, chic clubs, creative cocktails, top shops and more to discover while you are in the capital of Catalonia.
Sights you won’t want to miss:
santa maria del mar church barcelona
One of the most beautiful examples of the Catalan Gothic style, this basilica stands out for the plain surfaces, square buttresses and flat-topped octagonal towers and also the great 15th-century rose window above the main door. Located in the heart of the Born district, next to some of the city’s top bars, shops and restaurants, a 5 minutes walk from the Picasso Museum.
Museu Picasso
extension of the museum picasso barcelona
The Museu Picasso houses his work from 1890 to 1904, from deft pre-adolescent portraits to sketchy landscapes to the intense innovations of his Blue Period. U cant miss it !
Gaudí and Modernisme
To avoid the queues at the Sagrada Família you better buy your ticket online in advance .. and you can also follow the construction process online … Yet, there are many other Gaudí buildings to get to know in Barcelona. La Pedrera (official name is Casa Milà), situated on Passeig de Gràcia, the city’s huge shopping street. Be sure to visit the rooftop. Next is Casa Batlló, one of the most impressive and admired of all Gaudí’s creations. Just walk down La Rambla you’ll find the Palau Güell, Gaudí’s first major commission and a world heritage site. Last, but not less important is the Park Güell a public park system composed of gardens and architectonic elements located on Carmel Hill.
Mercat de la Boqueria
mercat boqueria barcelona
The Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria, often simply referred to as La Boqueria is a large public market in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona, and one of the city’s foremost tourist landmarks, with an entrance from La Rambla, not far from the Liceu, Barcelona’s opera house. The market has a very diverse selection of goods fruit and vegetable stalls. Don’t touch what you don’t want to buy, ask before taking photos and watch out for vicious old ladies with ankle-destroying wheeled shopping bags.
Where to eat during the GSMA Mobile World Congress
paella Barcelona
Barcelona has a wide range of choices from restaurants with Michelin stars to cafés and tapas bars for the best traditional Catalan fare. Barcelona continues leading the way in cutting-edge, international cuisine. So much to try, from ‘escudella’ (Catalan stew) to crema Catalana … and the famous Paella, the best of the rice dishes. One of the best address in town is Elche Restaurant, since 1959 …
Barcelona’s top tapas bars
There are menus listing tempting tapas just about everywhere you turn the Catalan capital. The choice can be overwhelming, and nowhere else but Barcelona boasts tapas in such variety – but this can apply to quality as well as the dishes on offer. Here are the restaurants, cafés, bodegas and tapas bars serving the best mini-meals in Barcelona. One of the best areas to explore is Poble Sec where you can combine the best of the tapas bar and night life. Carrer Blai is the street name of the hear of the area ..
Get to know Barcelona’s vibrant nightlife
If you still have energy to go on into the night, a list of the best and chic clubs in town follow down here… from a sky bar Eclipse at the W Hotel to Shoko at the Barceloneta.
eclipse sky bar Barcelona W hotel
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