Celebrate Easter in Barcelona

For Families:
1) Barcelona Aquarium
2) Barcelona Zoo
3) Parc Guell by Antonio Gaudi
4) Museo de la Xocolata, with chocolate tasting, just special for Easter
5) Poble Espanyol in Montjuic
6) Tibidabo amusement park (As seen in Vicky Cristina Barcelona)

For Everyone:
7) The awe-inspiring Casa Batlló by Antonio Gaudi
8) The amazing La Pedrera - Casa Milà by Antonio Gaudi
9) The famous Sagrada Familia by Antonio Gaudi
10) Barcelona’s most famous museums:

• Picasso Museum
• Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA)
• Barcelona Centre of Contemporary Culture (CCCB)
• Barcelona FC Museum for football fans
• Catalán Museum of Archaeology
• Maritime Museum
• Museum d' Història de Catalunya at the Port Vell
• National Museum of Art of Catalunya MNAC at Montjuic Moutain
• Miró Museum
• Wax Museum (Museu de Cera)

11) The wonderful show of The Magic Fountain of Montjuic
12) The famous Las Ramblas, always “open".

 

After all these events, why not enjoying some Spanish Easter specialties in family such as:
- Bunyols (deep fried doughnuts)
- Torrijas (fried bread with sweet wine, milk, sugar and cinnamon)
- Monas de Pascua (Chocolate figures with a surprise inside), usually given by the godfather to his godchild
- The Tortell de Rams (cake)
- The traditional Easter eggs.
 

For the Easter Week (Semana Santa), you will be able to attend lots of procession parading through the whole city, specially in Barrio Gótico in the surroundings of the Cathedral. During Holy Friday or Viernes Santo.

And if you’re looking for a restaurant to enjoy your Easter ‘meal in family, you will find some which are open on this special day. Here are our recommended restaurants:

1) Tunel del Port, in Port Olimpic
2) Citrus Restaurantus, in Passeig de Gracia
3) La Tramoia, on the Rambla
4) Acontraluz
5) Aguadeltragaluz, on the Paseo Maritimo