Travelling with Children

Are you travelling together with your family?
If you are bringing the whole family to Barcelona, the most important thing is to find something fun for all members of the family so that everyone returns home happy and satisfied.

Activities for the family in Barcelona

There are a lot of things to do for the family so your children will surely enjoy Barcelona as well. Visit the zoo, amusement parks and of course FC Barcelona.

Accommodation for the family

If you are travelling with small children and a baby carriage, I recommend that you choose a hotel, or even better, an apartment that is as central as possible. Many of Barcelona's metro stops are still not equipped with an elevator or an escalator so it may be a bit tricky to get around. If you have older children you can stay almost anywhere in Barcelona.

Renting an apartment is more comfortable and makes things much easier especially if your budget does not allow you to eat in a restaurant every day.
 

Very nice apartments near the beaches of Barcelona. They offer non-smoking family rooms for up to 10 people. Located close to the Zoo and with a metro station around the corner.

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Nice apartments that are perfectly located for shopping and sightseeing in Barcelona. All apartments have free wireless internet.

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The Gallery Hotel is located between the shopping streets Pg. de Grŕcia and Rambla Catalunya. Ideal for shopping and sightseeing.  

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Activities for the family in Barcelona

Barcelona Aquarium - Address: Moll d'Espanya
What can be more fun for the family than an aquarium? Barcelona has one of the world's largest aquariums! Here you enter a glass tunnel under the water while the sharks swim right over your head!
Admission: adults €13, children (4-12) €9
Metro: Barceloneta L4 or the tourist bus (blue line, bus stop: Aquarium)
http://www.aquariumbcn.com/

Cosmo Caixa - Address: Teodor Roviralta, 47-51
Barcelona's high-tech natural history museum. Awarded the prize for best museum in Europe in 2004. Here you can find many exciting things including a planetarium and a rain forest with giant Pirayas.
Fun and educational for everybody in the family.
Admission: €3
Metro: Tibidabo L7 (Ferrocarrils) or the tourist bus (red line, bus stop: Tibidabo)
http://obrasocial.lacaixa.es/centros/cosmocaixabcn_es.html

Barcelona Zoo - Adress: Parc de la Ciutadella
There are over 500 different species at the Barcelona Zoo. Visit the cute seals and dolphins and learn about the gorillas and giraffes! There is a farm for children where they can pet goats and lambs and it's possible to rent 4-seated bicycles.
Admission: €8
Metro: Vila Olímpica - Ciutadella L4 or tourist bus (blue line, bus stop: Barcelona Zoo)
http://www.zoobarcelona.com


Tibidabo - Address: Pl. Tibidabo, 3-4
If you are travelling with small children, a day on Tibidabo could be a perfect daytrip. Located on Barcelona's highest and most magical mountaintop is the Tibidabo amusement park. Here you have a fantastic view over the city and many fun carousels to ride. Once you have tried the carousels, why not visit the fun house with its magic mirrors or look at the puppet show!
Admission: €10-15
Metro: Tibidabo L7 (Ferrocarril) or the tourist bus (red line, bus stop: Tibidabo)
 www.tibidabo.es


FC Barcelona - Camp Nou Tour   
Walk the self-guided tour through the Camp Nou, taking you through the changing rooms, the pressroom and of course to the players’ dugouts beside the pitch. The tour ends in the Barcelona Museum, where you can admire all the trophies the club has won through the years.
Or why not go to see an FC Barcelona match? Children under 7 years enter for free if they sit on their parent's lap..
Admission: adults €13, children €10.40
Metro: Collblanc L5 or the tourist bus (red line, bus stop: Camp Nou)

http://www.fcbarcelona.com

Click here for scheduling and information on how to buy tickets for a FC Barcelona game.


Port Aventura - Address: Salou, Tarragona
Spain's largest amusement park is only 100 km from Barcelona. You can go by either train or car. The amusement park has its own train station and the trains go every hour from Barcelona.
The park is divided into 5 different worlds and there is something for everyone! For information on opening hours and prices, visit: http://www.portaventura.es