Ways to Be a Local

• Dress appropriately for Spain's most stylish city.
• Learn a few words of Catalan and show interest in the regional culture.
• Promenade on La Rambla.
• Take a siesta.
• Join Barcelonans for a tertulia (discussion) in a local café .
• At weekends, visit a park or stroll along the waterfront promenades.
• Follow the locals' time schedule.
• Show interest in 'Barça',.
• Join in the sardana regional dance.
• Develop a taste for pa amb tomàquet and allioli.

Top Street Sculptures

• Fish, by Frank Gehry Address: Hotel Arts, Passeig Marítim, Port Olímpica
• Barcelona Head, a giant mosaic sculpture by Roy Lichtenstein Address: Passeig de Colom
• Drac de la Font, Gaudí's famous 'Dragon of the Fountain' Address: Parc Güell
• 'La Ferralla' ('Scrap Iron'), the nickname given to the sculptural highlight of the Vila Olímpica Address: Avinguda Icària
• Gambrinus, a giant fibreglass lobster by Xavier Mariscal Address: Moll de la Fusta, Passeig de Colom
• Landscape Sculptures by Beverly Pepper Address: Parc de l'Estació del Nord
• Wall by Richard Serra Address: Plaça de la Palmera
• Sardana Dancers outside the former Montjuïc Funfair Address: Avinguda de Miramar
• Dona i Ocell (Woman and Bird), in Parc Joan Miró Address: C. Tarragona
• Nüvol i Cadira (Cloud and Chair) on the roof of Fundació Antoni Tapìes . Address: C. Aragó 255

Top Tapas Dishes

• Mandonguilles (meatballs)
• Boquerones and anxoves (fresh and salted anchovies)
• Calamarsos amb la sevtinta (small squid cooked in their ink)
• Croquetes de pollastre, or de bacallá (croquettes with chicken or salt cod)
• Empanats and empanadillas (pies and deep-fried pasties with tuna filling)
• Gambas al ajillo (prawns with garlic)
• Faves a la Catalana (broad beans, onions and botifarra (blood sausage) cooked in white wine)
• Pa amb tomàquet (white bread with tomato and olive oil)
• Pescaditos (deep-fried whitebait)
• Pops a la gallega (octopus with paprika and olive oil)

Top Markets

• La Boqueria - fruit and vegetables market Hours: Mon-Sat 7am-8pm. Closed Sun Metro: Liceu
• Concepció - flowers, fruit and vegetables in the Eixample Address: C. Aragó Hours: Mon 8-3, Tue-Sat 8-8, Sat 8-4. Metro: Girona
• Craft market Address: Avinguda Pau Casals Hours: first Sun of month from 10am Metro: Hospital Clinic
• Els Encants - flea market Address: Plaça de les Glòries Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat 9-5
• Festa de Sant Ponç - annual market of honey, herbs, natural products Address: Carrer Hospital Hours: 11 May Metro: Liceu
• Plaça del Pi; honey, herbs, cheeses Hours: first and third Fri, Sat and Sun of month 11-2, 5-9 FLiceu
• Plaça Reial - coins, stamps Hours: Sun 10-2 Metro: Liceu
• Plaça Sant Josep Oriol - art Hours: weekends only Metro: Liceu
• La Rambla - afternoon and evening craft market Hours: weekends only Metro: Drassanes
• Ronda Sant Antoni - coins, books, postcards Hours: Sun 9-3 Metro: Universitat

Top Rides

• Bus Turístic - a good way to see the main sights if time is limited
• Un Cotxe Menys - city tours by bicycle Address: C. Esparteria 3 Phone: 93 268 21 05 Hours: Tours: Sat & Sun 10am-12:30, Tue and Sat 8.30pm-midnight. Booking required.
• Golondrinas - pleasure-boat cruises around the harbour and the Olympic Port
• Telefèric - cable-car ride to Castell de Montjuïc. Hours: Summer, daily; winter, weekends.
• Tramvia Blau - Barcelona's last remaining tram grinds up the hill towards Tibidabo

Top Views

• Columbus Monument
• Parc Güell
• Mirador del Rei Martí
• Sagrada Família
• Torre de Collserola Phone: 93 406 93 54 Hours: Wed-Sun 11-6