Using the Barcelona Card For Savings and Convenience on Your Vacation

The Barcelona Card offers tourists a way ofexample, 50% off the normal entrance fee for
enjoying the city at minimum cost for travel,the world-famous Picasso Museum on Montcada
attraction visits and purchases from a whole hoststreet, and 20% off the Museu de Joan Miro, the
of selected stores and restaurants. With the cardSpanish surrealist painter and sculptor. Plus many,
you have no excuses not to visit as many ofmany more.
Barcelona's attractions as you have the time to.3. Restaurant and Entertainment Discounts
The Barcelona Card is a combination of a travelYou will receive 10% discounts off your bill at
card, shopping card and reduced price pass tomany of Barcelona's popular restaurants and 20%
tourist attractions, and you also get reducedof many entertainment venues, such as the
prices at selected restaurants and entertainmentclassical music theatre Palau de la Musica and the
venues. It is an absolute must for visitors to theoperas at the Gran Teatre del Liceu. In addition to
city that want to visit as much as they can whilethese, and lots more discounts, many other
they are here.museums and attractions are free when you
The Pricepresent your card. You will also receive a 12%
First to the cost, so that you are not wonderingdiscount on purchases in the famous Plaça
what that is while you read about the rest, andCatalunya in the centre of the city.
then you can decide whether or not theThe card is about the size of a credit card, and
advantages it offers you are worth what youwell worth several times the price you pay for it.
pay. It is an absolute no-brainer, but here are theThe free offers and discounts amount to more
facts for you to decide for yourself. These pricesthan 100 all over the city, yet you will save more
are per person:than its cost on transport alone. Consider how far
2 Days: 27€ per person (for adults),you would get in your own home city for
23€ for kids between 4 and 1240€, and your card lasts 5 entire days at
3 Days: 33€ per person (for adults),that price.
28€ for kids between 4 and 12It is not only worthwhile, it's a must for anybody
4 Days: 37.50€ per person (for adults),intending to spend their time in Barcelona travelling
30.50€ for kids between 4 and 12about and visiting the great attractions this
5 Days: 44€ per person (for adults),beautiful city has to offer. The guidebook and
34.50€ for kids between 4 and 12map provide you with everything you need to
Free for children aged under 4.travel in Barcelona, and is available in a range of
You must purchase the Barcelona card 24 hourslanguages including Catalan, Spanish, English, Italian,
in advance of visiting Barcelona, and once paidFrench and German, and a load of extra cut-out
you will be provided with your card, a map of thecoupons you can use in the city.
city and a travel guide when you get here.Tour the City Free
Naturally, if you are already in Barcelona, you canUsing the Barcelona card, there is no need for
order the card and it will take 24 hours beforeyou to stop at every metro station to buy a
you can pick it up.ticket, or no need to worry about having the
Visitors who have used the card when visitingcorrect change in Euros for your bus fare. Just
Barcelona have been delighted with the value itshow your card and stay on the bus or the
offers, and the more you travel aroundmetro for as long as you like. You can take a ride
Barcelona, the greater the benefit you will get.right round the city on the same bus, or even
Here is a brief discussion of the benefits of usingchanging buses when it suits you. Get a feel for
the card during your visit to the city.the Barcelona, and where everything is by
1. Free Travelfollowing your bus route on the map provided,
The Barcelona Card enables you to travel freeand then tick off the places you feel you would
throughout the period of the card. So, if you paylike to see more of.
the 44€ for 5-day card, you can travel freeBarcelona offers a great deal of things for visitors
on Barcelona's public transport system for theto see and do, and with a Barcelona card you
entire 5 days. That includes the majority of thehave the freedom to travel as you wish without
city bus lines and the metro, so you will be able toany more cost. Add to that the discounts and
travel anywhere within the city free of anycoupons in the guide and you have a fabulous
further charge. No more grumbling about the priceoffer that you would be mad to turn down.
of the metro train or the buses!That's why most visitors to Barcelona who buy it
2. Attraction Discountsonce, go on to buy the Barcelona Card every
You receive discounts at large number oftime they visit Barcelona on holiday.
Barcelona's popular tourist attractions. For