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Triplandio Barcelona guide covers 13 travel guides across 34 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 52 self-guided walking tours in Barcelona with 258 POI, spanning 250 km in total. Get inspired by 15 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Barcelona
City & Country Data Spain (Barcelona)
Key travel data for Barcelona — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Spain
Cost
MID
Safety
80
Health
89
Lifestyle
73
Infra
81
Rank
#22
Score
64
Tourists
36.4M/y
GDP/cap
$38.6k
Life Exp
83.9 yrs
Population
49.4M
Currency
EUR €
Language
Spanish
Payments
Cards OK
Emergency
112
💰 Prices in Barcelona
Coffee
$2.70
Beer
$4.00
Lunch
$15.00
Groceries
$42.50/w
Taxi/km
$1.50
Transit
$2.00
Fuel
$1.50/l
Internet
$50.00/m
Salary
$1,500/m
Best time to visit Barcelona (Spain)
Now (July) avg: 25°C, mostly dry, moderate crowds. Best months to walk: Jun & Jul.
Live Temp
…
~Day / Night Temp
29°C / 21°C
Sunrise / Sunset
6:29 / 21:25
Local time
9:47
Sea Temp
26°C
Best Months 
Jun & Jul
Jun & Jul
J
Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Sea temperature
Sea warmth for swimming, by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Barcelona —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
Simple bread rubbed with tomato and drizzled with olive oil. Grilled sausages served with white beans, a simple rustic dish. Grilled green onions typically eaten during a social gathering. Grilled green onions dipped in a rich nutty sauce. A savory fish stew with potatoes and a blend of spices. Sautéed spinach with pine nuts and raisins. Salt cod baked with garlic and paprika. A Mediterranean flatbread topped with various sweet or savory ingredients. Salt cod stewed with a rich vegetable sauce. A dish of smoky, charred Mediterranean vegetables like eggplant and peppers. A hearty Catalan stew with pork, vegetables, and pasta. Salad made from shredded salt cod, tomatoes, onions, and olives. Traditional Catalan beef stew with mushrooms and onions. A traditional slow-cooked Catalan dish combining rabbit meat and snails. Hearty seafood stew with tomatoes, potatoes, and herbs
Traditional Local Food
Barcelona (Spain)
Snack
Vegan
Bread with Tomato
Pa amb Tomàquet
pah ahm toh-MAH-ket
Main course
Meat
Butifarra with Beans
Butifarra amb mongetes
boo-tee-FAH-rah am mon-JET-ts
Street food
Vegetarian
Calçotada
Calçots
kal-SOHTS
Street food
Vegetarian
Calçots with Romesco Sauce
Calçotada
kal-SOTS ahn roh-MES-koh
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Catalan Fish Stew
Suquet de Peix
soo-KEHT de PESH
Starter
Vegetarian
Catalan Spinach
Espinacs a la Catalana
es-pee-NAHTS ah lah kah-tah-LAH-nah
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Cavaor Cod
Bacallà a la Llauna
bah-kah-YAH ah lah YAH-oo-nah
Main course
Vegetarian
Coca Catalana
KO-kah kah-tah-LAH-nah
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Codfish with Samfaina
Bacallà amb Samfaina
bah-kah-YAH ahm sahm-FAHY-nah
Appetizer
Vegan
Escalivada
ess-ka-lee-VAH-da
Main course
Meat
Escudella i Carn d'Olla
ehs-koo-DEH-yah ee kahn DOH-yah
Starter
Fish & Seafood
Esqueixada
es-kay-HAH-dah
Main course
Meat
Fricandó
free-kahn-DOH
🥩
Main course
Meat
Rabbit with Snails
Conill amb cargols
koh-NEEL ahm kar-GOHLs
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Seafood Stew
Suquet de Peix
soo-ket deh pay-ish
