Friday

10 p.m.

Dinner at Con Gracia (full review here). Since restaurants often take reservations for 10pm or 10:30pm, there is plenty of time to have a proper feed upon landing.

Saturday

10 a.m.

Explore the Barri Gòtic on foot and discover its high concentration of hidden surprises.  Look out for:

Pla de la Seu: the imposing cathedral at the centre of the Gothic Quarter is dedicated to Santa Eulàlia martyr, the patron saint of Barcelona. Go inside to seek out the lovely gardens of the secluded cloister, complete with fountains and geese. In the square itself on weekends, older Catalans can be seen dancing the Sardana, the traditional circle dance of the Catalans which was banned by the Franco regime.

Diagonally opposite the cathedral, you can see three friezes by Picasso at the top of the modern Collegi d’Arquitectes building.

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