There are so many Barcelona guide books on the market that it can feel impossible to choose the best guidebook for your trip to the Catalonian capital.
I’ve been to Barcelona several times, sometimes staying in the city for several months and most recently visiting Barcelona over Christmas and New Years. Even though I know the city like the back of my hand, I still love to prepare for my trips to Barcelona by reading lots of different guidebooks and compiling all of their top tips into one amazing itinerary.
To get ready for my next trip to Barcelona, I sat down with a bottle glass of Rioja and ten different Barcelona guidebooks, reading each one from cover to cover and making notes not just on what I wanted to see and do in the city, but also what I liked about each publisher’s Barcelona city guide.