{"id":101001,"date":"2019-12-10T13:50:35","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T12:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=101001"},"modified":"2020-01-21T13:53:57","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T12:53:57","slug":"free-activities-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-activities-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"What Free Things Can You Do in Barcelona in 2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Barcelona is the perfect city to enjoy different kinds of activities<\/strong>, and some of them cost money, while others are completely free of charge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Exhibitions, sports activities, gastronomy, museums&#8230; All you have to do is decide on what you want to do, and then check if you can do that somewhere in the city without spending a single penny.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona has many ways to spend your leisure time on a low &#8211; or no &#8211; budget, so stop making excuses and get out of your apartment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today, this article by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=free-activities-barcelona&amp;utm_campaign=home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a> will share free activities in Barcelona with you. Don\u2019t miss any of them!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-summer-2\/\">Free Activities to Do in the Summer in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-activities-barcelona\/#Enjoy_free_activities_in_Barcelona\" title=\"Enjoy free activities in Barcelona\">Enjoy free activities in Barcelona<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-activities-barcelona\/#Visit_many_museums_for_free_every_first_Sunday_of_the_month\" title=\"Visit many museums for free every first Sunday of the month\">Visit many museums for free every first Sunday of the month<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-activities-barcelona\/#Visit_Sagrada_Familia_for_free_during_Saturday_and_Sunday_mass\" title=\"Visit Sagrada Familia for free during Saturday and Sunday mass\">Visit Sagrada Familia for free during Saturday and Sunday mass<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-activities-barcelona\/#Visit_Hospital_de_Sant_Pau_for_free_every_first_Sunday_of_the_month\" title=\"Visit Hospital de Sant Pau for free every first Sunday of the month\">Visit Hospital de Sant Pau for free every first Sunday of the month<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-activities-barcelona\/#Visit_the_Picasso_Museum_for_free_on_Thursday_evenings\" title=\"Visit the Picasso Museum for free on Thursday evenings\">Visit the Picasso Museum for free on Thursday evenings<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enjoy_free_activities_in_Barcelona\"><\/span>Enjoy free activities in Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Visit_many_museums_for_free_every_first_Sunday_of_the_month\"><\/span>Visit many museums for free every first Sunday of the month<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_101003\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101003\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-101003\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mnac-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"exterior mnac museum barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-101003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides free entrance on the first Sunday of each month, you can also enter many of the Catalan capital&#8217;s museums free of charge <strong>every Sunday<\/strong>, starting at 15:00.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If money is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/budget\/\"><strong>tight<\/strong><\/a>, but you still want to explore Barcelona\u2019s cultural scene, you now know what days you will be able to visit the following museums for free:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>El Born Centre de Cultura i Mem\u00f2ria (Born Cultural Centre)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/montjuic-castle\/\"><strong>Castell de Montju\u00efc<\/strong><\/a> (Castle of Montju\u00efc)<\/li>\n<li>Centre de Cultura Contempor\u00e0nia de Barcelona (CCCB or Centre for Contemporary \u00a0Arts and Culture)<\/li>\n<li>Museu de Cultures del M\u00f3n (Museum of World Cultures)<\/li>\n<li>Museu del Disseny de Barcelona (Design Museum)<\/li>\n<li>Museu d\u2019Hist\u00f2ria de Barcelona (MUHBA or Museum of History)<\/li>\n<li>Museu Etnol\u00f2gic de Barcelona (Ethnology Museum)<\/li>\n<li>Museu Frederic Mar\u00e8s<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/museu-maritim\/\"><strong>Museu Mar\u00edtim de Barcelona<\/strong><\/a> (Maritime Museum)<\/li>\n<li>Museu de la M\u00fasica (Music Museum)<\/li>\n<li>Museu de Ci\u00e8ncies Naturals de Barcelona (Museum of Natural Sciences)<\/li>\n<li>Reial Monestir de Santa Maria de Pedralbes (Royal Monastery)<\/li>\n<li>La Virreina Centre de la Imatge (Contemporary Art and Learning Centre inside Virreina Palace)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Visit_Sagrada_Familia_for_free_during_Saturday_and_Sunday_mass\"><\/span>Visit Sagrada Familia for free during Saturday and Sunday mass<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On <strong>Saturdays and Sundays<\/strong> (check the website\u2019s calendar of activities for extra dates) you can attend an <strong>international mass<\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/eixample\/sagrada-familia\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Sagrada Familia<\/strong><\/a>, and it is free of charge. <strong>Seats are limited though<\/strong>! <strong>Times<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Every <strong>Saturday<\/strong> at <strong>20:00<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Every <strong>Sunday<\/strong> at <strong>9:00<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mass is available in multiple languages and access will be through the Sagrada Familia\u2019s Nativity fa\u00e7ade at Carrer de la Marina. Doors open at 8:30 for morning mass and 19:30 in case you are attending evening mass.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-barcelona-2\/\">18 Free Things to Do in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Visit_Hospital_de_Sant_Pau_for_free_every_first_Sunday_of_the_month\"><\/span>Visit Hospital de Sant Pau for free every first Sunday of the month<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_101004\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101004\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-101004\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/sant-pau-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"recinte de sant pau\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-101004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/santpau-recinte-modernista\/\"><strong>Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau<\/strong><\/a> is one of the most representative examples of Modernist architecture in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is designed by architect <strong>Llu\u00eds Dom\u00e8nech i Montaner<\/strong>, who is also responsible for the Palau de la M\u00fasica. Both buildings are on UNESCO\u2019s World Heritage List.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Your visit starts in the exhibition hall called <strong>Pabell<\/strong><strong>\u00f3n de Sant Salvador<\/strong>, and here the history of Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau is explained. When the tour continues, you will visit the gardens, and these served as therapeutic gardens within the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After observing the spectacular outdoor terrain of Hospital de Sant Pau, <strong>Pabell<\/strong><strong>\u00f3n de Sant<\/strong> <strong>Rafael<\/strong> will take you on a journey back in time with a recreation of a sick bay from the beginning of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The visit then continues through a section of the tunnels leading to <strong>Pabell<\/strong><strong>\u00f3n de Administraci<\/strong><strong>\u00f3n<\/strong> and ends at one of the most colourful and ornamented halls of the entire complex. The museum is located in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/horta-guinardo\/guinardo?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=free-activities-barcelona&amp;utm_campaign=silo-guinardo\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>neighbourhood of Guinard\u00f3<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Visit_the_Picasso_Museum_for_free_on_Thursday_evenings\"><\/span>Visit the Picasso Museum for free on Thursday evenings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/picasso\/\"><strong>Pablo Picasso<\/strong><\/a> had deep roots in Barcelona, and a part of his art is showcased in his museum.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Picasso Museum was created in the 1960s after the artist himself and his friend <strong>Jaime<\/strong> <strong>Sabart\u00e9s<\/strong> took the initiative for this. The museum is currently home to more than 4,000 works by Picasso, and it contains the most complete collection of art works from his early years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can visit the museum for <strong>free<\/strong> <strong>every Thursday<\/strong>, <strong>from 18:00 to 21:30<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Is there another fun and free activity you can add to this list?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"101001\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate us!<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona is the perfect city to enjoy different kinds of activities, and some of them cost money, while others are completely free of charge. 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