{"id":11405,"date":"2014-10-21T17:00:45","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T15:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=11405"},"modified":"2016-06-14T13:23:19","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T11:23:19","slug":"what-not-to-do-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/what-not-to-do-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"What Not to Do in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are lists upon lists upon lists of things you should do when you go to Barcelona: The Boqueria, Sagrada Familia, pinchos, Tibidabo, cable car to Montjuic etc, but what about the things you definitely shouldn\u2019t do? Good advice can be hard to find, and that is why ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a> shares a list of what not do whilst you are in Barcelona.<\/p>\n

Related article:\u00a0Campsites near Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

When you go to Barcelona you should most definitely NOT:<\/h2>\n
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\u00a0\u2026look like a typical tourist <\/strong>\u2013 dressing like a typical tourist will only make you appear more of a target for pickpockets and scam artists. You would never see a local person walking around the streets of the city wearing a bikini or shorts with no top. Dress like the locals.<\/p>\n

\u2026.go to see a bullfight<\/strong>. Bullfighting is a sadistic and ugly practise that encourages cruelty to animals<\/strong><\/a> and is completely outdated. People will argue that it is a tradition, well, so was throwing people to the lions, but we no longer do that, do we? You might not think that the\u00a0euros that you will spend on\u00a0a ticket will make much of a difference, but it will. Don\u2019t do it. Say no to barbaric bloodsports. Go to a flamenco show instead if you want to enjoy Spanish culture.<\/p>\n

\u2026have dinner on Las Ramblas<\/strong> \u2013 nor breakfast, lunch, drinks or snacks for that matter. You will be ripped off. And not just a tiny bit. You will be massively ripped off. Find yourself a bit of authentic Barcelona in the backstreets of Raval<\/strong><\/a> or the Gothic Quarter unless you really want to pay 10 euros for something that would cost you 2 euros anywhere else.<\/p>\n

\u2026take taxis<\/strong> \u2013 it\u2019s generally completely unnecessary and rarely saves you time and definitely never saves you money. Barcelona is a comparatively small city and is very walkable. Plus, the metro system<\/a><\/strong> is cheap, clean and reliable, not to mention air-conditioned and often the coolest place during July and August.<\/p>\n

Related article:\u00a0The Main Airports of Catalonia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u2026make do with the nearest beach.<\/strong> The beaches of Barceloneta are most definitely not the best beaches in the region. If you want better beaches<\/strong><\/a>, with more pleasant swimming conditions and far less tourists, head to Sant Pol de Mar, Castelldefells or Sitges.<\/p>\n

\u2026expect Girona Airport to be anywhere near Barcelona<\/strong>. Nor Reus Airport for that matter. This is marketing by Ryan Air and budget airlines to convince you that these airports are part of Barcelona \u2013 ergo, close to Barcelona. They are not. If you fly to either Girona or Reus, allow yourself an extra 1.5 to 2 hours to get to Barcelona. Calculate the costs of the bus or train fares into Barcelona from these locations when you book your budget flight. It\u2019s often the same price and definitely less hassle to fly directly to Barcelona El Prat \u2013 which is just 20 minutes from the city.<\/p>\n

\u2026get scammed<\/strong>. Sadly, one of Barcelona\u2019s biggest downfalls is petty street crime. Thousands of tourists are parted from their valuables every year in Barcelona. Be super vigilant to anyone who might be scamming you, invest in a security belt that you can wear beneath your clothes, and keep valuables well hidden.<\/p>\n

Anything that needs to be added to this list of ‘what not to do’ in Barcelona?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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There are lists upon lists upon lists of things you should do when you go to Barcelona: The Boqueria, Sagrada Familia, pinchos, Tibidabo, cable car to Montjuic etc, but what about the things you definitely shouldn\u2019t do? Good advice can be hard to find, and that is why ShBarcelona shares a list of what not […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":15393,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4346],"tags":[1019,1017,1020,1016,911],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11405"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11405"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11405\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99017,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11405\/revisions\/99017"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}