{"id":81466,"date":"2016-10-25T13:52:02","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T11:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=81466"},"modified":"2022-07-26T12:00:59","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T10:00:59","slug":"budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Barcelona on a tight budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A lively city rich in<strong> culture<\/strong> and<strong> entertainment<\/strong>, <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> provides its visitors with a multitude of things to do. What if you\u2019re on a <strong>tight budget<\/strong>, though? Well, expensive activities and fancy restaurants might be out of reach, but that doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t still enjoy the capital of Catalonia fully. In fact, there\u2019s a lot of fun to be had in Barcelona without spending much <strong>money<\/strong> \u2013 or even any at all.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/cheap-beer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cheapest places to grab a beer in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/w.ticketbar.eu\/js\/widget\/Widget.min.js\" async=\"true\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"Ticketbar-Widget\" data-widget-guid=\"68e0e681-6422-4bda-a342-c1571559dc44\"><\/div>\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\/budget\/#Enjoy_the_outdoors_in_Barcelona\" title=\"Enjoy the outdoors in Barcelona\">Enjoy the outdoors in Barcelona<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/budget\/#Architecture_in_Barcelona\" title=\"Architecture in Barcelona\">Architecture in Barcelona<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/budget\/#Free_museums_in_Barcelona\" title=\"Free museums in Barcelona\">Free museums in Barcelona<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/budget\/#Cheap_eats_in_Barcelona\" title=\"Cheap eats in Barcelona\">Cheap eats in Barcelona<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enjoy_the_outdoors_in_Barcelona\"><\/span>Enjoy the outdoors in Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_81483\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81483\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-81483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14166218693_46030a2df5_z-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by jacilluch via Visualhunt\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-81483\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by jacilluch via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the best <strong>free things<\/strong> you can do in Barcelona is simply to\u00a0<strong>walk around<\/strong>! Brilliant, isn\u2019t it? In a city with so much to offer, it can be pretty rewarding \u2013 so, take a stroll down\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/rambla-poblenou\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Rambla<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and enjoy all the<strong> street entertainment<\/strong> it presents, such as<strong> living statues, cartoonists, dancers<\/strong> and <strong>live musicians<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Whenever you feel like escaping the urban bustle for a moment, find harbor amongst the trees of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Ciutadella+Park\/@41.3836319,2.1809364,15.37z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2fd439609e1:0x42386118e65a3d70!8m2!3d41.388123!4d2.1860152\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Parc de la Ciutadella<\/a><\/strong>. Have a <strong>picnic<\/strong> by its beautiful <strong>lake<\/strong>, watch the <strong>jugglers<\/strong> and <strong>tightrope walkers<\/strong> or close your eyes while you lie on the grass and listen to the Spanish guitar that someone is always playing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If a lake isn\u2019t a large enough body of water for you, visit one of Barcelona\u2019s many beautiful <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/beach-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beaches<\/a><\/strong>. With a long <strong>pedestrian corridor<\/strong> and a <strong>bike lane<\/strong>, the <strong>seaside area<\/strong> of the city is calming, inspiring and revitalizing. Take in the fresh ocean breeze, step off your shoes and dip your toes in the sand \u2013 weather permitting, take a dive! Again, how much does this all cost? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/nada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Nada<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Architecture_in_Barcelona\"><\/span>Architecture in Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_81484\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81484\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-81484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/5460177722_6dc1268f33_z-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by gmaximo via Visualhunt\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-81484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by gmaximo via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Famous for its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/live-the-enriching-cultural-experience-of-barcelonas-architecture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>architecture<\/strong><\/a>, Barcelona has\u00a0a lot of exquisite <strong>buildings<\/strong>\u00a0for you to see. In fact, some say you don\u2019t truly get to know the city until you\u2019ve admired the many works of <strong>Gaud\u00ed<\/strong>. You don\u2019t need to pay for that, either \u2013 just keep on walking through the city streets. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sagrada-familia-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>La Sagrada Familia<\/strong><\/a>, a legendary catholic temple still being finished today, can be freely admired from the outside, just like some of his other <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/casa-amatller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">modernist<\/a> works<\/strong> of brilliance such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/casa-batllo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Casa Batllo<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/casa-mila\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Casa Mil\u00e0<\/strong> <\/a>(popularly known as La Pedrera).<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Free_museums_in_Barcelona\"><\/span>Free museums in Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A big fan of <strong>museums<\/strong> but not such a fan of expensive tickets? You\u2019re in luck! Many of the city\u2019s museums are <strong>free<\/strong> on either the first Sunday of every month or on every Sunday afternoon (normally after 3 PM). So, make sure your next visit to Barcelona includes a Sunday or two and take advantage of the opportunity to visit the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.museupicasso.bcn.cat\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Picasso Museum<\/a><\/strong>, the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmb.cat\/?idm=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Maritime Museum<\/a><\/strong>, the<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cccb.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CCCB<\/a><\/strong>, the<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcelona.cat\/museuhistoria\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MUHBA<\/a><\/strong> and many others completely <strong>free of charge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cheap_eats_in_Barcelona\"><\/span>Cheap eats in Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_81485\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81485\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-81485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/5040742988_6c4ef56d48_z-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by avlxyz via Visualhunt\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-81485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by avlxyz via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are many <strong>bars<\/strong> and <strong>restaurants<\/strong> in Barcelona where you\u2019ll be served delicious and satisfying meals for very <strong>low prices<\/strong> \u2013 stay away from the most popular establishments in the city centre, of course, as prices tend to be quite high there. Instead, head to places like a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Travel+Bar\/@41.3815144,2.1641731,15.04z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f81df27f83:0x6ac5650cf3f1b8e1!8m2!3d41.381569!4d2.174546\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Travel Bar<\/a><\/strong> (there are many in the city), where the dinner special costs only 1\u20ac, or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/La+Xampaneria\/@41.381803,2.1812309,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2ffe9fe5b23:0xc8516ba7d49ce64d!8m2!3d41.381799!4d2.1834196\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">El Can Paixano<\/a><\/strong>, which has a very good offer of <strong>traditional Spanish dishes<\/strong> at low prices. Want to taste those famous <strong>Spanish tapas<\/strong>? Try <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Bar+del+Pi\/@41.3792982,2.1733103,14.56z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a258ef4202a5:0xd24d3ba8e4b686d6!8m2!3d41.3825122!4d2.1739825\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bar del Pi<\/a><\/strong>, where a good menu will cost you only 3\u20ac. For other places to eat without doing too much of a dent in your wallet, check out some of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?s=%22eat%22+%2B+%22budget%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">other articles<\/a> on this topic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/eat-budget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Where to eat on a budget in the Gothic neighborhood<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">That\u2019s it! Follow our tips and you\u2019ll be sure to enjoy the capital of Catalonia even on a <strong>tight budget<\/strong>. Will you be visiting us soon? Let us know using the comment box below. 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