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Dragons are very much a part of the history and culture of Barcelona. Read our blog post "Barcelona Dragons: Old and new" for legends, history, tips to identify different warrior saints, heroes and dragons, and where to see them in Barcelona. |
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Ride the metro – The Barcelona metro system is excellent – clean and efficient (trains come about every 3 minutes) and lines are well marked, so it’s easy to use. In the station, purchase day tickets (1, 2, 3 or 4 days) that allow for unlimited trips on the metro, buses, city trains, trams and funicular to Montjuic Park, or a 10 trip ticket. |
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Fun food – |
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There’s no shortage of fun food for kids in Barcelona. Anyone with a taste for chocolate will be in seventh heaven. The chocolate shops, bomboneria, are filled with chocolate in imaginative shapes – sailing ships, mushroom houses, ferris wheels, trains, planes, pianos, and more. Also you’ll want to try hot chocolate (xocolata). Our favorite shops for hot chocolate are Chocolateria Valor (Carrer Tapineria 10), Chocolate Museum (Carrer del Comerc 36) Granja Viader (Carrer Xucla 4) and , but don't feel you need to rush to these shops, just sample the hot chocolate in your neighborhood. |
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Pastries are also a delight in Barcelona. In every Forn de pa (bakery) find wonderful pastries – ensaimadas (snail shaped), xuixo, xuxo (like a cream puff) , pa de pessic d'ametlles (almond sponge cake), rosquillas (sugar doughnut) and meringues. |
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Kids can't bring back a Gaudi house, but they will enjoy reminders of this remarkable artist – stuffed animals of the Parc Guell dragon, mosaics and tiles, miniature mosaic houses, Casa Batllo in chocoalte. |
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A story inspired by the Casa Battlo in Barcelona, Paloma looks outside her window, and sees a tempest that shakes the whole building. She follows a huge shadow up the staircase, up to the roof - it's a dragon! And Paloma loves dragons. Delightful for younger kids, read before you visit the house. (Picture book)
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Kids can make their own buildings and creations like Gaudi, drawing, coloring, and using over 200 different stickers, plus fun facts about Gaudi's life and work. (Sticker book)
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Pablo Picasso (Little People, Big Dreams)
Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Terasa Bellon
Story of Pablo Picasso, growing up in Malaga (first word was pencil), visiting Prado Museum in Madrid, art school in Barcelona, painting only blue paintings, his new style of Cubism, he created so many artworks, but never stopped trying to paint like a child. Beautifully illustrated, perfect for younger kids! (Picture book)
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Before you visit the Joan Miro art museum in Montjuic Park, kids can play around with their own re-usable sticker creations, inspired by six Miro paintings. (Activity book)
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Not a guidebook per se, sixteen themed trails through Barcelona – legends, animals, sweets and snacks, Gaudi, street festivals, watery sights, soccer team Barca, music, famous artists, sights up high, Catalan style, dancing eggs and more. (Illustrated chapter book)
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