Tourist Guide for Children in Barcelona
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Accommodation and more

When travelling with children, renting an apartment with BCNinternet, usually works out much cheaper and gives you greater flexibility & freedom than staying in a hotel. For example, you decide when meal times are, and can cook food that your children like, at a fraction of the cost of eating in hotels or restaurants (although children are widely tolerated in bars & restaurants too). Apartments are more spacious than hotel rooms, so there is more room for your children to play, and you can normally have separate bedrooms too. Many apartments also offer extras such as cots for babies, high chairs, board games, video/DVD players, Televisions or even game consoles.which children & therefore parents appreciate.

       


Other Useful Information for Children in Barcelona

Babysitting Services

Tender Loving Canguros are a friendly & reliable agency with caring international, thoroughly referenced & vetted babysitters & nannies ready for work. They can provide a one off babysitter for a special night out, or help with the children on a weekly, monthly or permanent basis. For more information: call Julia & Julie on 647 605 989 or email info@tlcanguros.com.

Shopping for Babies/ children's clothes & Accessories

Disposable nappies and childrens food can be found in most supermarkets & chemists.

Chicco & Prenatal- both have shops in Placa Catalunya with baby accessories & clothes.

Zara - Pg de Gracia with Gran Via on the lower Ground Floor is a wide selection of clothes.

Diagonal Mar shopping centre, which is where the Road Diagonal meets the Sea, is great for kids for both the shops & the play area for them on the first floor.

Breastfeeding & Changing Areas

Rather thin on the ground in comparison to what you are probably used to, but people accept doing both the above with discretion in most public places. In the LÍlla, Diagonal Mar, & Maremagnum shopping centres there are changing areas. They can also bee found in El Corte Ingles, Poble Espanol & some Mc Donalds.

Things to do

Barcelona is a great city to visit with children as there is so much for them to do. Below are some ideas of activities that will keep little ones amused in Barcelona itself & close to Barcelona.

Tibidabo Funfair "The Magic Mountain"
Mirador Torre Collserola
Barcelona Zoo
Barcelona Aquarium
Camp Nou Football Stadium
IMAX Cinema

 

Tibidabo Funfair "The Magic Mountain"

Situated just behind the city of Barcelona, at the top of a mountain this is a great funfair to visit. The journey up the mountain in the enchanting turn-of-the-century Blue Tram and funicular railway is hugely enjoyable. The rides are not particularly hair-raising but new management are adding more state-of-the-art attractions, including a multimedia "experience" which lets children become part of a cartoon.

In complete contrast, there's a fascinating mechanical puppet museum which dates back to the opening of the park in 1899.


Tibidabo is one of the highest points in the city and the views of Barcelona and the surrounding areas are truly spectacular. Getting there: Get the FGC, which goes from Placa Catalunya (amongst other places) to Avinguda Tibidabo, then follow signposts to Tramvia Blau which is taken at the end of Calle Balmes in Plaça John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Take Tramvia Blau to the Mirablau and finally the Funicular to the top of the mountain.
Admission: Adults 15 euros, children under 110cms in height, 4 euros. Prices allow unlimited use of the attractions and rides.

Open: weekends and fiestas only until June, then daily in July and August.

Mirador Torre Collserola

The telecommunications tower at Tibidabo has more dizzying views from its 288-metre height , accessed by an external glass lift. Open Wed-Fri 11am-2.30pm & 3.30-7pm. Also open on public holidays;. Take the funicular to Tibidabo; there's free transport to the tower from Plaça Tibidabo. Normal entry costs 4.6 euros, and there is also a Science museum here.

Information tel +34 934 069 354 and www.torredecollserola.com
 

Barcelona Zoo

http://www.zoobarcelona.com/ZOO_Barcelona/English/English.asp


Address: Parc de la Ciutadella, Metro: Ciutadella Vila Olímpica.
Currently housing over 7,000 animals, the Zoo's main attractions are the dolphinarium, a brand new penguin enclosure featuring the endangered Humboldt species and an underground tunnel for observation.
Open: daily, normally between 10am-5pm (times vary according to seasons, please check the exact times in the web page).
Admission: Adults 9 euros, children aged 3-12 6 euros, under three free of charge.

 

Barcelona Aquarium

http://www.aquariumbcn.com/ing/index.htm


Situated in Moll d'Espanya del Port Vell. Nearest metros: Metro:L4 Barceloneta. & L3 Drassanes. It´s Next to the Maremagnum shopping centre, across the wooden bridge at the bottom of Las Ramblas.

The largest aquarium in Europe , and the most important in the world in terms of Mediterranean wildlife, the well-designed interior holds 20 vast tanks and an immense 80-metre transparent walk-through shark tunnel . A new interactive space called Explora has recently opened, housing 50 activities aimed at allowing children to watch, touch and investigate three different marine ecosystems.

Open: 9:30am-9:00pm . Last admissions one hour before closing.
Admission: Adults 13 euros, children aged 4-12 9 euros, under four free of charge.


Camp Nou Football Stadium & Football Museum

Official Website for FC Barcelona

The largest football stadium in Europe . Nearest Metro Collblanc. Home of the famous FC Barcelona, This is a must for children & indeed parents who are into football/soccer. The museum here is terrific. Opening hours Mon - Sat 10:00 -18.30, Sun & Hols 10.00-14.00 closed 1/1, 6/1, 24/9, 25/12.

 

Imax Cinema

Next to the Aquarium Port Vel l , Moll d'Espanya tel 902 332 211; Metro Barceloneta (L4) or Drassanes (L3).

http://www.imaxintegral.com/web_ing/index.htm

3 big screens showing documentaries on nature and animals in 3D, circular or giant format. Showings all day from noon until 1am.The shows are generally excellent & very interesting.