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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, old fashioned trains, and more. Also you’ll want to try hot chocolate and churros (xocolata amb xurros). Our favorite shops for hot chocolate are Granja Viader (Calle Xucla 4) and Chocolateria Valor (Calle Tapineria 10), but don't feel you need to rush to these shops in particular, 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) there wonderful pastries - estrellas, madalenas, ensaimadas and buñelas. |
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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. |
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Tip: There are reports of pickpockets in Barcelona. We didn't have any problems, but in the high tourist areas, such as Las Ramblas, keep an eye on your belongings. |
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To make it easy to get to the Parc Guell, Sagrada Familia, Gaudi houses, Montjuic Park, and the waterfront, ride the the Barcelona Bus Turistic hop on hop off bus. Three different routes, 44 different stops, audio commentary in 10 languages, board the bus anywhere on the route: |
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Barcelona Hop On Hop Off Bus |
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The Barcelona Card combines unlimited rides on the metro, buses and trams, a free boat ride, discounts on entrance to the Fundacio Joan Miro, Sagrada Familia cathedral, Gaudi’s Batllo house, L’Aquarium, Tibidabo amusement park, and more. Buy 2, 3, 4 or 5 day passes, and savings for the family: |
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Barcelona Card |
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Discover shapes and colors of the natural world that inspired Antoni Gaudi to create his amazing buildings. "At Casa Batllo, a fireplace hides under a mushroom cap. Hallways look like underwater caverns. The house sparkles like the sea." Gorgeous illustrations, this is a gem! (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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A small-size
photo book, chock full of everything Gaudi – multi-colored
towers covered with ceramics, broken tile mosaics, chimneys in twirled
ice cream shapes, rooftops like dragon scales. Not a kid's book
per se, but incredible photos and good overview of his works.
(Picture book)
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Gorgeous pop-ups of Parc Guell stone columns shaped like trees and mosaic dragon, Casa Batllo facade, rooftop of the Casa Mila, towering spires and interior of the Sagrada Familia cathedral, plus additional photographs and info about these architectural wonders. (Oversize picture book)
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Lively
mini-biography of Picasso (who was a teenager in Barcelona) and his different painting styles – the Blue Period, Rose Period, Cubism. "Some people thought
Picasso's paintings were great. Others (including Picasso's father)
thought they were just too strange." (Picture book)
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(More children's
books on other Spain pages) |
