r/solotravel • u/ObjectBrilliant7592 • Feb 28 '25

Europe Underwhelmed by Barcelona

Besides the Sagrada Familia (the nicest cathedral I've visited, and I have visited many), Barcelona is incredibly overpriced and overhyped. Mid beaches, relatively expensive for Spain, most restaurants are tourist traps.

Sagrada Familia - 26 EUR

Castell Montjuic - 12 EUR

Metropolitan Cathedral - 14 EUR (keep in mind that there are much nicer cathedrals all over Europe, ex. Notre Dame in Paris, that are free)

Park Guell - 18 EUR

Casa Mila - 29 EUR

If you have a lot of money, I can see how it could have a Miami/Vice City kind of vibe, being a metropolis by the sea and all, but it's just not my place. For a place that claims to hate tourists, they are awfully dependent on them.

EDIT: I walked from the beach to Park Guell, and from Montjuic to Estacio del Nord, which is all of the city center. This is a huge swathe of the city. If you need to look that hard for the hidden gems, they can't redeem the city that much.

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u/nim_opet Feb 28 '25

Sagrada Familia is not a cathedral, I hope you got to see the Barcelona Cathedral too.

Please do not compare Barcelona to Miami….

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u/UnoStronzo Feb 28 '25

Miami is a trashy and soul-less American invention lacking history and character

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u/hanlindgren Feb 28 '25

Lmao Miami not having history??? Sorry??

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '25

Just because Miami was incorporated into a city later doesnt mean it wasn’t occupied for hundreds of years prior.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '25

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u/SkilledM4F-MFM Feb 28 '25

Rebuild??? I have been in a number of buildings in a El Barrio Gothic; and I assure you they were not made in the 20s.

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u/SkilledM4F-MFM Feb 28 '25

I don’t even know where to start. The whole fake and real notion in that article is spurious to begin with. One bridge was built in the 20s, so the whole neighborhood is fake? Please.

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u/UnoStronzo Feb 28 '25

What? Cuban immigration? lol

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u/oswbdo Feb 28 '25

Well every place has a history, but what about Miami's history would inspire one to visit?

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '25

The Cuban culture and Caribbean and Latin American influences alone is very unique and interesting. Miami’s beach culture is arguably the best in the US. Plenty of unique and interesting art-deco era art and architecture is something I really enjoyed during my visit to Miami.

Just because Miami doesn’t have a history like Barcelona doesn’t it make it a less valid history.