Barcelona adventures – The Fitnessista

Sharing a few of our favourite Barcelona adventures.

Hello pals! How are you? I hope that your week is off to a tremendous begin! We’re right here in Sevilla having fun with the attractive sights, purchasing, scrumptious meals, and some tourist-y issues. It’s been the right mixture of actions and chill time. I hope that your summer time goes effectively thus far, too.

For at present’s submit, I wished to share some out Barcelona adventures + the place we stayed if you happen to’re planning on reserving a visit. We have been in a position to spend a couple of nights earlier than and after the Disney cruise and fell in love with Barcelona. In fact it has the attractive mixture of structure, from Gaudi’s iconic designs to extra trendy kinds, Gothic cathedrals and Roman ruins. It additionally has the texture of a large metropolis (as a result of it’s one lol) with sooooo many issues to see and do. We simply might have spent a couple of weeks there, and listed below are a few of the highlights from our journey.

Barcelona adventures

Eating in Barcelona

The meals in Barcelona is 100%. I’d put it proper up there with Rome and we have been blown away by so lots of the eating places we tried. They use plenty of recent substances and produce, it’s seasoned effectively, parts are good (particularly if you happen to like sharing), and allergens are sometimes clearly marked.

Prado de Flores

This was our first meal in Barcelona and it undoubtedly set us off on the suitable foot. I used to be craving a Tinto de Verano (purple wine with citrus spritzer, like a sangria however much less candy) and Spanish tortilla. The women and I shared fairly a couple of various things: hen skewers, Greek salad, sardines, and tortilla. P additionally obtained a burger and it was perfection.

Gluten free meals tour

I’ve a whole submit about this expertise, however we had the chance to check out six completely different spots with tons of gluten-free choices. I’d by no means had a gf Nutella-filled croissant and it set my soul freeeeee. This was most likely in listing of high 10 finest issues I’ve ever eaten. Barcelona has SO MANY gluten-free choices and devoted gluten-free kitchens. Our information advised us that it’s probably the greatest locations to journey and reside when you have Celiac or are gluten delicate/illiberal.

Bloome by Sasha

That is a completely gluten-free brunch spot with pancakes, avocado toast, bowls, and pastries, utilizing natural and recent substances. I might eat right here weekly if we lived in Barcelona. They’ve a few areas so if you happen to’re planning a go to, I undoubtedly suggest checking it out.

Lokal Bar

This was near our resort, and had nice opinions and Spanish tortilla on the menu – I used to be on a mission to search out the very best one haha – and we went and shared a bunch of tapas one evening. The tortilla had truffle oil (ommmggg) and the cheese platter was beautiful.

Roots & Rolls

One of many highlights of our journey was seeing my pal Sara! We used to show collectively at Canyon Ranch and have stayed in contact regardless of strikes all around the nation. OG weblog reader pals would acknowledge her from our Soli Beat video, weblog exercise movies and Summer time Form Up! She’s completely wonderful — one of the crucial optimistic individuals I do know and I really like any likelihood we’ve got to catch up.

We met up along with her and her husband for a tremendous vegan sushi, gluten-free choices, ramen, pad thai, and many others. The meals was wonderful and the corporate was the very best half 🙂

In the event you reside in Barcelona or go to, she owns the primary assisted stretching studio in Spain: Stretch Eden.

Barcelona resort suggestions

We stayed at two completely different inns in Barcelona: Royal Ramblas earlier than the cruise, and Room Mate Carla after the cruise.

(had the resort health club to myself)

It was cute as a result of it was the women and myself, so we every ended up having our personal little mattress in every spot. It’s value mentioning right here that I nearly at all times e-book our inns free of charge utilizing bank card factors. We use our Amex Platinum for every little thing, and it provides us so many perks, like lounge entry, purchasing credit, factors again for on a regular basis purchases, credit for his or her Fantastic Accommodations assortment, Uber credit — I LOOOOVE this factor. In the event you’re fascinated by getting one, my referral link is here and I’m pleased to assist with any questions! More about how we use points for travel in this post. 

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There are plenty of completely different excursions and locations to go to in Barcelona, together with the well-known Boquat de Mercaria, La Sagrada Familia, tons of museums, and beautiful seashores. I might have cherished to have a museum day, however the youngsters have been toast after the cruise. (I’m a bit of bummed that we missed our Sagrada Familia tour, however we’ll undoubtedly be again!) We shopped, visited a couple of completely different markets, explored the outside of Sagrada Familia,

and made it over to the White Rabbit museum, which was an enormous hit.

White Rabbit blends Catalan tradition with immersive experiences, together with projection rooms, digital actuality, lights, and sculptures. You probably have youngsters and are touring to Barcelona, I extremely suggest it.

Is Barcelona secure?

Our cab driver warned us about pickpockets and advised us which areas to keep away from, however I by no means felt unsafe whereas we have been there. I felt a lot safer than I do in lots of components of america and I believe like something, it’s about being conscious of your environment and staying the place are different individuals round. Keep in well-lit and pretty populated areas, know the place you’re going, and hold your belongings near you. (I’ve been carrying this handy Amazon bag this complete journey.)

The aim of this exploration journey we’ve been on

I went into this journey with the intention of spending high quality time with youngsters, seeing new locations, and taking a while to totally recharge after a fairly grueling begin to 2025. I additionally began off this journey searching for… a spot to reside. I felt like I may need readability with *one good spot* and Barcelona has been the closest. It has the large metropolis really feel we love (tons of purchasing, handy, so many gluten free choices and improbable eating), however with smaller charming neighborhood pockets. We have been particularly keen on the Grácia neighborhood. I don’t know if we’ll really ever extra from Tucson, however we’ve been contemplating completely different choices and protecting our eyes open. 🙂

Have you ever been to Barcelona? What’s your #1 favourite place to journey in the summertime?

xoxo

Gina