Sights To See When You Bus Tour Barcelona

If you take a bus tour Barcelona will be an experience that you will not forget anytime soon. This is especially true if you take a tour on one of the special open-top buses that have a hop-on and hop-off policy. This innovative regulation in bus tours allows riders to get off the bus at any scheduled stop in the city and explore further on foot. When these same tourists are ready to move on to more sights, they simply wait for another bus from the same line to arrive. After showing their bus pass and ID, they can take a seat and resume the tour.

The city of Barcelona is an excellent place to take such a tour on such a bus. The excellent, Mediterranean climate makes this city one of the perfect places to experience an open top ride through a city famous for art and architecture. The total number of important landmarks and works of art in this city are too many to enumerate but there are handful that cannot be missed.

The Plaza Catalunya

This is a wonderful place to step off the bus and start an exploration of the city sights on foot. This plaza is a large open square at the top of the Ramblas, which is a famous street in downtown Barcelona. This square is reserved to pedestrians and provides a safe place in a central area to relax anytime during a day of sightseeing.

The Ramblas

This is the main street of the entire city. It is fairly short and its entire length can be walked in less than an hour. You will not have to get back on the bus tour Barcelona after seeing the Plaza Catalunya because you can easily walk the length of this street. It begins at the Plaza Catalunya and moves straight to the city harbor. Along this wide avenue you will find shopping opportunities of every kind, as well as restaurants and other venues. Many important sights to see in the city are on roads that branch off from the Ramblas.

Monument to Christopher Columbus

As the Ramblas reaches the harbor, you will note a 60 meter tall monument. Atop the monument is a statue of the famous explorer and discoverer of the North American continent. He is depicted pointing out to sea. While Italians will remind you that Columbus was an Italian and the Spanish will remind you that they funded the explorer, the Catalan people of Barcelona will not let you forget that he set sail from their port.

Olympic Stadium

Make sure that you step of the bus to take a look inside the famous stadium which was home to the 1992 summer Olympics. That year’s summer Olympics are still one of the most celebrated events and much of this praise was due to the beauty of the city. Do not be afraid to take time from your bus tour Barcelona and look at the reminders from this memorable athletic event in this historic city.