Barcelona Art & Culture
Comprehensive Travel Guide
$4.99
5.2for iPhone, iPad and more
Age Rating
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About Barcelona Art & Culture
BARCELONA, the new app in the Art & Culture series, is something different in tourism: a cultural travel guide that offers comprehensive, expert coverage of all the sights and attractions, all the things to do and see, complete practical information and detailed maps.
BARCELONA is the indispensable guide to Europe’s most exciting city, for exploring the depth and richness of its history and its vibrant life of today. We don’t do hotels and restaurants and shopping; instead, we offer a cultural companion that can enrich your visit like no other guide, on paper or pixels.
BARCELONA is where Europe goes to play. She’s a city that sparkles and fizzes, making the world watch just to see what she’ll do next. Plunge straight into her buzzing heart with this remarkably in-depth app by two old pros who have been writing about the city for decades:
• Sparkling insights and handy tips on visiting 130 famous and secret sights, from Antoní Gaudí’s Sagrada Família to a bomb shelter from the Civil War
• Up-to-date opening hours, prices, and details of all sites
• Day trips—all you need to know to visit Sitges, Monserrat, the Dalí museum in Figueres, Girona, PortAventura (Spain's biggest theme park) and Tarragona
• Biographies of all the great Modernista artists and architects
• Fun alternatives for exploring Barcelona differently by day and night: with a local on a bespoke tour, on a scooter, or in a three-wheel GoCar
• Unusual sidelights—discover Barcelona's secret fixation with bats and learn how truly nutty the great Gaudí really was
• Walking tours of Barcelona’s most fascinating and up-and-coming neighbourhoods
• Discover Barcelona’s vibrant music scene from opera to Manu Chao’s Rumba de Barcelona, along with the best venues and where to buy tickets
• A menu decoder and a list of useful phrases in Spanish and Catalan
• Up-to-date practical info on how to get around the city, and how to save money with special offers and discount cards
• Great places to take the kids
• A complete list of the important traditional and cultural festivals
• Comprehensive search function lets you quickly find anything in the text
About the Authors
Authors of seven books on Spain and Catalonia, Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls (www.facarospauls.com) have been around the block a few times. After a career as travel writers spanning centuries, they know the Mediterranean like a flea knows a dog. Currently installed just over the Pyrenees in southwest France, Barcelona is where they go for a dirty weekend and some stuffed squids.
BARCELONA is the indispensable guide to Europe’s most exciting city, for exploring the depth and richness of its history and its vibrant life of today. We don’t do hotels and restaurants and shopping; instead, we offer a cultural companion that can enrich your visit like no other guide, on paper or pixels.
BARCELONA is where Europe goes to play. She’s a city that sparkles and fizzes, making the world watch just to see what she’ll do next. Plunge straight into her buzzing heart with this remarkably in-depth app by two old pros who have been writing about the city for decades:
• Sparkling insights and handy tips on visiting 130 famous and secret sights, from Antoní Gaudí’s Sagrada Família to a bomb shelter from the Civil War
• Up-to-date opening hours, prices, and details of all sites
• Day trips—all you need to know to visit Sitges, Monserrat, the Dalí museum in Figueres, Girona, PortAventura (Spain's biggest theme park) and Tarragona
• Biographies of all the great Modernista artists and architects
• Fun alternatives for exploring Barcelona differently by day and night: with a local on a bespoke tour, on a scooter, or in a three-wheel GoCar
• Unusual sidelights—discover Barcelona's secret fixation with bats and learn how truly nutty the great Gaudí really was
• Walking tours of Barcelona’s most fascinating and up-and-coming neighbourhoods
• Discover Barcelona’s vibrant music scene from opera to Manu Chao’s Rumba de Barcelona, along with the best venues and where to buy tickets
• A menu decoder and a list of useful phrases in Spanish and Catalan
• Up-to-date practical info on how to get around the city, and how to save money with special offers and discount cards
• Great places to take the kids
• A complete list of the important traditional and cultural festivals
• Comprehensive search function lets you quickly find anything in the text
About the Authors
Authors of seven books on Spain and Catalonia, Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls (www.facarospauls.com) have been around the block a few times. After a career as travel writers spanning centuries, they know the Mediterranean like a flea knows a dog. Currently installed just over the Pyrenees in southwest France, Barcelona is where they go for a dirty weekend and some stuffed squids.
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What's New in the Latest Version 5.2
Last updated on Feb 23, 2024
Old Versions
Content update including updated prices and opening hours.
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Version History
5.2
Feb 23, 2024
Content update including updated prices and opening hours.
5.1
Aug 27, 2023
Use a different pin colour for mapped favourites so they are easier to distinguish.
New entries: Moco Museum, Teatre Principal, An Independent Catalonia?, Centro cultural La Farinera del Clot, Centre Martorell d’Exposicions. Plus other minor content updates.
New entries: Moco Museum, Teatre Principal, An Independent Catalonia?, Centro cultural La Farinera del Clot, Centre Martorell d’Exposicions. Plus other minor content updates.
5.0
Apr 23, 2023
Maps now work offline.
Opening hours and prices updated.
Opening hours and prices updated.
4.0
Jan 13, 2022
Updated content.
Improved design.
Functionality to zoom and pan images when full-screen.
Allow portions of text content to be selectable.
Improved design.
Functionality to zoom and pan images when full-screen.
Allow portions of text content to be selectable.
3.6
Nov 11, 2020
Fix broken links, typos.
Fix a navigation issue in iOS 14.
Improve layout on Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max.
Fix a navigation issue in iOS 14.
Improve layout on Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max.
3.5
Sep 30, 2019
Content updates: prices, opening hours, new entries...
App now is one upfront payment (no more ads, no more in-app purchase)
Improve layout and font sizing on large tablets.
App now is one upfront payment (no more ads, no more in-app purchase)
Improve layout and font sizing on large tablets.
3.2
Apr 23, 2018
Content fixes and updates.
Tailor default font size set and initial map view to the device's screen size.
Make buttons in header and footer easier to tap.
Faster app start.
Bug fixes.
Gentle prompt for a review.
Tailor default font size set and initial map view to the device's screen size.
Make buttons in header and footer easier to tap.
Faster app start.
Bug fixes.
Gentle prompt for a review.
3.0
May 10, 2017
Content updates.
Change from being a paid app to an app with ads, with a one-off in-app purchase to remove them.
Change from being a paid app to an app with ads, with a one-off in-app purchase to remove them.
2.6
Nov 18, 2016
Improved design, content updates, and minor fixes.
2.5
Sep 8, 2016
Layout improvements for larger devices and other minor improvements.
2.4
Aug 10, 2016
Adds share button.
2.3
Jun 4, 2016
Improved favourites functionality.
Tables of contents for long entries.
Quick access to practical info.
Highlighting of search terms in text.
New icon.
Updated navigation bar.
Tables of contents for long entries.
Quick access to practical info.
Highlighting of search terms in text.
New icon.
Updated navigation bar.
2.0.0
Dec 8, 2015
App rewrite.
1.4
Oct 15, 2013
- fixed recent bug with twitter field
- fixed landscape transition issue
- resolved display issue on iPhone 5
- more offline photos on original download and faster download of offline content
- fixed intermittent bug with dynamic updates
- added better crash analytics and fixed a number of intermittent stability problems
- fixed landscape transition issue
- resolved display issue on iPhone 5
- more offline photos on original download and faster download of offline content
- fixed intermittent bug with dynamic updates
- added better crash analytics and fixed a number of intermittent stability problems
1.3
Sep 15, 2012
✔ Dynamic updates – refreshes content within the app so you always have the latest
✔ Offline Content Settings - Control exactly how much space you use for offline content
✔ Software updates - reliability and performance improvements
✔ Offline Content Settings - Control exactly how much space you use for offline content
✔ Software updates - reliability and performance improvements
1.2
Jan 28, 2012
✔ 445 entries, including nearly a hundred new listings and reviews.
✔ More day trips -- to the Dalí museum in Figueres, Girona, PortAventura (Spain's biggest theme park) and Tarragona.
✔ New section on spas and well-being.
✔ Tons more interactivity and video links to the city's hottest clubs.
✔ More day trips -- to the Dalí museum in Figueres, Girona, PortAventura (Spain's biggest theme park) and Tarragona.
✔ New section on spas and well-being.
✔ Tons more interactivity and video links to the city's hottest clubs.
1.1
Sep 7, 2011
✔ Landscape mode
✔ Higher resolution photographs
✔ Offline maps!
✔ Photo thumbnails
✔ Software reliability and performance improvements
✔ Higher resolution photographs
✔ Offline maps!
✔ Photo thumbnails
✔ Software reliability and performance improvements
1.0
Jul 28, 2011
Barcelona Art & Culture FAQ
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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Barcelona Art & Culture.
iPhone
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
Barcelona Art & Culture supports English