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I have to go to Barcelona for a work trip in May, so I was wondering if anyone has any specific recommendations for things a gamer/nerd would find of interest in the area.

Never been to Spain, so any general info/recommendations would be welcome too. We are staying near Plaça de Catalunya, and should be busy with work activities during the day, but nights and one weekend will be available for being a tourist.

Previous European destinations I've been to are Ireland, England, and Germany. So, not the first time on the continent at least.

Thanks!

Sadly my recomendation is to be very careful, and aware of your surroundings, some parts of the city are awash with petty criminals.And the police is unable/unwilling to curtail the issue.

On the positive side if you like architecture you will enjoy the city a lot.

M.

The inside of Sagrada Familia is really trippy, and a pretty good source of inspiration for Tolkienesque/otherworldly buildings.

Girona is pretty cool as a daytrip if you have the time, it's an hour away by train but it's got a very well preserved medieval town centre where they filmed various parts of Game of Thrones.

I was there on my own in September and I never experienced any crime or had any cause for concern.

Spain 101: Be prepared for literally nobody besides your hotel receptionist speaking English, even restaurant staff will attempt to ignore you until you make it too awkward for them to continue doing so.

Miguelsan wrote:Sadly my recomendation is to be very careful, and aware of your surroundings, some parts of the city are awash with petty criminals.And the police is unable/unwilling to curtail the issue.

On the positive side if you like architecture you will enjoy the city a lot.

M.

Thanks! I picked up a some shorts with zipper pockets to hopefully keep my pockets free from picking.

And I do like architecture!

soviet13 wrote:The inside of Sagrada Familia is really trippy, and a pretty good source of inspiration for Tolkienesque/otherworldly buildings.

Girona is pretty cool as a daytrip if you have the time, it's an hour away by train but it's got a very well preserved medieval town centre where they filmed various parts of Game of Thrones.

I was there on my own in September and I never experienced any crime or had any cause for concern.

Sagrada Familia has been recommended to me by several people. Sounds like it's worth it!

I'll bring Girona up to my group and see if anyone is interested.

Thanks!

lord_blackfang wrote:Spain 101: Be prepared for literally nobody besides your hotel receptionist speaking English, even restaurant staff will attempt to ignore you until you make it too awkward for them to continue doing so.

Fortunately someone in our group is Puerto Rican, so we'll have that going for us at least.

Enjoy the Jamon and the Tapas.

Picasso Museum, Gaudi museum, roman ruins. There is some really great architecture there

I was there for 4 days and never came close to seeing anything sketchy but then again - I never went clubbing. Just keep you "big city eyes" on and itll be fine.