Just outside the city
Day trips from Barcelona
Mountains, beaches and medieval streets are close enough for a good day trip — if you choose transportation and timing wisely.
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Montserrat
Mountain landscape, monastery and hiking trails.
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Girona
Medieval walls and a compact old town.
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Sitges
Beach, whitewashed streets and museums.
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Costa Brava
Coves and coastal paths; choose one place per day.
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Tarragona
Roman remains above the Mediterranean Sea.
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Figueres
Dalí as the main goal, not as a hasty stopover.
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Montserrat suits mountain scenery and a monastery visit; Girona suits a historic city walk. Choose one destination and work out the outward and return journeys first. Sitges is a specific coastal destination; for the Costa Brava, first choose a town or coastal walk. On a short city break, an afternoon on a Barcelona beach is an alternative.