I studied English Studies in Barcelona and then did a master's on applied linguistics. Therefore, I'm an expert on teaching languages!

Here you have a few tips about what's nice to see in Barcelona, and, most important, mostly for free:

[plaça, plaza = square]
- the Gothic, the Ramblas, cathedral, the Jaume Square (Plaça Sant Jaume)...
- La Boqueria: the most famous food market, placed in the Ramblas (from Plaça Catalunya to Plaça Colon, on the right side) where you can find delicious food and juices.
- the Born, Arc de Triomf, Parc de la Ciutadella
- The historic building of the University in Plaça Universitat. It's our little Hogwarts ;)
- Montjuïc: a very nice hill in Barcelona where you can find gardens, a castle and nice views.
- Plaça Espanya: the most famous fountain. Also, every night at 22h they make a light and water show in the fountain (for free).
- Casa Milà (La Pedrera) from Antoni Gaudí. Address: Passeig de Gràcia with Provença
- The Batlló house / La casa Batlló; address: Passeig de Gràcia, 43.
The outside of both houses is amazing and worth seeing, so you don't need to pay for the entrance if you don't want to, cause actually the outside is already impressive. (entrance between 15 and 20€).
- Sagrada Família from Antoni Gaudí. Must seeing. Same here, the outside is the best, but you can also make a ridiculous cue to pay to get in.
- Parc Güell (metro L3 stop "Vallcarca"): nice views.

There are a few nice bars around the Ramblas, Plaça Reial, Escudellers street ... there is a skater cool bar, pretty famous called Nevermind. It's worth passing by... also I like to have strawberry mojitos in "La Rosa del Raval" for 3,5€ ;)
Also, there's a very cute bar called "El bosc de les fades" (the fairies forest); inside it's like a forest and they even make a fake storm with lights and sounds. Go there before 5pm, since it’s cheaper.
About food, you have to try the Spanish ham (jamón serrano), tapas, churros con chocolate, paella, Spanish omelette, bread with tomato with the Catalan salami called "fuet"... lots of food! ;D
About nice lookouts:
You have a few in Montjuïc. Also, you can go all the way up to the terrace of the Arenas mall in Plaça Espanya, and have some nice views of the fountain and Montjuïc palace. Parc Güell is also above the sea level, so you have a nice lookout there.
However, the nicest lookout in Barcelona is called the Carmel bunker, not too busy cause it's a bit hard to get there if you don't have any car, but you can reach there by metro + bus. You can have a look on the internet: http://equipatgedema.cat/cataluna/barcelona-es/bunkers-del-carmel-barcelona/
http://suitelife.com/blog/must-see-things-in-barcelona/barcelona-sights-the-bunker/

About how to move around, you can easily do so by metro (underground), or by bike except for a few places like Parc Güell or Montjuïc because of the big slope.

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Meet new people, make new friends, travel mates, meet the locals, learn from them...
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Languages, Learn, Travel, Music, Food... :)

Musica, film e libri

Rock \m/
Moulin Rouge

Una cosa incredibile che ho fatto

Basically, travelling.
Flying from Barcelona all the way to Australia on my own. Doing road trips all around Australia... Meeting amazing people.
Backpacking in Indonesia and Thailand, no words to describe this adventure! Simply amazing.

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I'd be glad to teach Spanish! Also, practice my German if anyone is interested. Oh, and I can cook amazing Spanish omelette!

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Belgium, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Poland, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand

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Australia, Germany, Ireland, Spain