Why Sunday is My Favourite Day in Barcelona.

One thing I love about Barcelona is the weather. The winters are mild, the spring and autumn are just nice enough to be out and about, and while the summers are sometimes too hot, I love feeling the sun beating down on me! Sundays are usually a day for walking outside and exploring the city. The famous promenade of Las Ramblas, for example, has a great weekend market of arts and crafts, and is too crowded on a Saturday to enjoy the sights and take in the performers, artists and human statues. Also, at the bottom of Las Ramblas, just below Christopher Columbus monument is a funny little antiques market, similar to the one located at Plaa Reial, which is always worth a browse, even if you have no interest in antiques. Pensioners swap stamps and coin collections and there are some real gems from yesteryear.

Another of my favourite places to visit on a Sunday is the Cuitadella Park the garden of Barcelona. This huge oasis of green houses the city zoo, as well as a fantastic fountain designed by Barcelonas favourite architect, Antonin Gaudi. There are rowing boats, kids play areas, joggers, roller-bladers and cyclists, like any city park on a Sunday, but the real treat comes from the bohemian entertainment of the bongo players, who make this their home on a Sunday, and congregate to make music on various percussion instruments, welcoming young children and anyone else who cares to join in, too. If you happen to be in the park on the first Sunday of the month, then you can also gain free entrance to the Geological Museum from 10 am till 2:30pm. This is also well worth a look, and housed in a beautiful building.

Keeping with the theme of Museums, 3 other city museums offer Free entrance on a Sunday, all of merit. Leaving the borders of the Cuitadella Park, you can enter into the Borne neighbourhood, which used to have a sizeable Jewish community. On carrer Montcada, from 10am till 3pm, you can gain free access to the Picasso Museum! The Malaga born artist spent time in Barcelona as a youngster (his father taught art at a nearby college), and the collection in Barcelona - in a remodelled building from 2003 - is extensive and includes sketches, sculptures and paintings.

Moving along the same street as the Picasso Museum, we have the Museum of Textiles and Industry. Barcelona had a booming textile industry and some of the old cotton factories still lay abandoned in the old quarters of the Raval to this day. This museum is open from 10am till 2:30pm and has free entrance on the 1st Sunday of the month, too.

Another free entrance on the first Sunday on the month, we have the Ethnological Museum on Passieg Santa Madrona, open from 11am till 3pm. This is located on the foot of Montjuic Mountain and has a huge stock of exhibits, ranging from the various cultures of Asia, Africa, America and Oceana. Montjic Mountain also has the fantastic cable car ride to the top of the old Castle as well as beautiful Botanical Gardens perfect for a picnic, or the impressive Cactus Park.

If your legs can still take you any further then Sunday is a great day to visit Gaudis Park Gell a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a fantastic place to enjoy the shade of the palm trees, and the magnificent buildings and forms of the acclaimed architect.

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David Brydon has been living in Barcelona for 9 years and writes about Apartments for rent Barcelona and
Apartments for groups in Barcelona.