I love Barcelona – and hopefully after having read this series, so will you. It’s my favourite city, and one I’d love to show you. This is my recommended Barcelona itinerary for…
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Reviewing Tattoo: arte baja la piel – CaixaForum
I have and like tattoos but don’t know whether in England I would have prioritised a trip to see a tattoo exhibition. While here I wanted to try and explore as many…
Reviewing Park Güell – a failure of access
About Park Güell Park Güell was built as part of the rapid expansion of Barcelona. As the Eixample was built the city grew outwards. The busier the city, the more that green…
Reviewing Hospital Sant Pau – an accessible Art Nouveau gem
This was a new find for me on this trip to Barcelona – and it’s rare that this happens. Especially when disabled access at Hospital Sant Pau was so excellent – and…
Reviewing Montserrat – beautiful but badly adapted
Montserrat is a Benedictine monastery outside Barcelona. It takes about 90 minutes to reach by public transport – and accessing Montserrat is on the itinerary of many tourists. Montserrat was founded in…
Reviewing adapted swimming at Barcelona’s Beaches
One of my favourite things about Barcelona is the adapted swimming beach wheelchair service. They have amphibious wheelchairs on some English beaches, but nothing this good. In Barcelona you can swim in…
Accessible Barcelona transport – navigating in a wheelchair
I love talking about how accessible Barcelona is. I’ve spent a lot of time there one way or another. I partially lived there a number of years ago, and it’s definitely my…
Reviewing MICs Sant Jordi – the best for disabled travellers
The importance of an accessible hotel This whole series of blogs on Barcelona began with reviewing MICs Sant Jordi. Why? When I was looking for somewhere to stay in Barcelona, I knew…
Reviewing London to Barcelona by train – easy and accessible
When I go to Spain, I usually fly. However, it seems to be the summer of chaos with cancelled flights, and a series of issues with assistance for disabled passengers. Given that,…
Paris and Barcelona – planning a trip while disabled
I was lucky enough to book a to Paris and Barcelona while disabled . This both developed and tested my knowledge about accessible travel. With everything I worked out about the trip…