{"id":331,"date":"2026-01-22T14:03:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattsandmirrors.nl\/?p=331"},"modified":"2026-01-22T14:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:03:11","slug":"how-to-visit-barcelona-on-a-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattsandmirrors.nl\/?p=331","title":{"rendered":"How To Visit Barcelona On A Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Barcelona finds its way onto most itineraries\u2026 and for good reason. It has a vibrant food scene, a plethora of unique historic architecture, great Mediterranean weather, beautiful beaches, and arguably the best nightlife in Europe. This Barcelona on a budget travel guide will help you plan your trip and hopefully give you some tips for getting the most out of your time in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barcelona isn\u2019t a cheap city but it isn\u2019t too expensive either \u2014 especially when compared to Europe\u2019s other most-visited cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We recommend budgeting \u20ac45-\u20ac85\/day if you\u2019re on a backpacker\u2019s budget \u2014 you can easily spend more if you want to stay somewhere nicer than a hostel but this is a good range for planning purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out our Barcelona Daily Price Guide to get a more in-depth look at daily travel costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Cost Of Budget Travel In Barcelona: \u20ac75 ($87 USD)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attractions: \u20ac22 (one paid attraction + any free sights) Food: \u20ac27.50 Transportation: \u20ac2.2 Accommodation (hostel): \u20ac25 DAILY COST OF FRUGAL TRAVEL IN BARCELONA: \u20ac45 ($52 USD) Attractions: \u20ac8 (free walking tour + visit one of the free sights) Food: \u20ac15.50 Transportation: \u20ac0 (explore by foot) Accommodation (cheap hostel bed): \u20ac20<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Long To Visit Barcelona<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Barcelona is one of those cities where you can easily spend more than a week exploring but it\u2019s recommended to spend at least 4 or 5 days in the city. If you plan on partaking in the city\u2019s famous nightlife, you may want to add a few days to your visit so have adequate time to recover while also having time to explore the city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona finds its way onto most itineraries\u2026 and for good reason. It has a vibrant food scene, a plethora of unique historic architecture, great Mediterranean weather, beautiful beaches, and arguably the best nightlife in Europe. This Barcelona on a budget travel guide will help you plan your trip and hopefully give you some tips for getting the most out of your time in the city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-europe","category-spain"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattsandmirrors.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattsandmirrors.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattsandmirrors.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattsandmirrors.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattsandmirrors.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=331"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mattsandmirrors.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":332,"href":"https:\/\/mattsandmirrors.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331\/revisions\/332"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattsandmirrors.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattsandmirrors.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattsandmirrors.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattsandmirrors.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}