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The most underrated things to do in Barcelona

Ranked by the Hype Gap: how much better the experience is than its fame suggests.

Sitges — photo by Laurent DremondWorth itReality 81 +601Sitges★ 4.6Day trips & outer city · BeachGap +60 · Hype 21, Reality 81Granja Viader — photo by Granja M. ViaderWorth itReality 75 +502Granja Viader★ 4.4Old City (Gothic, Born, Raval) · FoodGap +50 · Hype 25, Reality 75Plaça Reial — photo by BlumenBergWorth it if…Reality 66 +473Plaça Reial★ 4.7Old City (Gothic, Born, Raval) · LandmarkGap +47 · Hype 19, Reality 66Passeig de Gràcia — photo by Julio FERNANDEZ CASANOVAWorth itReality 75 +464Passeig de Gràcia★ 4.7Eixample · ShoppingGap +46 · Hype 29, Reality 75Pedralbes Monastery — photo by Reial Monestir de Santa Maria de PedralbesWorth itReality 76 +395Pedralbes Monastery★ 4.7Day trips & outer city · Sacred siteGap +39 · Hype 37, Reality 76Maritime Museum — photo by Vitalie CebanWorth itReality 80 +386Maritime Museum★ 4.4Barceloneta & waterfront · MuseumGap +38 · Hype 42, Reality 80Cova Fumada — photo by La Cova FumadaWorth itReality 70 +377Cova Fumada★ 4.6Barceloneta & waterfront · FoodGap +37 · Hype 33, Reality 70Gothic Quarter — photo by Ignacio Díaz TriviñoWorth itReality 81 +318Gothic Quarter★ 4.7Old City (Gothic, Born, Raval) · NeighbourhoodGap +31 · Hype 50, Reality 81El Xampanyet — photo by El XampanyetWorth it if…Reality 65 +309El Xampanyet★ 4.6Old City (Gothic, Born, Raval) · FoodGap +30 · Hype 35, Reality 65El Born — photo by JayneWorth itReality 76 +2610El Born★ 4.5Old City (Gothic, Born, Raval) · NeighbourhoodGap +26 · Hype 50, Reality 76Bar Cañete — photo by Bar CañeteWorth it if…Reality 64 +2511Bar Cañete★ 4.6Old City (Gothic, Born, Raval) · FoodGap +25 · Hype 39, Reality 64Gràcia — photo by Guido DouvenWorth itReality 75 +2512GràciaGràcia & Park Güell · NeighbourhoodGap +25 · Hype 50, Reality 75Bunkers del Carmel — photo by Laura V. G.Worth itReality 71 +2113Bunkers del Carmel★ 4.6Gràcia & Park Güell · ViewpointGap +21 · Hype 50, Reality 71Palau Güell — photo by Adelaida SubíasWorth itReality 75 +2014Palau Güell★ 4.6Old City (Gothic, Born, Raval) · LandmarkGap +20 · Hype 55, Reality 75CosmoCaixa — photo by Cristian TWorth itReality 85 +1615CosmoCaixa★ 4.7Day trips & outer city · MuseumGap +16 · Hype 69, Reality 85MNAC — photo by Dimitra KotroniWorth itReality 81 +1616MNAC★ 4.7Montjuïc & Poble-sec · MuseumGap +16 · Hype 65, Reality 81Sant Antoni Market — photo by Mercado de San AntonioWorth itReality 70 +1117Sant Antoni Market★ 4.4Eixample · MarketGap +11 · Hype 59, Reality 70

The numbers

#PlaceVerdictHypeRealityGapGoogle
1SitgesWorth it2181+60 · Underrated★ 4.6 (2,706)
2Granja ViaderWorth it2575+50 · Underrated★ 4.4 (4,447)
3Plaça ReialWorth it if…1966+47 · Underrated★ 4.7 (233)
4Passeig de GràciaWorth it2975+46 · Underrated★ 4.7 (3,879)
5Pedralbes MonasteryWorth it3776+39 · Underrated★ 4.7 (6,618)
6Maritime MuseumWorth it4280+38 · Underrated★ 4.4 (13,319)
7Cova FumadaWorth it3370+37 · Underrated★ 4.6 (5,777)
8Gothic QuarterWorth it5081+31 · Underrated★ 4.7 (2,140)
9El XampanyetWorth it if…3565+30 · Underrated★ 4.6 (6,594)
10El BornWorth it5076+26 · Underrated★ 4.5 (16,500)
11Bar CañeteWorth it if…3964+25 · Underrated★ 4.6 (8,408)
12GràciaWorth it5075+25 · Underrated—
13Bunkers del CarmelWorth it5071+21 · Underrated★ 4.6 (17,563)
14Palau GüellWorth it5575+20 · Underrated★ 4.6 (23,938)
15CosmoCaixaWorth it6985+16 · Underrated★ 4.7 (49,539)
16MNACWorth it6581+16 · Underrated★ 4.7 (39,782)
17Sant Antoni MarketWorth it5970+11 · Underrated★ 4.4 (38,944)