Time Out Barcelona Top ten Barcelona site

The website doesn't include all the print version does, and if you are coming to Barcelona, isn't something you can carry around in your pocket going to be so much more convenient...? Sorry? You can surf from your cell phone? Oh, now aren't we trendy!

•We liked: The This Month section, Shops, Cafés and Bars, and Restaurants sections. They recommend it, you can safely go for it.
•Not so hot: No complaints - this is one of the best Barcelona sites.
•Languages: English

BarcelonaTurisme
Barcelona Tourist Board
The Municipal Tourist Board runs this website with the aim of promoting the city as a tourist destination. It has a lot of information, notably on getting to places and has been much improved recently.

The main actual Barcelona tourist board information office itself is quite tough to find, being located under Plaza Catalunya (make a b-line from the Corte Inglés department store to the top of the Ramblas and it's kind of on your left, in one corner of the square... Oh, just bring a metal detector, that might help!).

•We liked: The excellent section on "Near Barcelona" for trips outside the city
•Not so hot: No complaints - they've done a great redesign job
•Languages: English, Spanish, Catalan, French

Spanish Tourist Board
Spain.info
The Spanish Tourist Board have quite a impressive Barcelona section (not to mention the rest of Spain). It has extensive information on accommodation, museums and restaurants and the like, as well as a good section on what to do with children in Barcelona.

•We liked: The information and suggestions on places to visit outside Barcelona
•Not so hot: A little slow and (with so much information) a little hard to find things at times
•Languages: English, Spanish, German, French

Yahoo!
Barcelona Guide
Yahoo! has got a fairly decent introduction to Barcelona, though the quality of its different sections (health, neighbourhoods, nightlife, recreation, shopping, transportation...) is a bit uneven. The Basics and Events sections are, however, particularly good. But say, are you Americans health freaks, or what?

•We liked The events section for an overview of the major events coming up in Barcelona
•Not so hot Can't we have some addresses for these places?
•Languages English

Not impressed
Lonely Planet Barcelona
We're decidedly not impressed by the Lonely Planet site for Barcelona. We don't like the copy ("The art will make you clammy all over. The people, with their exuberance, their duende..."). The whole thing is naff and looks as if it hasn't been either updated or ever properly researched in the first place. The "map" is... well, frankly!

Ok... you only just heard about some place called "Barcelona"? It will give you a very brief outline – but then you want to surf off somewhere else.

•We liked Er... the TimeOut guide?
•Not so hot The images (if you can't find them) - look for the "slideshow". Bullfighting? Not in Barcelona, thank you!
•Languages English

Quite an impressive guide
Let's Go Barcelona
We quite like the Let's Go Barcelona site. It's still perhaps not as complete as the TimeOut guide but the general sections (particularly the Once in Barcelona section and the Service Directory) are worth browsing. There are a few omissions and the odd item that's not that up-to-date among the more specific sections, but it's generally one of the better online Barcelona guides.

The suggested itineraries section (3, 5 and 7 days) is also interesting.

•We liked: The Museums section is particularly complete
•Not so hot: Dividing it all up by districts and sub-districts doesn't always make navigation easy
•Languages: English

Softguide
Barcelona city guide
Another (very limited) general introduction to the Barcelona.

•We liked The street maps... And – for its ease of use – we were tempted to try the hotel search and booking tool
•Not so hot Some of those dates in the culture section are so long ago!
•Languages English, Spanish

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