Destination Weddings & Honeymoons

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FROM NIGHTLIFE TO ARCHITECTURE, THE CATALAN CAPITAL WILL

KEEP YOU BUSY IN A VERY GOOD WAY. by SARAH SEKULA

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MONTSERRAT

Make your way to the

Catalonian country-

side with Lifestyle

Barcelona. At the top

of the multipeaked

Monserrat Mountain

(above, top left), the

site of a Benedictine

monastery, your

guide will pep talk

you into step-

ping over the edge

the rugged 4,055-

foot cliff. Once

you’ve con-

quered that,

scramble up

a sheer rock

face (above,

bottom left). 

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For immediate

Instagram hearts,

snap shots of the

spellbinding surrealist

exterior of Gaudi’s Sa-

grada Familia (above,

bottom right), under

construction for 130

years. Spy stained

glass, stonework and

epic arches.

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ESQUERRA

Don your dancing

shoes and head

to Mojito Club to

learn salsa moves on

the sly (it off ers les-

sons), then cut a rug

on the dance fl oor

with the pros. Grease

the wheels with a pair

of the club’s signa-

ture mojitos (below).

CITY CENTRE

Make a beeline

for the centuries-

old Boqueria market

(above, top right;

and below) just off

La Rambla, where

you can snag the best

locally sourced meats,

cheeses, juices and

breads. After, make

your way to mile-

long Barceloneta

Beach and snag a

free slice of sand for

a gastronomic safari

or romantic picnic.

You can’t beat

the sound of the

aqua Mediterra-

nean splashing in

the background.

GRACIA BARRIO

If fancy-shmancy

hostels exist, Genera-

tor Barcelona (above,

bottom center) is

one of them. Amid

the original artwork,

stylish eclectic

furniture and drool-

worthy tapas, you’ll

swear you were in a

boutique hotel. Hit up

one of the legendary

till-dawn parties

featuring hot local

DJs, or check out a

fl amenco show. But

be warned: The per-

formers often choose

audience members to

shake it onstage for

prize money.

BOHEMIAN

BARCELONA

Take an art-history

stroll past landmarks

that shaped Pablo

Picasso’s life with

BCN Travel’s two-

hour tour. Stops

include Sala Pares

and Quatre Gats Cafe

(above, top center),

where the city’s

modernists met to

discuss and develop

their approach to

art and architecture.

The fi nale: a guided

visit through the

4,000-plus works at

the Museu Picasso,

Barcelona’s most-

visited museum.

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