Barcelona for the Broke

Barcelona is an amazingly beautiful place especially for the footloose who is at the butt-end of his finances. Travelling through Barcelona on a budget is an easy enough thing to do if you know where to look and what to find. You have arrived at the right place where we can tell you almost anything about budgeting in the food sector or accommodation but still availing a good service, lip smacking dishes and other major and minor touristy things to do.

Low Cost Accommodation

Accommodation for tourists tends to be more expensive but those for the corporate sectors or business travels take a fall during holiday seasons and weekends. Some are priced at an easy $70-80 and provides a traveler with designer rooms and classy service whereas you will also find hotels in the range of $100. Hotels in the market areas are often low cost that have small personal touches like apples, water and free Wi-fi. A number of options are available to the budgeting tourist such as hostels if you are a group of travelling students. Often when one is travelling with family one can also go for apartment rentals which can be cheaper than booking a hotel room.

Budgeted Meals

Many say that the food in Barcelona is expensive but if you are aware of the following options then your meals will be complete under $20. At local and small shops, one can choose regional recipes like raciones and the house wine for a comfortable sum whereas popular food joints also sometimes serve home cooked Galician and Catalan food at pleasing sums. Arros Negre is a delicacy here along with monkfish stew. Many a cheap old worldly food point provides large portions and previously set meals and a few are also more modern joints that sell proper American favorites like hamburgers. But if you wish for a more authentic taste of Spanish food you can always choose champagne bars which are happy to serve Galician wine and dry albarino and mouthwatering snacks.

Transportation being major cost area, agencies are also available which provide short term or long tern rentals along with picks and drops.

Tourism for Free

As a location that uses its outdoor spaces for everyone’s maximum benefit, rows of benches at public parks or city landmarks are provided. Parc Guell is a famous park by Gaudi which is constructed with caves, mosaic statues and various open terrace areas which can be used to get a bird’s eye view of the city. The Picasso Museum is also one of the great wonders of the city which you can visit for free on the first Sunday of each month. Similarly other museums and parks often organize talks and movie screening which are free and open to the public. The Le Merce festival which takes place during September is a great opportunity for the music lover to enjoy and identify authentic music and enjoy a concert completely for free.

Conclusion

So be it a small food joint that provides the perfect homely affair or the room which feels like home away from home, Barcelona has much to offer even for those who have to pinch their pockets to make this trip. But all it can promise in such circumstances is that, this trip will definitely be worth it.