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My Barcelona City Guide

04/15/21 | Barcelona, City Travel Guide, Spain, Travel

Barcelona City Guide - Antoni GaudI Designed Barcelona Mansion - Palau Guell Green Chimney

When putting together My Recommendations for European City Breaks I was shocked that I do not have one for Barcelona.  I have been to the gorgeous seaside city twice and despite spending Seven collective days in this Spanish gem did not ut together a top level guide - let's fix that today! Some of these you have seen in recaps from my 2016 trip to Barcelona but I also visited at the end of 2019 ...

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Travel Diaries: The Barcelona Waterfront

04/25/17 | Barcelona, Europe, Spain, Travel

Barcelona Harbor Sign

Time flies when you are having fun, isn't that what they say? Well I can not believe it has been a year since my trip to Spain where my mom and I explored Barcelona, Monserrat, Madrid, and Toledo and today, one year later, I am sharing one of my favorite parts of the Spanish seaside mecca.  In case you missed it earlier this week I have already shared my favorite shots from the Temple de ...

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The Best Tostas in Barcelona

06/03/16 | Barcelona, Delicious Eats, Europe, Spain, Travel

La Alcoba Azul Tosta

Let me tell you, if you make it to Barcelona you need to make sure you spend a evening to La Alcoba Azul.  When traveling abroad one of the best resources is Trip Advisor - especially when you are on the go and in an new neighborhood looking for food.  A friend had recommended La Alcoba Azul and and on our second night in Spain when we were the Gothic Quarter we paid it a ...

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A Walking Tour of Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter

05/31/16 | Barcelona, Europe, Spain, Travel

Welcome to the start of a short week, I hope everyone had an amazing long weekend!  Every time I put together one of these Barcelona posts I get a serious case of wanderlust and to help combat the feeling yesterday I booked flights, hotels, and transpiration for most of my travels from now until the end of September. But for now, back to Spain.  In addition to our Barcelona ...

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A Very Holy Morning in Barcelona

05/20/16 | Barcelona, Europe, Spain, Travel

After the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia the second most famous church in Barcelona is arguably The Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar and we started off one of our days in Barcelona  by paying it a visit.  When I plan, things, I plan punctually and we arrived, coffee in hand, at 8:59am arrival for the 9am opening the doors were shut and there was not another person around.  We ...

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Our Barcelona Bike Tour

05/13/16 | Barcelona, Biking, Europe, Fat Tire Tours, fitness, Spain, Travel

Barcelona Bike Tour Cascada Monumental

Perhaps my favorite afternoon in Barcelona was actually on the day we landed when we dropped our bags at the hotel, changed, and headed off to our Flat Tire bike tour.  I had read about this Barcelona bike tour on other blogs and after a bit of research booked the most popular one with more than 1,200 five star reviews. We met in Plaça Sant Jaume, the Square of St. James, in the heart of the city ...

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Hi, I am Kelly and welcome to Sparkles and Shoes, a fashion, travel, and lifestyle blog founded in 2012.  After six years of living in London I am back in New York with my husband and two littles! 

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