LUXE Barcelona Guide
Every major guidebook company from Fodor’s to Let’s Go makes at least one Barcelona guidebook.
Most travel publishers also make a book on Spain as a whole, but if you’re only planning on visiting Barcelona, getting a specific guidebook for the city is a good idea. For example, Lonely Planet’s book on Barcelona gives good in-depth coverage of the city center and the surrounding areas.
If you’ll be visiting lots of places in Spain, getting a larger guidebook like The Rough Guide to Spain is a good idea. If you’re handy with scissors, you can cut out the chapters you need and leave the rest of the guidebook at home. Alternatively, you can get the eBook for your reader.
Once you know what type of Spain or Barcelona guidebook you need, shop around for one that fits your travel style. If you’re backpacking, Lonely Planet, Let’s Go, and the Rough Guide are some of the best guidebooks.
If you’re going upscale, look into guides like the Hg2 Barcelona (A Hedonist’s Guide to Barcelona) or the LUXE guide to Barcelona. They offer more high-end suggestions for luxury hotels, fine dining restaurants, and designer shopping.
If you love sightseeing, consider picking up the Eyewitness Travel Guide to Barcelona. With photos and illustrations on every page, the Eyewitness Barcelona guidebook is great for explaining the details of the city’s many historic buildings, museums, and landmarks.
One last tip on finding the best Barcelona guidebooks: check the date the book was published. If it is more than a year old, don’t buy it. Things change so quickly in Barcelona that an old guidebook will be of little use to you now.