Barcelona at the end of October: what's the difference in crowds between weekends and weekdays?

Stratele52 · 2026-11-05 · Message 21 of 23

Actually, I don’t know. I would’ve needed to visit the same places on a weekend and a weekday. I arrived in Barcelona on Sunday morning and visited the Aeronautical Cultural Center followed by the maritime museum. Both are south of the city center.

Here’s the rest in short: On Monday, I mainly visited the Sagrada Familia in the late morning (10:30)—not too crowded. By noon, though, it was much busier.

On Tuesday, I hit some museums in the neighborhood and La Rambla—huge crowds in the afternoon.

Barcelona at the end of October: what's the difference in crowds between weekends and weekdays?

Ouonva · 2026-11-07 · Message 22 of 23

Hi there,

You had some great visits. Park Güell, Gaudí’s masterpiece, is also nice and offers a great view of the city.

La Rambla is always busy.

Otherwise, on La Rambla, I wonder if what you thought were homeless people’s tents were actually tents set up by protesters against the high cost of housing?

Homeless people are usually elsewhere.