Kids in Barcelona - Family and parents guide to activities, shopping, holiday apartments, events, health, schools and nurseries, babysitting and childcare, and playgroups in Barcelona.

The Barcelona Card 

The Barcelona card offers you free unlimited transport and discounted admissions for various cultural centres and attractions in the city. It is a great option if you plan to stay for a couple of days or more and many of the discounts and free admissions are for family activities.

Unlimited Transport
The Barcelona Card is available from tourist offices and helps visitors to the city avoid the complication of buying different tickets for using public transport. Barcelona has very efficient Metro (underground) and bus systems and is a city that you can manageably visit by using public transport. The card also allows you to use the tram system and the train to and from Barcelona airport (as well as a 20% discount on the Aerobus Airport express bus).

Museums and Galleries
Free admission to 16 museums and discounted entry to 26 others (incl. the Picasso museum and the Sagrada Familia.

Activities and Attractions
Free ticket for the Golondrinas boat trip, the Mirador de Colom, Poble Espanyol and discounted admission to the Barcelona Aquarium, Imax cinema, Tibidabo and the Zoo. See Barcelona Family Attractions.

Souvenir Shopping
Discounts on souvenir purchases from the Tourist Office in Plaza Catalunya.

Restaurants and Shows
Discounts at various restaurants and bars around the city as well as on admissions to selected shows and concerts.

Validity: Cards are valid from between 2 to 5 consecutive days
Price: Adult from €24.00 (2 day pass) and from €36.00 5 day pass; Child (4-12 yrs) from €20.00 (2 day pass) and from €31.00 (5 day pass)
Sales: Tourist offices

Articket 

The Articket is a single ticket that allows you to visit 7 top Barcelona museums and Cultural Centres for a fixed price of €20.00:

Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC)

Fundació Joan Miró

Fundació Antoni Tàpies

Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB)

Fundació Caixa Catalunya, Cultural Centre

Museum d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA)

Museu Picasso

Validity: 6 months

Price: €20.00

Information and sales: Art centres and Tourist Information offices

Or via La Caixa Catalunya Tel-Entrada service at the bank’s cash point machines, the Tel-Entrada telephone service on 902 10 1212 or online at http://www.telentrada.com

Science Museum Pass

This pass, introduced in 2007 to highlight the Year of Science, is now set to continue permanently. It allows you to visit all of the following Barcelona museums and centres for a single €18.50 ticket:

Museum of Science and Technology of Catalunya, CosmoCaixa ( Planetarium), Zoo Barcelona, Maritime Museum, Botanical Gardens, Natural History Museum and the Museu Agbar.

Tickets are available at museum points of sale

Arqueo Ticket

A single €17 ticket that allows you to visit the following 5 Museums:

Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya
Museu Barbier-mueller d'Art Precolombi
Museu Egipci de Barcelona
Museu d'Historia de la Ciutat
Museu Maritim de Barcelona

Validity: 6 months
Price: €17.00
Information and sales: Tourist Information offices

Library Card

Becoming a library member offers you a surprising amount of discounts on admissions to various family attractions throughout the city. Check beforehand for times and conditions for exhibitions but your library card can offer you:

10% discount to Barcelona Zoo and the Aquarium
20 % discount on all municipal museums (Museu de ciencies Naturals, Museu d’Historia de la Ciutat, CCCB, Museu Maritim, MACBA etc.)
25% discount to Poble Espanyol and to Family Sunday entry
Reduced entry to Cinemas Verdi, Yelmo Complex and discounts on purchases at various Barcelona Bookshops throughout town including the English bookstore, "Come In".
Find a library in your area.

Super 3 Card 

The Super 3 club cards are available for children ages 0-7 yrs and 8-14 yrs. Children using the card must always be accompanied by and adult. The Super 3 Card is sponsored by Catalan Television and you can pick up an application leaflet from La Caixa bank branches. They are useful for residents as they give discounted and free entry to a vast amount of ongoing activities i.e museums, tourist bus, shows, sports and muscial events.