This is one of those plans you do without checking the clock: street art, tacos and the sea, all on foot and in under a kilometre. You start in the Gothic Quarter, cross the street for lunch and walk down to the harbour to watch the boats.
I suggest starting mid-morning at the museum, having lunch from 1 pm and leaving the afternoon for the walk.
The plan at a glance
Where Gothic Quarter and Port Vell · Metro Jaume I (L4) or Drassanes (L3)
When Tuesday to Sunday · Budget 11 euros for the museum, tacos at neighbourhood prices and a free walk
1. Street art at the BAS Museum
The BAS Museum (Carrer d’en Carabassa, 10) is Barcelona’s first major street art museum. It brings together more than 35 original works in seven rooms, arranged by theme and visual language rather than by date.
You’ll see pieces by OsGêmeos, Okuda San Miguel, Aryz, Felipe Pantone, PichiAvo, Vhils, Bordalo, Mariscal and Escif. Many works have a QR code with videos about the artist and their process, and the temporary exhibitions change every few months.
- Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 11 am to 8 pm; closed on Mondays. A visit takes about 45 minutes.
- Price: 11 euros standard and 7 euros reduced (Catalonia residents, students, unemployed people and over-65s). Ages 7 to 13, 9.50 euros; under-7s, free.
- Fun fact: there’s a free-entry area with two large-scale works, so you can take a look even if you don’t visit the collection.
If you want more art, see my list of art galleries in Barcelona.
2. Tacos at La Pachuca
Leave the museum, cross the street and you’re there. La Pachuca is at Carrer d’en Carabassa, 19, almost opposite the BAS. It’s a small taquería with high tables and stools, serving proper Mexican food.
Order the carnitas or chicken mole tacos, mole being the sauce of chocolate and nuts. They also do marinated tuna tostadas with guacamole, quesadillas with huitlacoche, the corn mushroom, and to drink, fruit waters, micheladas and mezcal.
- Opening hours: every day from 1 pm to 2 am, with the kitchen open until 1 am. At weekends it opens at noon.
- Price: neighbourhood prices.
- Fun fact: it opened because El Pachuco, its sister taquería in El Raval, got so packed that people stopped going. The walls have Mexican lotería cards and a shrine to Santa Muerte and Jesús Malverde.
It’s small and fills up, so go early or on a weekday.
3. A walk along Port Vell
From Carrer d’en Carabassa it’s five minutes down to the sea. You reach the Moll de la Fusta, the promenade along Port Vell, the oldest part of Barcelona’s harbour.
Stroll past the sailing boats, with the Rambla de Mar, the wooden walkway to Maremàgnum, on one side and the Gothic Quarter behind you.
4. A rest at Plaça de l’Ictíneo
At the end of the Moll de la Fusta is Plaça de l’Ictíneo, where you cross over to the Moll d’Espanya, Maremàgnum and the Aquarium. It’s a good spot to sit and watch the harbour and, if you stay late, the sunset over the boats.
- Fun fact: the square is named after the Ictíneo, the submarine designed by Narcís Monturiol, which made its first dive in Barcelona harbour in 1859.
For more places to watch the sun go down, see my sunset viewpoints and rooftop terraces.
Tips for this plan
- Go Tuesday to Sunday: the BAS Museum is closed on Mondays.
- Buy your museum ticket online: on its website, groups are booked in time slots of up to 19 people.
- Have lunch early: La Pachuca is small and there’s a queue at peak times.
Enjoyed this? There are more ideas in my 5 evening plans with cinema, dinner and drinks and my Raval plan with the Filmoteca and Bar Marsella.
Frequently asked questions
How much is a ticket to the BAS Museum?
A standard ticket costs 11 euros. The reduced ticket, for Catalonia residents, students, unemployed people and over-65s, costs 7 euros. Children aged 7 to 13 pay 9.50 euros and under-7s go free.
What are the BAS Museum’s opening hours?
It opens Tuesday to Sunday, from 11 am to 8 pm, and is closed on Mondays. A visit takes about 45 minutes.
Where is Plaça de l’Ictíneo?
At the end of the Moll de la Fusta in Port Vell, where you cross over to the Moll d’Espanya, Maremàgnum and the Aquarium. It is named after Narcís Monturiol’s submarine.
