Selfies, tickets and perfect angles: tourism and smartphones in Barcelona – in pictures

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  • Park Güell, Barcelona, November 2024

    To visit Park Güell in Barcelona visitors often have to book their tickets a week in advance. Inside the park people appreciate their visit by taking pictures from every angle

    visitors taking photos with smartphones in Park Güell, Barcelona, November 2024
  • Barcelona, November 2024

    A visitor at the Sagrada Familia taking a selfie.

    a visitor at the Sagrada Familia taking a selfie
  • Passeig de Gràcia, November 2024

    Thousands of people gather in front of the Casa Battló on the Passeig de Gràcia to capture the moment when Barcelona turns on its Christmas lights

    thousands of people hold up smartphones to film Barcelona's Christmas lights
  • Rambla del Mar, November 2024

    A woman takes pictures of seagulls near the Rambla del Mar wooden walkway

    A woman takes pictures of seagulls with her mobile phone
  • Plaça Nova, November 2024

    Josephine, a tourist from the US, has her picture taken in front of the mural called “The World Begins With Every Kiss”

    a tourist has her picture taken in front of a mural
  • Barcelona, 19 November 2024

    Visitors to the Sagrada Familia take pictures of the colourful windows

    Visitors to the Sagrada Familia take pictures of the colourful windows
  • Park Güell, Barcelona, November 2024

    “Inspired by the current global No 1 hit Debí tirar más fotos, which addresses the longing for missed moments and untaken pictures, I ask the question: do we lose the real experience if we are always on the hunt for the perfect picture? The photos invite us to think about whether we want to savour the moment through the screen or with our own senses”

    visitors to Park Güell taking pictures from every angle
  • Barcelona, December 2024

    Nicholas takes a picture of the Christmas decorations on Plaça Sant Jaume

    a man takes a picture of Christmas decorations on Plaça Sant Jaume in Barcelona
  • January 2025

    People taking pictures of the sunset in Barcelona’s port

    People taking pictures of the sunset in Barcelona’s port
  • Sant Antoni, Barcelona, 5 January 2025

    The “desfile de reyes” celebrates the arrival of the three kings in Spain with parades

    People hold up their smartphones to film a parade in Barcelona
  • Barcelona, 19 January 2025

    A woman takes pictures of her son who is playing with bubbles made by a street artist

    A women takes pictures in front of a child's tricycle
  • Parc de la Ciutadella, January 2025

    A popular activity for tourists is going on the boats that you can rent for €7 (£6) for 30 minutes

    Tourists on rental boats at Parc de la Ciutadella
  • Barcelona, 15 January 2025

    A woman photographs the food selection at the famous Mercat de la Boqueria

    A woman photographs the food selection at a market
  • Barcelona, 18 January 2025

    A visitor to the Museo Nacional takes a picture of an artwork by the Spanish artist Feliu Elias.

    A visitor photographs an artwork at a museum
  • Barcelona, 18 January 2025

    A selfie-stick in front of the skyline of Barcelona on the rooftop of the Museo Nacional

    s selfie-stick in front of the skyline of Barcelona
  • 18 January 2025

    Visitors to the Museo Nacional in Barcelona take pictures of the grand hall

    people photograph the grand hall at a museum
  • Barcelona, 19 January 2025

    People in the Parc de la Ciutadella having their pictures taken with birds. All around Barcelona there are often people who will sell you bird food so you can be photographed with their birds on your hand

    people getting photographed with birds in hand
  • Barcelona, February 2025

    Tourists taking photographs in the Parc del Laberint d’Horta

    Tourists taking photographs in a park
  • Barcelona, January 2025

    Visitors to the Museo Nacional sit on a platform inside the grand hall of the museum

    a spotlight illuminates museum visitors sitting on some steps
  • 19 January 2025

    Tourists taking pictures of each other in front of the cathedral of Barcelona

    Tourists take pictures of each other in front of the cathedral of Barcelona
  • Barcelona, 14 February 2025

    Robert, a tourist from Poland, takes a picture of the city skyline at the Bunkers del Carmel, a Barcelona viewpoint

    a man takes a photo of the Barcelona skyline from a city viewpoint
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