Best things to do with babies in Barcelona

The impressive Camp Nou Stadium can be visited, home to the legendary FC Barcelona football club. The stadium can hold over 98,000 spectators. The tour takes you to every part of the stadium, the president's box, the changing rooms and an adrenalin charged walk through the player's tunnel onto the pitch.

Peaceful garden in the grounds of the Hospital de la Maternitat. Despite the "keep of the grass" signs there are invariably sunbathers, readers or children playing on the gardens' well-kept grassy areas. There is a choice of 2 children's playgrounds - one in a dip in the centre of the park for younger children and another higher up at the back of the gardens with a wooden train and climbing for older children.

This museum, with a huge collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures and more is a great place to find out. Children's performaces in Catalan may be fun for English speaking kids too. Performances are on Saturdays at 17.30, Sundays and public holidays at 11.30 and 13.00. Check website for program. There is a garden next door where you can enjoy a picnic lunch or tire your children out before entering the museum, and the museum cafe sells good sandwiches and cold drinks.

These 2 beaches combined are the longest at 1.1km and are also probably the most visited by tourists as they are the closest to the city centre. They are easily accessible from the Ciutat Vella area by either bus or metro. There is a children's play area with climbing frame and a Beach Centre on the beachfront opposite the Hospital del Mar with information and book lending during the summer. Metro: Barceloneta (then walk along Pg. Joan de Borbo (Roads leading left from here will take you to the beach front)
Buses: 57, 157, 64, 36, 59, 14, 16, 17, 39, 40, 45, 51