We spent our Easter holiday in Barcelona and this was an advise from a colleague. I found Barcelona a friendly city and a good destination for families with small kids. Barcelona has currently the biggest Aquarium in Europe ( L'aquarium De Barcelona ), while I knew recently that a new bigger aquarium is being build in Crete. The aquarium lies on Barcelona beach and you can find there a shopping center (mall) also a teleferic tower (Telefèric de Montjuïc) is very close that takes you the the magic mountain. The kids enjoyed Barcelona zoo , a family can spend a whole day there and enjoy the dolphin show and there is a great playground in addition to electrical cars and horse riding. The Zoo is located in the biggest park in Barcelona (Parc de La Ciutadella), in this park you can hire a boat and cruise with the kids in the lake. Also the park has many activities especially on Saturdays where kids can enjoy face drawings etc. The park has also a lot of playgrounds. You can also enjoy s...