Top Things to See in Port in Barcelona on a Mediterranean Cruise

One of the best things about a cruise in the Western Mediterranean is that many embark from Barcelona - and that gives you a chance to spend a few days there before your ship sails.

Lynn Elmhirst, Producer and Host of World's Greatest Cruises, did just that, on a pre-cruise extension of a Silversea, ultra-luxury, small-ship cruise of the Western Mediterranean. Here are her favorite must-see and -do experiences in one of Spain's most-beloved coastal cities and cruise embarkation ports.