Oops, my bad. Montserrat, of course, is what I was talking about. Montjuic is pretty cool too, but hardly rates a day trip

I'm always mixing up prendre and aprendre too.
I'd second the recommendation to visit Sitges if you want the beach. We've got a bunch of them, all fantastic (some more than others, if you know what I mean). It's a pretty small town, might qualify as the country if you think about it just right. If you make it down this way, let me know and I'll meet you for a drink.
JUANMA, nice to meet you. There's going to be a BCN do in October.