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Ciutat Vella: The Ciutat Vella district (Old town) is
the historical centre of Barcelona and is divided in 4 quarters:
Barrio Gòtic (gothic quarter), Raval,
Borne and Barceloneta.
Barrio gótico: The Gothic Quarter is the historical
centre and the oldest part of the ciy of Barcelona and until
nowadays it is the centre of the political and institutional
representation. Some of the most interesting places of the
zone are the Cathedral, the Church of Santa Maria
del Pi and the squares (the Plaza del Rei, the plaza Real,the
plaza del Pi y La Plaza Sant Jaume with the City hall of
Barcelona and the Government of Catalunya). The Gothic quarter
is, going down form the Plaza Catalunya, on the left of
the famous Ramblas (a boulevard of 2 km that runs from the
Plaza Catalunya to the waterfront). The narrow streets of
the gothic quarter and their squares are full of stores,
street-cafés, terraces, bars and restaurants. One
of the oldest restaurants is Los Caracoles, still
having a kind of original atmosphere, is located in a narrow
street of the Ramblas. Another famous restaurant is the
Els Quatre Gats, frequented by Picasso and other
avant-garde artists in the beginning of of the last century,
in a Modernisme building by Puig i Cadafalch. (for the direction
visit our online guide www.webarcelona.net,
section restaurants).
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Raval: Walking down the Ramblas from Plaza Catalunya,
the Raval is the quarter on the right side. The Raval (known
formerly as the Chinese quarter) has been the Bohemian quarter
of the city, because it was the quarter of the artists,
intellectuals, transvestites and prostitutes, and until
today it maintains a Bohemian air. Nowadays it is the most
multicultural and exotic quarter of Barcelona. The Raval
is changing permanently (although they are still the second
hand stores left from before and original bars like the
Pastis, the London y the Marsella). In the Raval
you can find stores that offer food from all over the world,
modern bars and restaurants and cultural centers, like the
MACBA museum (Museum of Contemporary Art, a new construction)
and next door the CCCB (The Center of Contemporary
Culture of Barcelona, the building is a combination between
modern and old architecture). And for the lovers of classical
music the Liceu (Opera House) ( www.liceubarcelona.com),
which has been reconstructed after the fire in 1994 and
has preserved a great part of its magnificent interior.
Since reopening the Liceu has diversified its programme
to include concerts and recitals. One of the oldest ball
rooms is the Paloma, a classic example for the leisure
offer of Barcelona and loved by young and old. The music
style varies between the traditional dance music (in the
evening) and the most recent techno sound (at night)
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Borne: In the Borne, which is a part of the La Ribera
quarter, you will find one of the most impressive buildings
of the catalan gothic architecture in Barcelona, the church
of Santa Maria del Mar, it is said that it is one
of the most beautiful churches of Europe. Behind the church
starts the Montcada street, with plenty of old palaces which
are nowadays in his majority, museums ( Picasso Museum,
museum of Textile) or art galleries. Also very close is
the Palau de la Música, an authentic music
palace, an extravagant mixture of sculpture, mosaic, glass
and tile, especially in the interior. The Borne quarter
has changed into a modern and fashionable place, full of
live during day and night with its stylish designershops,
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Barceloneta: Barceloneta is the traditional sailors
and fishermen quarter, and the smallest of the 4 quarters
of Ciutat Vella. During a time the quarter was an industrial
and harbor zone, but it also had the only beach of the city.
In the narrow streets of Barceloneta it is still possible
to find the typical restaurants and bars from earlier times
where they serve very good fish and seafood dishes. With
the Olympic Games in 1992 Barcelona opened to the sea and
the districts next to the Barceloneta (as the Vila Olímpica
and Diagonal Mar) changed completely and Barcelona
recovered its beaches. Barcelona today has along its coastside
numerous beaches with more than 4 km lenght. From the Barceloneta
beach you can walk (if you don't stay on one of the beaches)
until the last beach of Barcelona in the area of the FORUM
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Barceloneta beaches |
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Gràcia: The Gracia district has always been a
district of small industries and craftsmen and there still
remains a kind of village character. It is not easy for
the visitor to find his way around in its narrow streets
and small squares like for example some of the most famous
ones: the Plaza del Sol, the Plaza Vierreina,
the Plaza Rius y Taulet and the Plaza del Diamant.
There are terraces in the squares where you can drink your
coffee in the morning, have lunch at noon, supper at night
and later on a drink in one of the bars around them. There
are a lot of restaurants which offer all type of food, from
Catalan kitchen to the most exotic dishes and for the entertainment
there are theaters, cinemas (f.e. Verdi Cinema with films
in original version) and champagne or cocktail bars. The
famous Fiesta de Gràcia, a popular street
festival, is celebrated between the second and the third
week of the month of August. For the fiesta the neighborhood
of Gràcia decorate their streets using different
themes and organize a competition with prizes for the best
street decoration. The fiesta goes on with live music performances
and dancing until late in the night and other street events.
From Gràcia quarter you will be in the centre by
metro with the green line L3 (Digaonal station or ana station
to Plaza Catalunya) in 5 minutes or 20 minutes by walk to
Plaza Catalunya. |
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Plaza Rius y Taulet
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Eixample: It can be said that the district of the Eixample
is the center of Barcelona because of its geographic location
and for being an important business and shopping area. The
Passeig de Gràcia divides the district into
the Eixample dreta (starting from Plaza Catalunya to the
right) and the Eixample esquerra (starting from Plaza Catalunya
to the left). The Passeig de Gràcia is the most elegant
avenue of Barcelona where all the great designer names are
represented. The Passeig de Gràcia is also famous
for one of the masterpieces of Antoni Gaudí ( La
Pedrera) and other buildings of the Modernisme. The
Eixample also called the gold Square (Cuadrado de oro) contains
the greatest amount of modernist buildings of the city.
At the border to the right of the Eixample district, in
a higher part, lies the district of the Sagrada Família,
with the famous temple of Antoni Gaudí, the Sagrada
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La Pedrera |
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Sants-Montjuïc: The Poble Sec is a quarter of the
district of Sants-Montjuïc situated between the mountain
of Montjuïc and the avenue of the Paral·lel.
This avenue (famous years ago for its cabarets, theaters
and cafés with life-music, some of them are still
working) separates the Poble Sec of the Raval district.
Poble Sec: The Poble Sec has been always a popular district
and nowadays it is a pleasant zone, with squares and calm
streets, where the visitor finds many bars of traditional
style, but also very modern bars and good restaurants. The
Poble Sec is a perfect starting point to discover a great
city like Barcelona, because it is close to the Ramblas
and the port of Barcelona. From the metro station Paralel·l
(L3) in the Avenida del Paral·lel it is possible
to go up to the Montjuïc mountain with the Funicular
and continue with the Teleférico to the Castle of
Montjuïc. If you prefer to walk, you can climb up the
hill from some streets of Poble Sec or from the Plaza Espanya.
Walking up to the Montjuïc is recommended for its spectacular
views of Barcelona.
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Poble Sec |
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