Below you'll find insider tips on getting the best from Barcelona, from hints on finding a home to reviews of the hottest restaurants in town.
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Barceloneta EX
Barceloneta and Port Vell are two of the city’s most popular and vibrant areas, but it hasn’t always been so. This seafront has undergone such dramatic changes over the past fifteen years... read more
Barri Gòtic EX
El Barri Gòtic is the oldest and most central area of Barcelona. Enclosed between La Rambla on one side and Via Laietana on the other, and stretching from Plaça Catalunya down to the sea,... read more
Eixample EX
As Barcelona grew, the cramped conditions within the city walls became unsustainable. So, the Ajuntament held an urban-planning contest to design the Eixample (the expansion), which was... read more
El Raval EX
The Raval is the area to the right of La Rambla when walking towards the sea. Many of La Rambla’s main attractions are here, including the Betlem church, the Palau de la Virreina, the... read more
Gracia EX
Gràcia used to be a town in its own right, separate and distinct to Barcelona until the Eixample expansion of 1897. Removed from the laws and norms of Barcelona, Gràcia had developed a... read more
Horta-Guinardó EX
The Horta-Guinardó district is to the north-east and stretches from Eixample to the Collserola. Characterised by green spaces and hills, it marches to a slightly different beat than the... read more
Les Corts EX
The Les Corts district is synonymous with FC Barcelona: the football club has been based in the district for over eighty years and the locals are fanatical Barça fans. Other major... read more
l’Hospitalet de Llobregat EX
Strictly speaking, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat is not a district of Barcelona, but a city in its own right. However, it is joined to Barcelona’s west flank and there are several... read more
Nou Barris EX
Nou means nine in Catalan, although there are actually 13 barrios that comprise Nou Barris. In the recent reorganisation, several communities demanded recognition and so former... read more
Sant Andreu EX
The district of Sant Andreu is another with independent roots, where the locals feel themselves to be separate from the barcelonins. The neighbourhoods of La Sagrera and Sant Andreu were... read more
