It is usually considered that the center of Barcelona is the Plaça Catalunya, from which large commercial areas such as Passeig de Gràcia, Portal de l’Àngel, Pelai or La Rambla start. Too many people and cars.
the village in the city
The neighborhood of Gracia was formerly a small town, which was joined to Barcelona in 1897. Until 1860 the old city was embalmed, and between this first Barcelona and the town of Gracia there were only fields and a path that is now the Passeig de Gracia (Literally the road that leads to Grace). Now the walk is one of the main commercial axes of the city, where there are some of the main modernist buildings of Barcelona. You have several on the corner with Calle Aragó, and La Pedrera on the corner with Calle Provença.
the second market
The Mercat de Santa Caterina (Francesc Cambó 16) is the second most important after the Boqueria. We here only buy meat, specifically at the David Carnisseria shop. All the rest, as we explained in another post, we buy it in La Boqueria.
all the world in a neighborhood
The Raval neighborhood has always been the poorest in the city, especially from Hospital Street to the sea. Today it welcomes people from all around the world.
the last wall standing
Barcelona has had two walls throughout its history. The first was built by the Romans, as we have in this post. The second was built in the 13th century and surrounded everything that is now the old city district.
muns and modern art
In another post we said that the Raval is the poorest neighborhood in Barcelona, but there is an area that has been changing for years and now is full of bars, shops and fashion places.
from the music palace to a gaming afternoon
The Palau de la Música (Palau de la Música 4) is a modernist building from the beginning of the 20th century. It is one of the best places to see a concert in Barcelona, we leave you the agenda in case you want to go.
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the darkest times
Spain is a parliamentary monarchy since 1975, when the dictator Francisco Franco died. Franco was a soldier who staged a coup in 1936 against the democratic government. Then began a civil war that ended in 1939 with the victory of Franco. His dictatorship ended when he died in 1975. At that time a new democratic constitution was drafted, and the first elections were held in 1977.
gentrification in progress
The neighborhood of Sant Antoni, around the market of the same name, had always been famous for its bars where do the vermouth on weekends, that is to say, have a drink and eat some tapas (small portions of food).
the amusement park in the moutain
The tallest mountain in Barcelona is Tibidabo, and it is about 500 meters high. Right at the top there is an amusement park that is also called Tibidabo, and is one of the oldest in Europe.