Eixample

Eixample

 

 

 

 

When the Ciutat Vella became overpopulated in the 19th century, the people moved out to the north of Placa Catalunya to what is now known as the Eixample district, literally th...

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Sants-Montjuic

Sants-Montjuic

 

 

 

 

Situated in the southern part of the city, Sants-Montjuic is very diverse and so are its neighbourhoods. From the very populated areas of Sants, Hostafrancs and La Bordeta in t...

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Ciutat Vella

Ciutat Vella

 

 

 

 

The district of Ciutat Vella, which literally means Old City, includes Barri Gotic, Las Ramblas, Ravel, El Borne, Barceloneta and Port Vell. La Rambla Barcelona’s most famous thoroughfare ru...

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Les Corts

Les Corts

 

 

 

 

Les Corts is home to the smart and upmarket neighbourhood of Barcelona Pedralbes which takes its name from the typical light-coloured rocks of the area.

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Sant Marti

Sant Marti

 

 

 

 

The district of Sant Martì is on the eastern part of the city by the Mediterranean Sea and includes the charming neighbourhood of Poble Nou, Vila Olimpica and the Olimpic Port...

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Sarria St Gervasi

Sarria St Gervasi

 

 

 

 

Sarrià-Sant Gervasi is the upper class district of Barcelona and one of the biggest. Discovered by the wealthy middle class, what used to be a rural region in the mid XIX cent...

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Grazia

Grazia

 

 

 

 

Gràcia is a picturesque district of Barcelona with quaint squares and characteristic narrow streets which are often lively with the many street parties throughout the year. In...

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Horta Guinardò

Horta Guinardò

 

 

 

 

Located between Gracia and Nou Barris on the north-eastern part of Barcelona, Horta-Guinardo is the third biggest district of Barcelona, after Sants-Montjuic and Sarria-Sant Ge...

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Nou Barris

Nou Barris

 

 

 

 

Nou Barris district takes its name from the nine neighbourhoods that originally formed it, although today are in actual fact fourteen. This area is rather steep and was urbanis...

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Sant Andreu

Sant Andreu

 

 

 

 

Situated between Nou Barris, Sant Martí and Horta-Guinardó and delimited to the north by the river Besós, Sant Andreu is the third largest of Barcelona’s districts. It was...

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