Barcelona and its neighborhoods

Barcelona is a wonderful, great with many different neighborhoods to stay. Here is a short guide to the neighborhoods that will help you decide where to book a hotel in Barcelona during your stay.

Barri Gotic, is situated next to the Ramblas in the Via Laietana. This is the oldest area of ​​town where you can see many Roman remains. It is also a lovely place to walk in its beautiful streets. A very nice but perhaps too touristy for some people.

Raval: Located just off the Ramblas on the map, between the Ramblas and the Ronda Sant Antoni. It was the old red light district, but is now a multicultural neighborhood, vibrant and full of life. It has a still a bit dodgy in parts, but has noticed many changes in this neighborhood.

If you go a little further away from the Via Laietana to the Parc de la Ciutadella, is located in El Born-La Ribera. You'll find lots of small shops, restaurants and nightclubs. He was known as the old working-class neighborhood but has become probably the most popular in the city.

L'Eixample (literally translated as "wide axle") was the area of ​​the city built in the nineteenth century, easy to see on the map thanks to the perpendicularly intersecting streets (beyond the Plaza Catalunya). It's a very nice area of ​​town, with many elegant buildings, wide streets and plenty of shops and restaurants. It's a nice neighborhood with a traditional atmosphere.

Another popular area with tourists is La Barceloneta (the name means "little Barcelona"). It is the old fishermen district, next to Port Vell (old port). Here you can taste the typical food of Barcelona in a multitude of restaurants with many dishes as seafood or paella. In addition, most people go to bars to ask for a vermouth old morning.

Grace, a little farther from the tourist areas, but has a very interesting very moved. Located on the top of Passeig de Gracia. In fact, the Paseo de Gracia was once the main road from Barcelona to the ancient city of Grace. The Park Güell is located in the mountainous border of Gracia.

In any case, all these neighborhoods are very central. You can stay in one of them and walk to the sights or take public transportation but.