Barcelona's La Barceloneta

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Closest Barcelona Attractions: Barceloneta beach, Acuarium, Cine IMAX, Teleférico, Catalan Historic Museum

Barcelona Bars: Bar Jaica, Pastis, Dot

Barcelona Restaurants: Shoko, Luz de Gas, Kaiku, Can Solé.

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Fishermen were the first to settle in Barcelona in the 18th century: In the seafront land, now known as Barceloneta. Even today you can see the narrow streets where the ancient culture is still alive, with old men sitting on the street in front the door of their house and women shouting at one another across balconies. However, the new Barceloneta has a rather cosmopolitan lifestyle. The main attraction of this area obviously is the beach where you will be able to enjoy a lot of chiringitos and bars to listen to live music. Thanks to the people who patrol up and down selling whatever a Barcelona visitor needs, you can also take a delicious drink while sitting in the sand.

La Barceloneta is a famous tourist place with a lot of restaurants facing towards the sea. Here you will find some of the best seafood, and a wonderful view at the sea. It is recommended to walk around the built up part and behind the strip of cafes and icecream shops of this part of Barcelona. Here you can find a lot of typical products and attractions like an IMAX, the Barcelona Aquarium or the Teleferico de Montjuic.

Barcelona is suitable for enjoying the beach and the city centre at the same time. The nightlife and the club scene are very popular among young people and Barcelona tourists in general.

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Barcelona's La Ciutadella / Bogatel

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Closest Barcelona Attractions: Bogatell beach, Ciutadella Park, Zoológico de Barcelona.

Barcelona Bars: Magic, Gimlet, Miramelindo, Palau Dalmases, Luz de Luna.

Barcelona Restaurants: Syrah, Arola, Opium, Luz de Gas

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Since the Olympic Games in 1992, this area of Barcelona has experimented a lot of changes. Years ago the seafront was made up by warehouses and docks. Now this area has been transformed to one of the most modern districts of Barcelona. The district has two beaches which are equipped with everything you need- for instance: showers, bathrooms, first aids and even changing rooms for disabled. The beaches are perfect for windsurfers. Amateurs will be able to learn surfing in on of the many sailing schools offering their services close to Barcelona's beach.

At night this area gets very lively, as many people meet in the famous Barcelona bars and restaurants. Two of the most popular are the Shoko Club Barcelona and the Baja Beach Barcelona from where you have a good view out onto the port. Everything is under the watchful eye of the big golden fish designed by Frank Gehry for the '92 Barcelona Olympic Games. Bogatell is less modernised than the Villa Olympica, but it still has remnants of Barcelona: small Catalan cafes, narrow roads, quiet squares where you can cool down after a long day at the Barcelona beach. Avenida Icaria which runs through Bogatel, is where you will find the Barcelona Villa complex consisting of restaurants, shopping posibilities, a supermarket, and a big cinema.

In this district of Barcelona you will find a wide variety of hotels as well as the Barcelona beach and the Olympic village for your personal entertainment. Other sights of interest are the Barcelona Parc Ciutadella which is rather peaceful most of the time and a lovely place for a picnic.

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Barcelona's Distrito Eixample

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Closest Barcelona Attractions: Gaudí building, Sagrada Familia, Casa Batlló y Casa Milá, shos along the Passeig de Gracia and Rambla de Catalunya.

Barcelona Bars: Marmalade, Bar Sant Pau 68, Café Royal, Bar Marsella

Barcelona Restaurants: Windsor, Paco Meralgo, Omm Tapas and sessionns, Hofman, L´Olive.

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Distrito Eixample (which means translated "extension") is a rather new area of Barcelona. This district of Barcelona is indeed an extension to the city that benefits greatly from its ingenious straight, urban planning of the Catalan engineer Cerdan in the 1850s. In Barcelona's Eixample you can find the majority of Barcelona's art nouveau masterpieces. The right side of Eixample is the oldest side of the area where the Barcelona visitor will find the most impressive architecture of Barcelona and a high-class residential area including a shopping area. Passeig the Gracia is the heart of Eixample and a line that cuts the district in two halves.

Barcelona's Eixample is famous for being the home of a lot of international designer shops like Chanel and MaxMara. Along the road two of Gaudi's characteristically dreamlike buildings, Casa Mila and Casa Batllo are located. Furthermore, there are many interesting art galleries.

Eixample is one of the most beautiful "barrios" of Barcelona. In fact, it is the safe residential part of the city, but also a vibrant nightlife district and a thriving café culture are to be found in this area of the Barcelona. Eixample invites you to walk along the streets and take a break in one of the districts terrace cafes. Moreover, it is one of the most expensive areas of Barcelona where you can find some of the best restaurants and hotels of the city.

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Barcelona's El Born

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Closest Barcelona Attractions: Barceloneta beach, Acuarium, Cine IMAX, Teleférico, Catalan Historic Museum

Barcelona Bars: Blues Bar, República, Café de Estiu, Dot.

Barcelona Restaurants: Gimlet, Mosquito, Cal Pep, Mar de la ribera.

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El Born is one of the most modern areas of Barcelona. Built on top of a medieval area of joust and celebrations, this area of Barcelona has become one of the most fashionable places and is crowded by people all day long. Even at night people come to this place to try the famous Mojitos in the differents bars. With a lot of attractions and cultural activities, some of the most important museums, like Picasso Museum and textil museum, it is the cultural area of the city. In this district you can also find the Cathedral of Barcelona and numerous shops.

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Barcelona's Gothic Quarter

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Closest Barcelona Attractions: Barcelona Cathedral, Roman Architecture, Cafes y bars.

Barcelona Bars: Kasparo, 4 Gats, Moog.

Barcelona Restaurants: Rossini, Els Quatre Gats, Zoo, Torre de Alta mar

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This beautiful district, located in the centre of Barcelona, is called "Gothic" because it used to be the centre of medieval Barcelona. However, today, next to the Gothic buildings, you can also see what remains of the original city from Roman times. Despite the constant modernisation of this area of Barcelona, it is still very easy to discover old buildings. Some of the nicest squares on the city are located in this area of Barcelona. Get lost in this beautiful area and visit all the attractions like the Sagrada Familia Cathedral, which has a stunning courtyard full of plants and oddly geese!

Around Plaza Reial you have a lot of different restaurants and bars. The nightlife in the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona is very lively and you will always find a location to have a drink or dance a little bit. Another popular street is Barcelona's Calle Ferran , which is just on the side of Plaza Reial and Plaza Sant Jaume. Barcelona's Gothic Quarter is also a perfect place to go shopping.

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Barcelona's District Les Corts

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Closest Barcelona Attractions: Centro Comercial L'Illa, Placa Espanya, Camp Nou.

Barcelona Bars: Bikini Elephant, Konbe Bar, Shotwell 59.

Barcelona Restaurants: Mirablau, La Venta, Tram Tram, Ca La Mariona, Negro-Rojo.

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This area is a 15 minute metro ride away from the Barcelona's centre and is well serviced by the green line and the Sants Train Station. The area is not that well suited for tourists willing to take a lot of pictures but is the important financial business district of Barcelona and therefore offers many good hotels and restaurants. Plaza de Espanya and Montjuic are close to this area and are easily reachable by foot and if you like to walk around the city, you can even walk into Barcelona's historic area Eixample.

In Les Corts there are plenty bars and clubs. One of the most famous clubs in this area is the "Elephant", where you can find the rich and good looking inhabitants of Barcelona. Another popular attraction of this quarter is the FC Barcelona Stadium Camp Nouu, a must see for every football enthusiasts.

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Las Ramblas de Barcelona

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Closesest Barcelona Attractions: Along the Las Ramblas you can enjoy live performances, humanstatue art, artist that will draw your portrait or caricature, Wax Museum, Erotica Museum, Modernist boqueria Market

Barcelona Bars: Tarantos, Mirinda, Menage a trois.

Barcelona Restaurants: Nibali, Kimuca, La Taberna Griega, Hofman, Garda.

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This is -no doubt- the most famous street of Barcelona. You can find a lot of entertainment along this vibrant street, including main attractions, sights of interest and hotels on the Las Ramblas. It is the most central Boulevard of Barcelona which cuts through the heart of Barcelona's city centre. The Barcelona city council has restricted traffic flow through this area, because Las Ramblas is primarily pedestrianised with only two narrow one way traffic streets. Barcelona has chosen to restructure the road system so that the heart of Barcelona city centre is pedestrianised with larger roads that service the periphery.

Las Ramblas is located in the city centre. It is well serviced by three Metro stops, named Drassanes, Liceu, and Catalunya. Along Barcelona's Las Ramblas you can find a lot of hotels and many kinds of lodgings like hostels and apartments.

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Barcelona's Plaza de España

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Closest Barcelona Attractions: Shopping centre L'Illa, Plaza Espanya, Camp Nou.

Barcelona Bars: Danzatoria, la clave, Space, Honkey Tonk.

Barcelona Restaurants: La Cañota, la Fonda Gaig, Alkimia, La Polpa.

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The Plaza de Espanya is a lovely square close to Barcelona's city centre where many of the main streets of Barcelona meet. It is also home to Barcelona's old bull-fighting ring. The main attraction in this area is the Palau Nacional, which is the Museum of Catalan Art. The best time to visit is at night with the magic fountain in front. In this part of Barcelona you can enjoy free music and light shows based around the fountains from Thursday to Sunday. There are a lot of things to see around and on Montjuic, where you can see Fira and large halls leading up to the Palau Sant Jordi, where various events take place. The interested Barcelona visitor will find the Caixa Forum (which is a large, spacious art museum) worth a visit. Walk a little further and you will come across the Mies Van de Rohe Pavilion and the Poble Espanyol.

Poble Espanyol was built in 1929 for the World Fair. The Inside features a lot of bars and restaurants, craft shops and the museum of modern art. During the night several bars and clubs give this area of Barcelona a lively atmosphere. Barcelona's Plaza de Espanya is well connected to the centre of Barcelona by metro and also by bus. It is not too far to walk either. Sant station is just a 15 minutes walk away. From there you will be able to reach every place of Barcelona.

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