Guidebook for Barcelona

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Guidebook for Barcelona

Parks & Nature

The ​​Park Guell is one of the most beautiful icons of the city. It's a work of Antoni Gaudi located in the upper part of Barcelona, which has wonderful views of the city. You can enjoy a fantastic green walk surrounded by a modernist works.
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Parque Güell
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The ​​Park Guell is one of the most beautiful icons of the city. It's a work of Antoni Gaudi located in the upper part of Barcelona, which has wonderful views of the city. You can enjoy a fantastic green walk surrounded by a modernist works.

Sightseeing

he Gothic Quarter is the oldest part of the city and its historical center. This was the whole Roman City when it was founded, back in the Ist Century B.C. So here you will find Roman remains such as the City Wall Watchtowers and the columns of Augustus Temple dating to the Ist Century B.C. . In Barcelona's Downtown can be seen as well the Medieval City, built literaly on top of the Roman one several centuries later. The neighborhood structure remained largely intact until the XIX Century, when the old medieval walls were demolished, and the parish cemeteries and spaces of convents and churches became public Squares and Markets, such us the famous Market La Boquería.
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Gothic quarter
Ronda de Sant Pere
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he Gothic Quarter is the oldest part of the city and its historical center. This was the whole Roman City when it was founded, back in the Ist Century B.C. So here you will find Roman remains such as the City Wall Watchtowers and the columns of Augustus Temple dating to the Ist Century B.C. . In Barcelona's Downtown can be seen as well the Medieval City, built literaly on top of the Roman one several centuries later. The neighborhood structure remained largely intact until the XIX Century, when the old medieval walls were demolished, and the parish cemeteries and spaces of convents and churches became public Squares and Markets, such us the famous Market La Boquería.
The beach is obviously the main attraction of Barceloneta, and is absolutely packed with locals and tourists alike all summer long. Thanks to the people who patrol up and down selling everything from donuts to water, massages to bikinis you could lie on the beach all day without ever having to move. There are also chiringuitos scattered around, these are beach side bars which often play music and serve snacks. It is no surprise that it is Barceloneta where you will find some of the best seafood on offer. If you can wander into the built up part of the area, behind the strip of cafes and ice-cream shops on Passeig Joan de Borbon. However if you fancy a better view then there are lots of restaurants facing out towards the marina.
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La Barceloneta
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The beach is obviously the main attraction of Barceloneta, and is absolutely packed with locals and tourists alike all summer long. Thanks to the people who patrol up and down selling everything from donuts to water, massages to bikinis you could lie on the beach all day without ever having to move. There are also chiringuitos scattered around, these are beach side bars which often play music and serve snacks. It is no surprise that it is Barceloneta where you will find some of the best seafood on offer. If you can wander into the built up part of the area, behind the strip of cafes and ice-cream shops on Passeig Joan de Borbon. However if you fancy a better view then there are lots of restaurants facing out towards the marina.

Drinks & Nightlife

With the Born Market at one end and the church of Santa Maria del Mar at the other end, the Passeig del Born still retains its medieval flavour on the terraces of its fashionable bars. A charming avenue that has adapted to new times without turning its back on its past. This pretty little avenue with its medieval flavour is a vibrant place, teeming with people who fill the terraces of the city's most modern bars. It's also one of the city's most popular nightlife hotspots with the young and the not so young. A place steeped in history which dates back to medieval times when the Born, as its name suggests, (born is Catalan for jousting field) hosted tournaments and jousting matches. It was also the site of the Holy Week processions and early carnivals. As well as being a centre for festivities and celebrations, the avenue also conceals some of the darkest chapters in Barcelona's history: in the 16th century the victims of the Inquisition were executed here, and in 1714 it was occupied by Philip V's troops following the Siege of Barcelona. This was when the medieval street lost part of its original physiognomy. In spite of this, some of the 14th- century buildings take us back to glorious past times. Under the shade of the trees, it's well worth enjoying this special place that stretches from the old Born Market to the splendid Gothic church of Santa Maria del Mar.
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Passeig del Born
Passeig del Born
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With the Born Market at one end and the church of Santa Maria del Mar at the other end, the Passeig del Born still retains its medieval flavour on the terraces of its fashionable bars. A charming avenue that has adapted to new times without turning its back on its past. This pretty little avenue with its medieval flavour is a vibrant place, teeming with people who fill the terraces of the city's most modern bars. It's also one of the city's most popular nightlife hotspots with the young and the not so young. A place steeped in history which dates back to medieval times when the Born, as its name suggests, (born is Catalan for jousting field) hosted tournaments and jousting matches. It was also the site of the Holy Week processions and early carnivals. As well as being a centre for festivities and celebrations, the avenue also conceals some of the darkest chapters in Barcelona's history: in the 16th century the victims of the Inquisition were executed here, and in 1714 it was occupied by Philip V's troops following the Siege of Barcelona. This was when the medieval street lost part of its original physiognomy. In spite of this, some of the 14th- century buildings take us back to glorious past times. Under the shade of the trees, it's well worth enjoying this special place that stretches from the old Born Market to the splendid Gothic church of Santa Maria del Mar.
Life at the port has its own personality throughout the day and all year round. Its magnificent terraces looking out over the sea, its cafes, tapas and music bars give the port a colourful atmosphere, attracting people from first thing in the day right up to the early hours of the morning, people from the city, tourists, onlookers, personnel from the nautical services... all close to the most fashionable restaurants and shops of the cosmopolitan and modern city of Barcelona.
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Port Olímpic
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Life at the port has its own personality throughout the day and all year round. Its magnificent terraces looking out over the sea, its cafes, tapas and music bars give the port a colourful atmosphere, attracting people from first thing in the day right up to the early hours of the morning, people from the city, tourists, onlookers, personnel from the nautical services... all close to the most fashionable restaurants and shops of the cosmopolitan and modern city of Barcelona.

Getting Around

L4 (yellow line) - stop Verdaguer, three stops are in URQUINAONA Square (behind Plaza Catalunya, the heart of the city)
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Verdaguer station
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L4 (yellow line) - stop Verdaguer, three stops are in URQUINAONA Square (behind Plaza Catalunya, the heart of the city)