City Guide: El Born

February 11, 2010 by Cocoon Team Leave a reply »

The fashionable youth have turned this working-class area into the trendiest place in town, where yesterday’s charm blends with today’s lifestyle. Art galleries, fashion shops, design stores, traditional pubs, quality food; it’s the locals’ favourite neighbourhood. Not too crowded & close to the Barceloneta harbour and beaches. Medieval streets and sunny squares where you can wander during the day and zigzag in the street lights shadows during the Movida nights…

Carrer Montcada : beautiful medieval palaces, Picasso museum.

Passeig del Born : much quieter trees and benches have taken over the knights tournaments fought there in the Middle Ages.

Santa Maria del Mar basilica: : wonder of the Catalan gothic style. Yesterday the sailors, today the to-be-weds, everyone goes there to meditate before the big thrill!
Ciutadella park : a picnic or a nap on the grass, small boats, zoo, activities for kids, 3 museums.

El Borne

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