Living and Travel
The Eixample district of Barcelona underwent a lot of development during the later half of the 19th century and the designer spent a lot of time thinking about how to make it a pleasant area to live in by incorporating broad streets and ventilation. These days it’s a place that attracts tourists for its magnificent Modernista architecture, mainly created by Antoni Gaudi, the father of the Spanish Art Nouveau movement. Take a walking tour around the area as you then get to see all the best bits, and don’t miss the Passeig de Gràcia, one of the most architecturally significant streets in the city. Looking for cheap Barcelona apartments? There are plenty in the Eixample that offer luxury at a discount. Gaudí’s glorious Casa Batlló is listed with UNESCO as a World Heritage building and really you have to see it as it’s quite undescribable, the Casa Milà is also located here with its wavy walls and weird-looking chimney stacks. And the most famous building in Barcelona, the Sagrada Familia, is a truly peculiarly church still under construction decades after it was first started.
Het nederlandse magazine España & Más van September-november 2012 geeft speciale aandacht aan Spaanse stedentrips waaronder bruisend Barcelona. Onder het kopje beleef de stad vanuit je eigen appartement hebben wij een mooie vermelding gekregen, want zoals het artikel al zegt Barcelona beleven zoals de locals dat doen dat kan als je een … [Read more...]
The new city: an extension to the north of the city built up at the end of the 19th c. It is the economic, commercial and fashion hub of Barcelona. To see: Gaudi’s main masterpieces. Passeig de Gràcia : the Champs-Elysées of Barcelona. A wide avenue lined with the most famous modernist buildings: casa Mila, casa Battlo. The best fashion … [Read more...]
Select an area for more details: El Gotic - Rambla, El Born, Eixample, Gracia, El Raval, La Barceloneta El Gotic - Rambla The historical centre of Barcelona from Plaza Cataluna down to the old harbour (Columbus statue), alongside the Rambla: 1,3 km... To be seen : The Ramblas & the living statues The Plaza … [Read more...]
Restaurant ME Carrer Paris 162 (con Muntaner) 08036 Barcelona Phone : 934 194 933 Open every evening from Tuesday to Saturday from 8 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. For lunch Thursday to Saturday from 13.45 h Web Restaurant Me Barcelona The owners , a catalan architect and a Vietnamese cook have created a very friendly place . Very good … [Read more...]
Cocktail bar Dry Martini in the Eixample area carrer Aribau 162-166 08036 Barcelona Phone : 93 217 50 72 Website Dry Martini Open from Monday to Friday 1 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday and Sunday 6.30 p.m. to 3 a.m. Cocktail bar Gimlet (Born area, near the market and the rambla del Born ) Carrer del Rec 24 08003 Barcelona, The Gimlet is a … [Read more...]