Articles tagged with: neighborhoods
Editor’s Note: This is Part III of an on-going series of culinary walking guides for Barcelona neighborhoods by EatCatalunya’s resident walking food expert, Jordi, who provides us with not only strictly Catalan picks, but …
We often spot visions of culinary beauty while we’re out on the streets of Barcelona, and have been snapping evidence on our iPhones. We like the idea of posting some rough and ready pics and tips …
Editor‘s Note: This is Part II of an on-going series of culinary walking guides for Barcelona neighborhoods by EatCatalunya’s resident walking food expert, Jordi, who provides us with not only strictly Catalan picks, but also …
Last month I was surprised to find an article in my beloved New York Times about — of all things — sushi in Barcelona. I was surprised for two reasons: first, because my quest for …
L´Eixample (which translates as “the widening”) is a neighborhood that was born in the 19th century of the need to build outside of the walled city. It was designed by engineer Ildefons Cerda to …
Grácia started out as a faraway outlying town back when Barcelona was much smaller. Now it’s considered quite central, as the city has expanded over the past few hundred years. Once a working-class neighborhood, it’s …
El Born (El Borne in Spanish) is right now Barcelona’s trendiest neighborhood. It’s Catalunya’s answer to SoHo; a haven for writers and artists, fashionistas and fashionable chefs. To say that the Born is charming …
El Raval is a multicultural melting pot with no equal in Barcelona, or perhaps in Spain. Here Filipinos, Chinese, Latino, African and Eastern European residents have lived with no strife for decades. The …
El Barri Gótic (Barrio Gotico or Gothic Quarter) is a medieval city within the confines of modern Barcelona. It was built on top of Roman ruins, which you can visit on the cafe-lined Plaza de la …
Travelers to Barcelona mostly stay on the beaten path, and barely venture outside of the safety of the Barri Gotic and Eixample. Said travelers are missing a lot, because Barcelona has a lot more to …
