Barcelona Guide. Part 1

Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia, a region with its own language, personality and history.

Barcelona is a multi-cultural town full of surprises, contrasts and lots of charm, you should usually look up and around or you can miss some of the finest bits.

All our Apartments for rent in Barcelona are found in the most central areas of Barcelona.

In this guide of Barcelona, you will find the varied traits and attractions of all of the areas of Barcelona, some culinary suggestions and some places we specifically endorse.

1- The Gothic quarter and La Rambla:

he Gothic quarter is the oldest part of Barcelona with its medieval buildings and small streets making labyrinths. Its found to the west of the famouse Ramblas until Via Laietana and between Plaza Catalunya and the Quay.

La Rambla or Ramblas is the most popular boulevar of Barcelona. It is going from Plaza Catalunya to Colombuss square and is always filled with atractions, from flower stands and consequential buildings to human statues performances and bar terraces with expensive beers.

Its a real pleasure to walk around in this pedestrian area and you'll find a lot of calm squares, like Plaza del Pi where you could relax or enjoy a”caf con leche” (milk and coffee), a “cortado” (coffee express) or a”bocadillo de jamon” (spanish jam sandwich) and dont miss Plaza Real with its palmtrees to have a drink or a meal.

The history is everywhere in this locale and right in the heart of the district there is the huge gothic Cathedral. Beside there's Plaza Sant Jaume the heart of the citys administration, facing one another across it are the Palau de la Generalitat (seat of Catalonias regional executive) and the Ajuntament (Town Hall).

For shopping, we recommend you the commercial street Portal del Angel and the street Avinyo for all its small specialised shops.

OnLa Rambla, which is on its own an attraction, you cant miss the Market of La Boqueria. For sure you will be fascinated by its smells, its colors and all the fresh and standard products that you can find there.
In this area, we've got some gorgeous Barcelona apartments near Ramblas and a studio for rent in Ramblas.

2- Borne and Sant Pere

or us Borne is the coolest district of Barcelona, we particularly like its bohemian and stylish atmosphere. It's a little town in the city center, fashionable but very real. Its located on the west of Thru Laietana to the Parc de la Cuitadella and between Main Square Urquinaona and the Pier.

The Born has been the commercial hub of Barcelona since medieval times, and these days is plenty of designerss clothes boutique shops, deli food stores, trendy bars and restaurants.

Dont doubt to go into the small streets to breathe the old Barcelona. You can as an example have a walk on the medieval trading that will steer you from Plaza de lAngel (where was the grain market), to the street Argenteria (“silverware”), trough among others the streets Mercaders (“traders”, probably in grain) and Montcada where there are the Picassos Museum and some medieval merchants palaces. Then you'll reach the animated Paseo del Born (a hub for the citys trading for 400 years) lots of cafeterias and terraces and finish by the superb church of Santa Maria del Mar.

Dont miss, up el Borne, the San Pere area. It could be medieval in origin, but its best monument is one of the most surprising works of Modernism, the Palau de la Musica. And the Market of Santa Catarina is speacilly reccommended for its fresh food and diners.
Staying in our apartments for rent in Barcelona of the Borne area, gives you the chance to enjoy totally all of the treasures of the old part of Barcelona and to be in a central location with all the beauties of the history around plus 10 minutes walking from the beach.

In this area, we specifically recommend the apartment for rent Barcelona Enrique Granados. Enrique Granados street is one of the loveliest streets of the Eixample and Barcelona without doubts. The Enrique Granados street is semi-pedestrian, beautiful, tranquil, which a large amount of nice eateries and patios to enjoy the good weather of Barcelona.

And if you want to stay in the center of the Example, you need to come in our Rambla Catalunya apartment for rent, its located only one block from Paseo de Gracia, so actually central.