What to see near Barcelona
Barcelona’s most popular squares and districts.
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Avinguda del Tibidabo
A majestic avenue flanked by Modernista mansions -
Sarrià
A former town that became part of Barcelona -
Sarrià Market
A hundred-year old market with a 21st-century interior -
Avinguda Diagonal
The backbone of Ildefons Cerdà’s new Barcelona -
Les Corts
The home of kings, noblemen, farmers and Barça fans -
Plaça Francesc Macià
The most famous roundabout, where Eixample ends and the Upper Zone begins -
El Raval
The former “Chinatown,” where multiculturalism, historical legacy, and modernity now converge -
Historic University of Barcelona Building
The university that returned after more than a century to inaugurate the Eixample district -
Sants
A working-class and industrial neighbourhood with a strong identity -
Espanya Industrial Park
A 19th-century textile factory converted into a park with a navigable canal -
Hostafrancs Market
A hundred-year-old market that supplied the city’s working-class hub -
Plaça d'Espanya
The monumental crossroads that is the gateway to Montjuïc