| Being situation along the Iberian Peninsula it also | | | | Gracia was once a working class neighborhood. It is |
| contains natural beauty in the form of a beach with | | | | now a very lively and somewhat gentrified area. In |
| stunning accommodation options. | | | | the middle of August there is a festival that takes |
| Barcelona is made up of many quarters, but there | | | | place in this neighborhood. The streets are decorated |
| are four that would be of most interest to visitors to | | | | and are filled with food, live music and parties that |
| the city. Ciutat Vella is Barcelona's old town. Barcelona | | | | last through the night. Many restaurants are available |
| prides itself on the preservation of its old Gothic | | | | in this quarter. |
| Center and it is a treat to visit this area. It contains | | | | Barceloneta is historically a fisherman's quarter and is |
| the old Barri Gotic where you will find many medieval | | | | interesting to visit. Barcelona contains many excellent |
| buildings. Here you will see Barcelona's famous maze | | | | museums and art galleries. If you are looking for a bit |
| of narrow streets and dark little alleys. The | | | | of culture, the museums are rich in Barcelona's history |
| architecture of the buildings in this area typically dates | | | | and heritage and they have been modernized with |
| to the 14th and 15th centuries. Here, you will also find | | | | many hands-on activities. Picasso Museum can be |
| the Cathedral which is considered Spain's most | | | | found in Barcelona and it houses some of the artist's |
| remarkable Gothic building. The fortress wall that | | | | works. |
| surrounded and protected Barcelona has been | | | | If you prefer a relaxing holiday, Barcelona boasts |
| preserved in the Barri Gotic. The buildings of | | | | over four kilometers of beautiful coastline. The city |
| Ajuntament and the Palau de la Generalitat can be | | | | recently undertook a seafront recovery program and |
| viewed here. The large square that the Gothic area is | | | | the beaches are now well worth a visit. |
| set around is an interesting place to visit and here | | | | Most forms of holiday accommodation are available in |
| you will find a lively market and may be lucky enough | | | | Barcelona. From top quality hotels, to budget hotels, |
| to catch some of the weekly dances of the sardana. | | | | aparthotels and rental apartments. The cheapest |
| The Eixample is another of Barcelona's quarters that | | | | accommodation options can be found in the old Barri |
| is worth visiting. It is the modernist quarter and here | | | | Gotic quarter. |
| you will find the large grid layout of Barcelona's new | | | | The hotels along the coastline book up very quickly |
| infrastructure, as well as many examples of art | | | | and it may be difficult to find a room there unless |
| nouveau-styled buildings. Barcelona is at the forefront | | | | you book well in advance. Fortunately, there are |
| of international tendencies and this area is an | | | | many Barcelona holiday apartments that can be |
| excellent place to see where the world is headed in | | | | found in the beachfront area, as well as in other |
| terms of modernist architecture. | | | | areas of the city. |