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
The last independent town to be incorporated into Barcelona -
Sarrià Market
A hundred-year old market with a 21st-century interior -
Avinguda Diagonal
The backbone of the new Barcelona -
Les Corts
The home of kings, noblemen, farmers and Barça fans -
Plaça Francesc Macià
A square that connects the upper area of Barcelona with the Eixample district -
El Raval
The past and future of Barcelona -
Historic University of Barcelona Building
The university that returned after more than a century to inaugurate the Eixample district -
Sants
An old working-class hub revitalised by high-speed rail -
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 gateway to Montjuïc Mountain