Eixample stop
This stop will give you the chance to explore some of the quieter streets of the popular Sants neighbourhood and, at the same time, to enter the Eixample, where you will find authentic modernist treasures.
A good starting point
This stop can be an interesting starting point to get to know one of the most interesting neighbourhoods in the city: the Eixample. Get to know the former prison La Model, from the inside, now refurbished as a cultural and educational centre; Joan Miró Park, next to the Fire Station, and stroll along the renovated and pleasant street of Consell de Cent, into the heart of the Eixample. Here you will find, among other things, the unique modernist building of the Casa Golferichs, the Lehmann factory, a former factory converted into a cultural centre with bohemian-style workshops, and the modernist Casa Fajol, popularly known as the Casa de la Mariposa (Butterfly House) because of the relief on its façade.
Very close to the stop you can also visit the Sants neighbourhood, with one of the longest shopping streets in Europe, and its delightful neighbourhood life: local shops, low houses and streets made on a human scale.
What to see
La Model Cultural CentreThe location for many films set in prisons and a first-hand witness to the history of the city and the country, what was once the La Model prison has become a symbol of the city and its historical memory.
Joan Miró ParkPopularly known as "Parc de l’Escorxador" or Slaughterhouse Park, after the municipal facility that previously occupied it, this space dedicated to Joan Miró is home to one of his most famous sculptures, which the artist specifically created to welcome travellers arriving by train.
Carrer del Consell de CentIf there is one street that has become emblematic of the new Barcelona in recent years, it is undoubtedly carrer del Consell de Cent.
Casa GolferichsWith its modernist architecture, Casa Golferichs is not only the most important building designed by the architect Joan Rubió i Bellver, but today it is also a cultural centre in the city that offers concerts, exhibitions, conferences and performanc
Casa Fajol - Casa de la PapallonaBetween Joan Miró Park and Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes there is a Modernista house crowned by a butterfly in the trencadís broken tile mosaic style.
SantsThe old town of Santa Maria de Sants was one of the centres of 19th-century industrial Barcelona. Currently, the district of Sants is not only home to the city’s main railway station and its high-speed rail connections, but also a major shopping area.