Photo by Bartlomiej Molga

The hole story: El Carmel

From the archive: we went back to Barcelona's El Carmel in 2008, where building work caused a huge chasm there in January 2005

Aug 12, 2010 by Nick Mead in THE ARCHIVE

Barcelona runs - Horta-Guinardo

Head for the hills with this running route around the district of Horta-Guinardó

Jun 16, 2010 by Sara Blaylock in LIVING

Image by Sara Blaylock

Barcelona runs - Sarrià-Sant Gervasi

Another suggestion for Barcelona runners looking for new ideas about routes in the city

Jun 16, 2010 by Sara Blaylock in LIVING

Cecilia Vázquez

Summer in Barcelona

Ah, summer— everyone's favourite time of year. It's no different in Barcelona and there's lots to do here between June and August...

May 25, 2010 in VISITING

Chock-a-block

A walk around one Barcelona city block close to the Sagrada Familia yields some great food finds

Feb 25, 2010 by Nadia Feddo in Food and drink blog

Mam y Teca, Raval

Tara sings the praises of the Raval’s best little neighbourhood bistro

Oct 1, 2009 by Tara Stevens in Food and drink blog (1 Comments)

Janna Nordstrom

Gràcia walking tour

Take a stroll around the Barcelona neighbourhood of Gràcia with one of Metropolitan's recently-launched series of walking tours. The first one took place in mid-April and here you can see photos from that walk

Sara Blaylock

Major de Sarrià

This street is the centre of the Barcelona neighbourhood of Sarrià, full of bakeries, boutiques and some 1,000 years of history

Photo by Katy MacGregor

Carrer Francisco Giner

Take a trip along the street of Francisco Giner at the heart of Barcelona's Gràcia district

Katy MacGregor

Passeig de Gràcia, Rambla Catalunya and Plaça Catalunya

The centre of Barcelona has sights and shops for all