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Streetlife: Rec Comtal
This quiet street in the Born follows the route of a former water course that transported water from the Besòs river to the city.
Nov 15, 2021
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Streetlife: Calvet
A hive of activity in the Galvany neighbourhood, this broad street is dotted with quirky cafes, luxury boutiques and chic salons.
Oct 1, 2017
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Illustration by Anna Baxter
Streetlife: Carrer de Cornet i Mas
This often overlooked pedestrian street boasts restaurants and boutiques with varied histories.
May 1, 2018
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Streetlife: Carrer Ample
Where the Gothic Quarter meets Port Vell, this busy, cosmopolitan street has welcomed change without neglecting its past.
Jan 1, 2018
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Photo courtesy of Restaurant Xavier Pellicer
Xavier Pellicer
Vegetables take center stage at this new Eixample opening
Aug 2, 2018
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Spiced Carrot Tortilla
A particularly good dish for late summer picnics and brunches, punched up a notch by the addition of North African harissa.
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View of Barcelona from Montjuïc. Photo by Vicente Zambrano González, courtesy of the Ajuntament de Barcelona (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
What Do You Know about Poble-sec?
Just outside the old city walls, Barcelona's Poble-sec neighborhood is a vibrant melting pot of history and modernity.