Lonely Planet Barcelona
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Publisher
Lonely Planet
Year
2018
eBook ISBN
9781788681605
Print ISBN
9781786572653

La Sagrada Família & L’Eixample

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Eating

Drinking & Nightlife

Entertainment

Shopping

Sports & Activities

La Sagrada Família & L’Eixample

L’ESQUERRA DE L’EIXAMPLE | LA DRETA DE L’EIXAMPLE

Neighbourhood Top Five

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1 La Sagrada Família Seeing history being made at Spain’s most visited monument and Gaudí’s greatest legacy, the soaring Catholic church, begun in 1882 and still under construction to this day.
2 La Pedrera Wandering through the superbly preserved early 20th-century apartment inside this wavy GaudĂ­ edifice.
3 Casa BatllĂł Marvelling at the swirling, almost-alive facade of this GaudĂ­-designed apartment building with its wave-shaped window frames and balconies.
4 FundaciĂł Antoni TĂ pies Deciphering the fascinating contemporary art of leading 20th-century Catalan artist Antoni TĂ pies.
5 Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau Admiring this lesser-known masterpiece of Modernisme, a Unesco-listed former hospital designed by Domènech i Montaner.

Explore La Sagrada Família & L’Eixample

In the 1820s rows of trees were planted on either side of the road linking Barcelona and the town of Gràcia. The resulting Passeig de Gràcia is a strollers’ boulevard that is now home to many of the city’s most expensive shops and a diverse range of restaurants. This is the street to head to for Modernista architecture, the best of which – apart from La Sagrada Família – is clustered on or near it. Eating is at the high end (though set-lunch options are available for lower budgets), and the emphasis is on designer fashion, though there are some notable exceptions. Drinking and nightlife in the area tend to be student- and gay-oriented – part of the area is dubbed ‘Gaixample’.
La Dreta (the Right) de L’Eixample, stretching from Passeig de Gràcia to Passeig de Sant Joan, contains much sought-after real estate. Beyond it takes on a dowdy feel, even around La Sagrada Família. L’Esquerra (t...

Table of contents

  1. Table of Contents
  2. Welcome to Barcelona
  3. Barcelona’s Top 10
  4. What’s New
  5. Need to Know
  6. First Time Barcelona
  7. Top Itineraries
  8. If You Like…
  9. Month By Month
  10. With Kids
  11. Like a Local
  12. For Free
  13. Eating
  14. Drinking & Nightlife
  15. Entertainment
  16. Shopping
  17. LGBTI Barcelona
  18. Neighbourhoods at a Glance
  19. La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
  20. El Raval
  21. La Ribera
  22. Barceloneta & the Waterfront
  23. La Sagrada Família & L’Eixample
  24. GrĂ cia & Park GĂźell
  25. Camp Nou, Pedralbes & La Zona Alta
  26. MontjuĂŻc, Poble Sec & Sant Antoni
  27. Day Trips from Barcelona
  28. Sleeping
  29. Understand Barcelona
  30. Barcelona Today
  31. History
  32. Catalan Culture
  33. Architecture
  34. Picasso, MirĂł & DalĂ­
  35. Music & Dance
  36. Transport
  37. Directory A–Z
  38. Language
  39. Behind the Scenes
  40. Barcelona Maps
  41. Our Writers