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Barcelona apartment with 3 Bedrooms in the city centre to rent for holidays : Location InformationThe following map displays the location of this Barcelona apartment with 3 bedrooms, available for rent from the owner, and several of Barcelona attractions.
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Fountain and Music Show
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THIS BARCELONA APARTMENT |
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Ramblas
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Barcelona Apartment. Description of the Location Map
The map shows that the location of this Barcelona apartment is very good, being only 400m from the famous Ramblas. The apartment is marked on the map by the red circle to the left of the Ramblas.
There are various places of interest nearby in easy walking distance, such as the Cathedral, Plaza Real, Ramblas, La Boqueria market, old city wall, Liceu opera theatre, Rambla Raval, historic National Library of Catalunya, Maritime Museum, Maremagnum centre with its discos, the marina, many more museums/exhibitions, lots of shops !, numerous cafes/bars/nightclubs, music venues with live music etc etc.The 'Cuitat Vella' (old city) centre of Barcelona is fairly compact and it is easy to walk around.
The very popular Magic Fountains show at Plaza Espanya is 15 minutes walk away or 3 metro stops. The popular Picasso museum/exhibition can be reached by bus or metro or a 15 minute walk.
And the Sagrada Familia is 5 stops away on the metro, no changes, taking Line 2 from the very close St. Antoni station.
There is also the advantage of a bus to the beach at Barceloneta every 6 to 10 minutes during the week, slightly less frequent at weekends. Or the metro goes to the beach as well.
The apartment is in a good location being in the Cuitat Vella ('the old city') area of Barcelona only 400m from the Ramblas.
This apartment is very close to the well known attractions in the centre of the city such as the Cathedral, Plaza Real, the Rambla, Plaza Jaime, Teatro Liceu, La Boqueria etc etc.
This Barcelona apartment has the advantage of being in a quiet location above a road with essentially no traffic while being a quick walk from the tourist attractions in the city centre.
Cathedral
Batllo Building
Close to this apartment in Barcelona are some good terrace cafes/bars which are lovely place to relax and perhaps look at guide books to plan where to go. Also great places to sit and chat in the summer evenings and nights. One nearby terrace cafe/restuarant with many tables outside and sun most of the day has a 3 course menu for 9 Euros with beer/wine/water/bread which is very enjoyable !.
There is a wide variety of cafes and bars from basic bars, chic/stylish, sofa bars, Morrocan normal cafe/bars, Pakistani/Indian, latin style/music, original/antique, dissused furniture style !, serving hatch style ! (if it rains you need an umbrella !!), student style and many terrace bars/cafes/restuarants.
The 1st photo shows the nearby Rambla Raval. There you will find lots of cafe terraces for a morning coffee or for eating outside in the evening.
The 2nd photo shows a nearby cafe/bar terrace.
The 3rd photo shows a lovely square only 300m from this Barcelona holiday apartment, it has a fenced off area for children to play, two cafes and is an especially nice place on a lazy Sunday afternoon.
The 4th photo shows the popular nearby local cafe/bar/restuarant with the 9 Euros lunchtime menu.
Rambla Raval
Cafe Terrace
Nice Plaza. 300m From this apartment
Terrace Restaurant
There's a handy bus to the beach at Barceloneta, (number 64, from 11 Ronda Sant Antoni), every 6-10 minutes on Monday to Friday, slightly less frequent on weekends; the last stop is at the beach near to this sculpture. Taking the Metro is another option, it's only 5 stops to the beach at Cuidad Olympica, 1 easy change.
Barcelona Beach
The neighbourhood of this apartment has been going through a dynamic phase with new bars/cafes/restuarants/shops etc opening. The nearby Rambla Raval was only finished in approx 2000, and previously the art centre MACBA opened in approx. 1990 and this has helped to open up the Raval district and make it more open etc and this has gradually brought more tourists and locals into to the area which helps open more cafes/bars/galleries/restaurants etc.
In the last few years the area has been a nice mix of local people, students and relatively small numbers of tourists etc. However as the city council gives permission for more and more hostels and hotels in this area the number of tourists is increasing every year (and also 10% more tourists arrive in Barcelona every, year on year !) and as the numbers of tourists increases the local district is sadly slowly losing its 'local' character (separated from the tourist crowds on Ramblas and being more relaxed) to become a tourist dominated area with tourist bars and shops (and tourist prices)......so don't leave your visit too late to the Raval or all the carisma may have gone !.
(The Boqueria market is one example, many of the stalls now sell products just for tourists, like fruit drinks or packaged chopped fruit with a fork....very colourful....but becoming a market for tourist visitors at tourist prices and for many people it has lost much of its charm. To visit a more natural charming market it is suggested to visit the Sant Antoni market or another local market. (Sadly the Sant Antoni market may end up (by 2019) as a market for tourists, since that is the plan of the city council who are re-developing it to add tourist bars etc around the outside of it. The Boqueria market area (with the car park at the back) is also about to be re-developed by the city council...and is likely to be much more touristy/glitzy (and perhaps carisma free !) after it is finished.
Arty Shops
The neighbourhood has an amazing mix of different 'things'. From candle making shop, a street selling mostly second hand clothes, the 600 year old stone library of Catalunya, a bar selling Absenta (latin for 'to forget' ! ) ( a great bar I think), the even older maritime centre ( Maritime Museum) (Catalunya was a major naval power around 1300/1400 with control of distant places in the Mediterrean), ancient churches, largest remaining part of the city wall..........
This photo is from the public gardens of the National Library of Catalunya, dating from 1401, which is close to this apartment.
Cafe in the gardens at the National Library. 200mtrs.
The excellent Boqueria market with an amazing selection of fresh fish/shells/shrimps, meat and with fruit from all over the planet.
And much of it at excellent prices as long as you avoid the stalls by the entrance where many tourists pay 3 times the price inside the market ! The Boqueria is also an excellent place to have a coffee or meal at one of the many places inside the market, all the food of course being super fresh; very nice atmosphere with all the life of the market. The market is only 300m from this Barcelona apartment.
La Boqueria Market
Nearby Live Music Venues
There are various live music venues a short walk from this apartment such as London Bar, Harlem Jazz Club, Quiet Man etc etc.
The Jazzsi music club is only 300m from this Barcelona apartment and has live music every night, it's a good place to go, and for anyone that wants to see some flamenco this is on 1 night a week. Monday night is jazz, Tuesday rock/blues, Wednesday jazz, Thursday Cuban music, Friday is flamenco, Saturday rock/blues, Sunday rock/blues jam session. Fri/Sat is normally 6 Euros admission but includes a beer.
Jazzsi Music Venue 300m from this apartment
The famous La Paloma ('The Pidgeon') nightclub/dancehall/music venue is in a converted old theatre and is only 300m from the apartment.
It is a lovely building inside, in Victorian (or Spanish equivalent !) type style and has been used in many advertising campaigns such as for the main beer in Catalunya, Estrella Damm, (Moulin Rouge style advert). On many nights there is 'traditional' couples dancing to a live band from approx. 21.00 to 01.00 (this is very popular). The atmosphere and clientel then change as it becomes a nightclub from approx 01.00/02.00 to 05.00/06.00.
There are many other nightclubs close by, such as City Hall, Sala Apolo, Plaza Real discos and MareMagnum has many discos, free entrance, about 15 minutes walk away at the bottom of the Rambla.
La Paloma Nightclub
La Paloma Nightclub
Some of the popular tourist attractions are outside of the Cuitat Vella area and you will need to use some transport to get there. This Barcelona apartment is very well located for taking advantage of the buses, trains and the excellent Metro system. All of these have connections only a short walk from the apartment making it very easy to quickly (and cheaply ) get to different parts of the city or to easily make day trips out of the city.
The apartment is close to the metro lines 2, 3 and 1; which are respectively 3, 4 and 6 minutes level walk away. Line 2 will take you across the city (and take you to Gaudi's Sagrada Familia , on the visit list of many tourists ). And line 3 will take you to the Montjuic park (line 2 with the Funicular also does, eg. to Montjuic Castle) and its numerous museums/exhibitions, olympic swimming pool facilities etc.
The excellent Magic Fountains display to music is very popular with thousands of people at every performance (and it is free) and is only 3 metro stops away on this side of the Montjuic park.
The popular Paseo de Gracia with its shops, Gaudi buildings, Pedrera art exhibitions, Egyption Museum etc, cafes, can be reached on line 2 or line 3, 2 stops. Line 3 will take you up to near park Guell or in the other direction out to the Barcelona Camp Nou football stadium.
For longer distance transport the local and medium/long distance trains stop at Paseo de Gracia (2 stops on metro, line 2) or Plaza Catalunya (500m from this apartment) (day trip ski train stops here, 38 Euros including ski pass and the train !, yes, "including" ! ) .
The photos show the water fountains by Plaza Espanya, the Batllo building in Paseo de Gracia, the lizard in Parc Güell, some of the Olympic facilities on Montjuic, the MACBA contemporary art centre and the last photo shows the CCCB (Contemporary Culture Centre of Barcelona), which is the place in Barcelona for independant and student video/film festivals, also dance, etc etc.
The large MACBA building has a number of contemporary art exhibitions.
CCCB is bigger than its facade to the street and has various facilities including underground cinema theatres. (MACBA and CCCB are only 300m from this apartment in Barcelona).CCCB is the main place in Barcelona for events relating to video and film for independant and student producers and has a lot of events such as short film festival, independant video festival, open air cinema in summer ("Gandula", free) etc etc . Has many other festivals as well such as dance.
Barcelona Magic Fountains
Batllo Building
Parc Guell
MNAC (Museum of National Art)
MACBA Contemporary Art Museum
CCCB. Contemporary Culture Centre