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Barcelona Barrios
A List of the Barrios (Neighborhoods) of Barcelona`

By Damian Corrigan, About.com

The word 'barrio' means 'neighbourhood' and is the way Spanish cities are divided up by their inhabitants. As Barcelona is such a big city, it would make sense for you to view each of these 'barrios' as little towns of their own. Explore one a day!

Read more about Barcelona in this Barcelona Tourist Guide

Barrios of Barcelona

The barrios listed below are the ones you are most likely to visit as a tourist.

Las Ramblas

Not a 'barrio' as such, the role of Las Ramblas in dividing up the Gothic Quarter and La Raval means that sights that are actually on Las Ramblas are not really considered to be in one barrio or another, so it is worth viewing Las Ramblas as a barrio in itself.

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Gothic Quarter

The Barri Gotic is the area that falls between Las Ramblas and Via Laetana,

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La Ribera

La Ribera is immediately to the east of Barri Gotic, on the other side of Via Laetana.

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Eixample

The Eixample is where Barcelona's rich live and hang out and is found to the north of Placa Catalunya and is home to Gaudi's Casa Battlo, Casa Mila and Sagrada Familia.

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El Raval

The area to the west of Las Ramblas, including the so-called 'Barrio Chino' (Barri Xines), the city's red light district.

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Montjuic

The big hill/mountain that close to the center of Barcelona.

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Gracia

Once an independent town of its own, Gracia has now been incorporated into Barcelona proper. Parc Guell can be found there.
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