Gothic Quarter – Barcelona 11s

Megaprojects in Barcelona: the Via Laietana

Urban planning has never been easy, especially when ongoing projects are of massive scale such as the case of Via Laietana in Barcelona. The street is called after the Iberian tribe who lived in the city’s area: the Laietani. When the Roman Empire arrived to the peninsula, they settled the military camp that became the […]

We will never stop walking along La Rambla

Our customers in a tour in La Rambla of Barcelona “Ramblejar” as we say in Catalonia, or what is the same, walk along La Rambla of Barcelona, is very common and appetizing on summer evenings when the sun gives a truce and temperatures drop. This iconic boulevard has become the obligated stop of millions of tourists who […]

Bobo Pulpín

Bobo Pulpín has been permanently closed. Situated directly behind Barcelona Cathedral in the Gothic Quarter, Bobo Pulpín is a culinary shrine to the octopus. This pulperia goes beyond the classic Pulpo a la Gallega (Galician style octopus), serving octopus dishes from around the world, from China (accompanied by bamboo and sweet and sour sauce) to Peru […]

My 5 favourite patios in the Gothic Quarter

Today we explore some of the sweetest spots of the Old City Core of Barcelona, the so called Gothic Quarter or Ciutat Vella (‘the old city’). If the intention is to get lost, let it happen! But there’s certainly some hidden spots that could be missed… …Around the Cathedral If we start exploring the Gothic Quarter, […]

The doors of Barcelona that open the city

Our guides having fun at ‘Portal del Bisbe’ The doors of Barcelona, this is a city that seems enclosed by the elements: air, water and land. This city is located on the Mediterranean Sea to the East, the Collserola mountain to the West, the Llobregat River to the South and The river Besós to the North. […]

10 details to notice on La Rambla

La Rambla is a main street situated in the center of Barcelona, with an important pedestrian part, which connects Plaça Catalunya to the Christopher Columbus monument. Our tour in Ramblas, Gothic Quarter This large avenue is built on the bed of the former Malla stream. Walls and several convents were first built along this stream, but […]

Soho House Barcelona

Soho House has arrived in Barcelona, marking their first House in Spain and 18th globally. Nick Jones (husband of Desert Island Discs presenter Kirsty Young) founded Soho House in 1995 in London as a private members’ club for people in the film, media and creative industries. Locations now span Europe and North America and the group has expanded into […]