Vanesa's Guidebook
Sightseeing
My favorite place in Barcelona.
Take the bus 22 from plaça Catalunya to get there, it will take around 35min (exit at the station Gran Vista - Turó de la Rovira). Don’t worry if your maps says it’s close, it’s an outdoor place open 24/7. I recommend you to bring some wine and cheese, you won’t regret it
Before you go, make sure to buy your tickets in a metro station, they don’t sell tickets in the bus 🚌
You can buy single tickets or a 10 trips ticket for discount
VERY IMPORTANT: watch out for your belongings at all time. Never leave a bag without surveillance.
Update: Due to many influencers organizing illegal parties at this place, the city hall decided to restrict the access to certain hours of the days. Check online for more infos
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MUHBA Turó de la Rovira
s/n Carrer de Marià LabèrniaMy favorite place in Barcelona.
Take the bus 22 from plaça Catalunya to get there, it will take around 35min (exit at the station Gran Vista - Turó de la Rovira). Don’t worry if your maps says it’s close, it’s an outdoor place open 24/7. I recommend you to bring some wine and cheese, you won’t regret it
Before you go, make sure to buy your tickets in a metro station, they don’t sell tickets in the bus 🚌
You can buy single tickets or a 10 trips ticket for discount
VERY IMPORTANT: watch out for your belongings at all time. Never leave a bag without surveillance.
Update: Due to many influencers organizing illegal parties at this place, the city hall decided to restrict the access to certain hours of the days. Check online for more infos
Food scene
Super Healthy food and very affordable prices ! They have various restaurants in town, my favorite is the one in Born
Bon appétit 😋
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Honest Greens Born
11 Pla de PalauSuper Healthy food and very affordable prices ! They have various restaurants in town, my favorite is the one in Born
Bon appétit 😋
Neighbourhoods
The area is vibrant, historic, authentic and full of personality.
It is a lively, multi-cultural neighbourhood with a huge variety of tempting cafes, restaurants and bars. The area has also become fashionable being host to a wide variety of art studios, galleries and trendy bookshops, not to mention the imposing MACBA (museum of modern art) and CCCB which is the neighbouring exhibition centre.
Clothes shopping is also a pleasure in El Raval thanks to the little one-off boutiques that line some of the streets giving you a varied and interesting shopping experience. Unlike the Eixample with its large branded name designer labels, Raval is where you find the small privately-owned shops selling clothes you can't find anywhere else.
El Raval is alive all through the day and night so you will never be without an eatery to entice you in the early hours of the morning.
El Raval offers a central location within walking distance of many of the other popular areas such as the Gothic Quarter and Eixample. The nearest metro stops are on Las Ramblas, Barcelona's most famous street which runs up one side of El Raval.
Staying in El Raval also means that you are situated between two of Barcelona's famous food markets, La Boqueria on Las Ramblas and Mercat Sant Antoni. Both places are worth a visit to stock up on fresh fruit to get you through the day or to sample Spain's delicious chorizo or Jamon Serrano.
In terms of location El Raval gives you good access to many of the city's main attractions which are within walking distance.
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El Raval
The area is vibrant, historic, authentic and full of personality.
It is a lively, multi-cultural neighbourhood with a huge variety of tempting cafes, restaurants and bars. The area has also become fashionable being host to a wide variety of art studios, galleries and trendy bookshops, not to mention the imposing MACBA (museum of modern art) and CCCB which is the neighbouring exhibition centre.
Clothes shopping is also a pleasure in El Raval thanks to the little one-off boutiques that line some of the streets giving you a varied and interesting shopping experience. Unlike the Eixample with its large branded name designer labels, Raval is where you find the small privately-owned shops selling clothes you can't find anywhere else.
El Raval is alive all through the day and night so you will never be without an eatery to entice you in the early hours of the morning.
El Raval offers a central location within walking distance of many of the other popular areas such as the Gothic Quarter and Eixample. The nearest metro stops are on Las Ramblas, Barcelona's most famous street which runs up one side of El Raval.
Staying in El Raval also means that you are situated between two of Barcelona's famous food markets, La Boqueria on Las Ramblas and Mercat Sant Antoni. Both places are worth a visit to stock up on fresh fruit to get you through the day or to sample Spain's delicious chorizo or Jamon Serrano.
In terms of location El Raval gives you good access to many of the city's main attractions which are within walking distance.
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Moving with Yego electric scooters for FREE ! 🛵
You will find some cute Green scooter all around Barcelona. I use them almost everyday to go to the beach in 10min from the flat. You just need to register one account with your driving license, it will be confirmed within 10min. With my code you can get 7,5€ credits per person for free. If you are a couple or two friends, you can create two different accounts to get double discounts 👌🏻 Just click the link bellow: https://www.yego.mobi/deeplink/coupon/XFGGQZFEZY You can also download the app from the app store and add this code to get the 7,5€: XFGGQZFEZY
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Coming from Barcelona airport
The 2 best options to come from the airport are the taxi and the aerobus. The taxi will cost you around 35€ and you will need 20 minutes to arrive. The Aerobus departs every 10 minutes, cost only 6,75€ and takes around 35 minutes. If you choose this option, you will need to exit at the second station called « Gran via - comte Urgell » and walk 10 minutes to reach the apartment. If you decide to take a taxi, I recommend "cabify" app (You can use my code "parisiano1" in the discount section of the app to get 3€ discount - the offer may vary depending on the offer made by cabify) Have a safe trip
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Going to the airport from the flat
The best option is the Aerobus. It will cost you 5,90€ (you can pay by credit card in the bus) / buses every 15min. 2 options for the departure place: Placa Catalunya or this bus station that is a bit closer to the flat. Sepúlveda - Comte d'Urgell
08015 Barcelona, Spain
https://goo.gl/maps/rUEdUt16ME1cRacBA
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Buy your tickets in metro stations
You can buy tickets in some buses but not all of them, sometimes they ask you to pay online but it’s a bit complicated. The best way is to get your tickets in a metro station. They sell different kind of tickets, some give unlimited transportation for one day, other like the 10 trips tickets offer you a nice discount. You can use the same ticket when you change transport during your trip.
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Candlelight events !
Look for Candlelight event in the feverup website or in the fever app, they organize amazing concerts from great composers like Ludovico Einaudi and Yann Tiersen, all surrounded by candles 🕯
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List of restaurants in "Raval" (our neighborhood)
Bismillah Kebabish is a great place for Indian/Pakistani food, I highly recommend the chicken curry with rice (A generous plate cost 6€, only cash is accepted)
Chelo cafe: a very nice terrace for breakfast and lunch in a sunny day.
Flax&Kale: Great restaurant with healthy food and amazing atmosphere (try their roof terrace)
365 Café: 2min walk from our place They have good coffee, breakfast and fresh juices.
Veggie garden: very nice vegan restaurant few minutes walk from the flat.
Rosa Negra: A mexican restaurant with very good Mojitos and frozen margaritas
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List of restaurants in Gothic Quarters part 1
Boqueria market: The famous big food market at the
Ramblas with fresh products every day.
Le Quinze Nits : A restaurant at the square Placa Reial.
They work with chefs that are still in college working on their
education, so very good quality for great prices. This square is
only 10 min away from home.
Ocana: A nice cocktail bar also at the square Placa
Reial. Downstairs they often have live music.
Milk bar & Bistro restaurant: Nice breakfast/brunch
place with fresh produced daily from the famous Boqueria
market.
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List of restaurants in Gothic Quarters part 2
Sensi: This is a restaurant chain with 4 different
locations all close to each other in the gothic quarter. All
very good restaurants with a nice atmosphere. Different
restaurants are: Sensi Tapas, Sensi Gourmet, Sensi Bistro
and Sensi Mezzanine.
El Sueno : Rooftop bar of hotel Sarras with beautiful
view of the harbour.
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List of restaurants in "El Born"
Alsur Café: Relaxed restaurant for a good coffee and
cake.
La Tinaja: Very cosy tapas restaurant with very good
wines.
El diset: A Catalan wine bar with exclusive tapas
dishes.
Passeig del Born: Also known as “The ramblas' of the
neighbourhood El Born. There are many nice bars with
good music and great cocktails. For Example: Creps del
born, Savavage, Mamaine, N9.
Bona Sort: A beautiful hidden place. Nice to eat with
a family or bigger group.
SkyBar: At the top of Grand hotel Central Barcelona.
Beautiful lounge rooftop with a nice view.
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List of restaurants in "La Barceloneta"
Brunch & Cake: Good place for brunch/lunch. Big
variety in dishes and smoothies.
Lolita: Cosy restaurant with good paella
Cheriff: Famous place for it's seafood and paella
Makamaka: One of the best hamburger restaurants in
town.
At the end of the beach next to the Olimpic harbour
are the nightclubs like Opium, Pacha, CDLC, Shoko.
Before they turn into a nightclub you can go there for a
fancy lunch and dinner at the beach
FOC: Argentinian restaurant with a nice atmosphere
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Taxi company 🚕
If you decide to take a taxi, I highly recommend to download the "cabify" app. Taxi arrive pretty fast, you can book a taxi for another day and payment can be made using Apple pay. You can use my code "parisiano1" in the discount section of the app to get 3€ discount - the offer may vary depending on the offer made by cabify. Have a safe trip