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24 Great Walks in Barcelona: Frommer's Great Walks #23

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Publisher Comments:

Discover Barcelona's most colorful neighborhoods—one step at a time.

Follow Frommer's for an up-close and personal look at Barcelona's most culturally rich areas, from famous places to lesser-known gems. Filled with color photos, easy-to-follow maps, clear route directions, and helpful commentary, this guide makes it easy to find your way around.

Let Frommer's take you to:

  • La Rambla, Barcelona's most famous stroll, with its vibrant cafésand colorful flower standsa

  • The Gothic Quarter and its intriguing maze of narrow streets and tiny squares

  • The Picasso Museum, featuring thousands of works by the Spanish master

  • The architecture of Gaudi, including his unfinished masterpiece, the Sagrada Família

  • Montjuic, the stunning park with the best views of the city

Synopsis:

Discover Barcelona's most colorfulneighborhoods—one step at a time.

Follow Frommer's for an up-close and personal look at Barcelona's most culturally rich areas, from famous places to lesser-known gems. Filled with color photos, easy-to-follow maps, clear route directions, and helpfulcommentary, this guide makes it easy to find your way around.

Let Frommer's take you to:

  • La Rambla, Barcelona's most famous stroll, with its vibrant cafésand colorful flower standsa

  • The Gothic Quarter and its intriguing maze of narrow streets andtiny squares

  • The Picasso Museum, featuring thousands of works by the Spanish master

  • The architecture of Gaudi, including his unfinished masterpiece, the Sagrada Família

  • Montjuic, the stunning park with the best views of the city

Table of Contents

Introduction.

1 Rambla, River of Life.

2 La Boqueria, Horn of Plenty.

3 The Mediterranean end of the Rambla.

4 Roman Barcelona: the Yolk of the Egg.

5 The Gothic Quarter.

6 Barri de Sant Pere: the Early Textile District.

7 Catalonia's Cathedral.

8 Picasso and more at Born-Ribera.

9 Fishermen, Gypsies, Seafood and Sand.

10 Lower Gothic Quarter.

11 Upper Raval: Art, music, shops and skateboarding.

12 Lower Raval: Sex, drugs and rock & roll.

13 Central Eixample.

14 Upper Right Side of the Eixample.

15 Lower Right Side of the Eixample.

16 Left Side of the Eixample.

17 Gaudí's Park Güell.

18 Radical Chic in Gràcia.

19 Montjuïc: Catalonia's Art Treasury.

20 Park, Zoo and Parliament at La Ciutadella.

21 Sarrià: Leafy upper Barcelona village.

22 Lesser-known Gaudí and Residential chic.

23 Pedralbes to Camp Nou.

24 Diagonal Mar: New Barcelona.

Index.

Acknowledgements.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780470453735
Publisher:
Frommers
Subject:
United States - South - South Atlantic (General)
Manufactured by:
AA Publishing
Manufactured:
AA Publishing
Author:
AA Publishing
Author:
Hayes, Lucie
Author:
AA Publishing
Subject:
Europe - Spain & Portugal
Subject:
Walking
Subject:
Barcelona (spain)
Subject:
Walking - Spain - Barcelona
Subject:
TRAVEL / Europe / Spain & Portugal
Subject:
Travel-Spain
Copyright:
Series:
Frommer's 24 Great Walks in Barcelona
Series Volume:
23
Publication Date:
May 2009
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
176
Dimensions:
7.70x5.46x.41 in. .62 lbs.

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"Synopsis" by , Discover Barcelona's most colorfulneighborhoods—one step at a time.

Follow Frommer's for an up-close and personal look at Barcelona's most culturally rich areas, from famous places to lesser-known gems. Filled with color photos, easy-to-follow maps, clear route directions, and helpfulcommentary, this guide makes it easy to find your way around.

Let Frommer's take you to:

  • La Rambla, Barcelona's most famous stroll, with its vibrant cafésand colorful flower standsa

  • The Gothic Quarter and its intriguing maze of narrow streets andtiny squares

  • The Picasso Museum, featuring thousands of works by the Spanish master

  • The architecture of Gaudi, including his unfinished masterpiece, the Sagrada Família

  • Montjuic, the stunning park with the best views of the city

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