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The Neighborhoods of Barcelona, Barrio by Barrio

I have lived in Barcelona for 16 years and my home is in Poblenou, so I have opinions about where a visitor should stay and walk. Barcelona is not one city. It is a collection of neighborhoods with very different characters, and picking the right one shapes your whole trip.

This section will grow one barrio at a time, and I am starting with my own. Each neighborhood will only get a page here when I can write it properly, so if the list below looks short, that is on purpose.

Neighborhood guides

Joan, author of 2 Days in Barcelona

Who writes this Barcelona guide for you?

I'm Joan. I've lived in Barcelona for 16 years, in Poblenou. I'm not Catalan but I feel barcelones. Everything on this site is what I'd tell a friend who has two days here. I keep it up to date and only recommend what I can stand behind.

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