El Born is the least known neighborhood to see in Barcelona

If you are planning a weekend in the Catalan capital, let yourself be conquered by the old streets of this artistic neighborhood

He has an aristocratic past, El Born. It has a unique charm, and unmissable monuments. This is why everyone, during a weekend in Barcelona, ​​should choose to visit it.

If it was once an area of ​​noble possessions, today El Born is the city ​​arts district: inhabited by a lively community of artists, it is designed by a succession of art galleries, small and large museums and cultural spaces. His heart is irreverent, shameless and visiting him is quite an experience. That everyone who comes to Barcelona cannot miss.

Where is El Born located? Inside Sant Pere/Santa Caterina, which was once a working class area and today is a bohemian corner of the city, with its craft shops and art galleries. As well as their places to stay late into the night. From Sant Pere/Santa Catarina, Born is the area attractive, nestled between its most famous neighbors: La Barceloneta and El Gòtic above all. Ten minutes from Las Ramblas, you will find You can get there by metro choosing between the Barceloneta and Jaume I stops.

Known to most by the name of The Ribera, is one of the most elegant places in all of Barcelona. What to do here? In short, a walk along Montcada Street. On the street is one of the most beautiful museums in the city, the Picasso Museum, which contains a large collection of works by the Spanish artist. And although tourists come here essentially to visit this museum - located in five adjacent medieval buildings - it is by taking a tour of its surroundings where El Born is revealed in all its most authentic beauty.

For example, in the area there is the Santa Caterina Market, the most authentic alternative to the famous La Boquería: it was inaugurated in 1848, and is the oldest covered market in the city. The recent renovation has in no way taken away its character as a traditional Catalan market, where you can enjoy delicacies and go shopping, far from international brand stores.

Its undulating roof is today covered with 325.000 ceramic tiles in 60 different colors, to represent the colors of the fruits and vegetables sold inside. And the view, among the Gothic buildings, is extraordinary.

Located between the center and the beach, in constant balance between the past and the present, El Born is a neighborhood that deserves to be discovered. And you have to experience that to fully understand it.