Tag: El Raval

  • Is Barcelona Ruined by Tourism?

    Stephen Burgen argues that Barcelona has been ruined by tourism in a recent Guardian article. You can’t disagree that the queues for the tourist sites can be long. Nor that La Rambla is an overcrowded mess full of tourist tatt stores. Nor that La Boqueria can be difficult to navigate and is increasingly about ‘juice bars…

  • Palau Güell

    Palau Güell is one of architect Antoni Gaudí’s first commissions, and fascinating insight into the lives of Barcelona’s wealthy at the time.

  • Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA)

    For an excellent permanent collection and superb travelling exhibitions of contemporary art, MACBA in El Raval, Barcelona, is highly recommended.