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Plaça Reial 0000 00 The Walk » Get back on La Rambla and 4
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One of the most photogenic squares in continue north. You’ll soon reach the spacious
Barcelona, the Plaça Reial is not to be Plaça de Catalunya. Walk diagonally across this
missed. Numerous eateries, bars and plaza, and turn left onto the grand boutique-lined
Passeig de Gràcia, and walk up four blocks to the
nightspots lie beneath the arcades of architectural treasures looming just past Carrer
19th-century neoclassical buildings, with del Consell de Cent.
a buzz of activity at all hours. The lamp
posts by the central fountain are Antoni Casa Batlló
Gaudí’s first known works in the city. Even Gaudí outdid himself with this
The Walk » Exit the square onto famous fantastical apartment block (%93
La Rambla, a bustling boulevard with a wide 216 03 06; www.casabatllo.es; Passeig de
pedestrian-filled strip in the middle. Walk north a Gràcia 43; adult/concessions/child under
few blocks until you see the large cast-iron market 7yr €21.50/€18.50/free; h9am-9pm daily;
off to your left. mPasseig de Gràcia): an astonishing con-
Mercat de la Boqueria fection of rippling balconies, optical
illusions and twisted chimney pots
This temple of temptation is one of along Barcelona’s grandest boulevard.
Europe’s greatest permanent produce The facade, sprinkled with bits of blue,
fairs (%93 318 25 84; www.boqueria.info; La mauve and green tiles and studded
Rambla 91; h8am-8.30pm Mon-Sat, closed with wave-shaped window frames and
Sun; mLiceu). Step inside for a seemingly balconies, rises to an uneven blue-tiled
endless bounty of glistening fruits and roof with a solitary tower.
vegetables, smoked meats, pungent
cheeses and chocolate truffles. In the The Walk » Since it’s a long walk back to the
back, a handful of popular tapas bars start, hop on the metro and head to Arc de Trionf
station, a short stroll from Parc de la Ciutadella.
serve up delectable morsels.
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