Gràcia

Understand

Local information Gràcia page on Barcelona city website

Getting there

The most convenient way to get to Gràcia is Metro line L3 . Fontana is close to the restaurants and squares; Lesseps and Vallcarca provide access to Park Güell. From the stations, the heart of Gràcia will be to the NNE (this may appear as East or "to the right" on most, if not all, maps of Barcelona). The other possibility from the north side of Gràcia is to come in via the Joanic L4 metro station. The Barcelona Bus Turístic has a stop in Gràcia, near Park Güell. It's possible to walk to Gràcia from Eixample. From Plaça Catalunya, it's about 2 km (1.2 mi) up Passeig de Gràcia and Gran de Gràcia to Fontana Metro station.

See

Park Güell

1 Park Güell (Parc Güell, Güell Park), Carrer D'Olot 5, ☏ +34 934 091 831, toll-free: 902 200 302 (domestic), [email protected]. Oct 25-Mar: 08:30-18:15; Mar Sep7-Oct24: 08:00-20:00; May-Sep 6: 08:00-21:30; (last entry 30-45 min earlier). A large urban park heavily influenced by Antonio Gaudi. The area was originally meant to be a residential property development with Gaudi doing much of the planning and landscape design. Only two houses were built and the land was later sold to the city of Barcelona and turned into a park. There are two areas -- a relatively undeveloped (and un-crowded) natural area near the top of the hill and the more famous sculpture park below. The top of the park offers panoramic views of Barcelona, while the sculpture portion is full of walkways and other structures exhibiting the distinct and colourful style of Gaudi, including the famous terrace and fountains near the main entrance. You are strongly advised to buy tickets days in advance. Don't expect to be able to buy one on the day. Be patient when exploring the site, as once you enter the Natural Plaza where crowds gather, you are confined to a one-way path that you must traverse before backtracking if you want to return to higher ground. Park Güell is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as one of the Works of Antonio Gaudi. €10; reduced €7.00, children until 6 - free ticket required. (updated Mar 2024) Popular sights and attractions within the park include:

2 Park Güell, the main entrance. Two Gaudi-style pavilions mark the entrance to the park and lead to the steps up to the Hipostila Room. In the middle of the steps is the dragon (or salamander) fountain that has become almost as much a symbol of Barcelona as the Sagrada Familia. 3 Hipostila Room and Grand Plaza (terrace). At the top of the stairs from the main entrance is the Hipostila Room with its 86 white columns supporting the plaza above. The ceiling has a number of colourful mosaics. Above the Hipostila Ro

Do

One of Barcelona's most lively festivals, the Festa Major de Gracia, is a week long festival that displays the best of Catalan with a mass celebration in the streets. One of the most popular events is the 'Best decorated street', where residents from 23 neighbouring streets use anything and everything to decorate their street in a theme and vie for the prize.

1 Bosque Multicines, Rambla del Prat, 16, toll-free: 902 42 42 43 (domestic). The cinema has 9 screens. (updated Mar 2024) 2 Cines Verdi, Verdi, 32 (Fontana), ☏ +34 93 238 79 90. The cinema screens a diverse programme of independent, mainly European and Asian films. All films are shown in their original version. (updated Mar 2024) 3 Teatre Lliure, Carrer del Montseny, 47, ☏ +34 932 38 76 25, [email protected]. This alternative theatre offers high quality plays. €13-30. 4 Centre Artesà Tradicionarius, Travessia de Sant Antoni, 6 (Fontana L3 ). Folk & world music (updated Mar 2024)

Buy

Gràcia offers many different small bohemian design or second hand book shops. Many shops sell organic and local products.

Clothes 1 Boo, C/ BONAVISTA, 2 (Metro Diagonal), ☏ +34 933 681 458, [email protected]. M-Sa 11:00-15:00, 16:00-20:30. Besides clothing and accessories for men and women from interesting brands, the shop sells books and perfumes. 2 GreenLifeStyle, Torrent de l'Olla, 95 (Metro Fontana), ☏ +34 931 862 010, [email protected]. M-Sa 11:00-21:00. The shops philosophy is based on principles of sustainability, recycling and fair trade, which all sold items adhere. One finds cute designer dresses for a fair price. Pinc Store, Carrer de l'Encarnació, 24, ☏ +34 93 200 97 71. Anna Tichy sells her design clothes, including dresses and swim wear. 3 graciadorada, Carrer d'Asturies, 23 (Metro Fontana), ☏ +34 93 237 8448. M-F 10:30-21:30, Sa 11:00-21:30. The shop sells women fashion including dresses, skirts and jewelery.

Food 4 Mercat de l’Abaceria ([email protected]), Trav. de Gràcia, 186, ☏ +34 932 136 286. M-Sa 07:00-14:30, 17:30-20:00. Built in 1892 the market sells local vegetables, fruits, fish, meat, cheeses and herbs. The market has three bars, all of which sell food prepared with ingredients from the market. 5 Mercat de la Libertat, Pl Llibertat, 27, ☏ +34 932170995. M-F 08:00-20:30, Sa 08:00-15:00. The market opened in 1888 and designed by architect Miquel Pasqual i Tintoré, it was modernised by a complete renovation. It sells poultry, game and eggs, Spanish hams and sausages, meat and offal, fruit and vegetables, pulses and cereals, farm produce, fresh fish and seafood, salted fish, preserves and provisions and bakery. 6 Mercat de Lesseps, C Verdi, 200. Inaugurated in 1974 it is an indoor market. 7 Planeta Te, Asturies, 50 (Metro Fontana), ☏ +34 932 10 39 22. The shop sells a big variety of different teas: green, black, oolong and infusions. 8 Verema i collita, Plaza Joanic 1, ☏ +34 932133891, [email protected]

Eat

Budget

In the south of the district There are several budget friendly restaurants in the main area of Gràcia.

1 Frankfurt's Casa Valles, Gran de Gracia, 84. Sells hamburgers and hot dogs at cheap prices, hence very popular for locals and young crowd in the evenings. €1-13. 2 La Caravana, Carrer de Mozart, 15. A Syrian restaurant (updated May 2022) 3 Pizzeria La Gavina, Carrer de Ros de Olano, 17. (updated May 2022) 4 Pizzeria Micaela, C/ d'Asturies, 20. (updated May 2022) 5 Gasterea, Carrer de Verdi, 39. (updated May 2022)

Around the Parc Güell 6 Guelly sandwichpark, Av. del Coll del Portell, 77. (updated May 2022) 7 El Mirador, Carrer de Pasteur, 1. (updated May 2022) 8 Delicias, Carrer de Mühlberg, 1. (updated May 2022) 9 Bar Chato, Carrer de Calderón de la Barca, 111. (updated May 2022) 10 Restaurant La Salut, Carrer de la Mare de Déu de la Salut, 16. (updated May 2022)

Around the metro station Joanic 11 Veg World - India, C/Bruniquer 26 (Take the left from Joanic Metro station and walk for 5 min. The restaurant is on the left side of the street.), ☏ +34 93 210 70 56, [email protected]. Tu-Sa 12:45-16:00, 20:00-23:00; Su 12:45-16:00; closed M. A restaurant that serves only vegetarian food - mainly Indian dishes. This may be the only place in Barcelona where you can get Masala Dosa. Beware that the size of th