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Explore the neighborhood: Gracia
La Festa de Gràcia
Aug 15-21 - street festival
Gracia, with its narrow, winding
La Festa de Gràcia
Aug 15-21 - street festival
Gracia, with its narrow, winding streets and its timeless charm, is one of the few neighborhoods in Barcelona that still maintains its old-time feel. The village of Gracia lay outside Barcelona’s borders until 1897, and exemplifies the many small rural villages that were later annexed by the city, without losing an ounce of original character. With its plazas and quaint residential buildings, the neighborhood warrants slow, meandering strolls, with a surprise in store at every corner.
The mark of Modernist architecture, particularly that of Gaudí, is also to be found in Gracia, from the Casa Vicens to the magnificent Park Güell, today considered the artist’s most important work. The different and highly unique spaces spread throughout the neighborhood come together to create a truly distinctive personality that reflects the vitality and unity of the bohemian, artist community that makes up its primary demographic.