Each one of the many “Barcelona barrios”, or neighbourhoods, is unique and special. Here you will find the SuiteLife crew’s hand pickedtop 5 Barcelona areas:

1. Gracia -

SuiteLife’s favourite and most recommended of the Barcelona districts. Picture, if you will, a tiny town dropped right in the middle of a city and that’s Gracia. More accurately, Gracia was once (about 100 years ago) an autonomous town outside of BCN until the city expanded and swallowed it. It’s one of the Barcelona zoneswith the best general ambience because it still retains it’s historical charm, architecture, and often pedestrian tiny streets. The residents are an eclectic cross between elderly Catalán people who’ve been there their whole lives, young mostly-Catalán bohemian and politically conscious artsy types, and then a large international crowd attracted by the area’s trendy bars, boutique shopping, superior plazas and a general ‘je ne sais quoi’ feel. Of all the ‘barrios de Barcelona’, Gracia get’s our top vote.  Read more...