{"id":80683,"date":"2016-10-12T12:57:39","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T10:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=80683"},"modified":"2019-06-04T08:29:41","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T06:29:41","slug":"discover-sant-marti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/discover-sant-marti\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover the district of Sant Mart\u00ed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of <strong>Barcelona<\/strong>\u2019s 10 districts, <strong>Sant Mart\u00ed<\/strong> is a great place for you to explore during your stay in the capital of Catalonia. Located by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sitges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">seaside<\/a>, on the eastern side of the city, far from the centre and its crowds of tourists, it is divided into 10 neighbourhoods, the most famous amongst them being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/rambla-poblenou\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Poblenou<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"810\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z8LjucBp1vc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/discover-sant-marti\/#22\" title=\"22@\">22@<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/discover-sant-marti\/#Architecture\" title=\"Architecture\">Architecture<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/discover-sant-marti\/#The_good_life\" title=\"The good life\">The good life<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"22\"><\/span>22@<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_80751\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80751\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-80751\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/5450729060_3442def00a_z-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Eurecat via Visualhunt\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-80751\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Eurecat via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A <strong>business hub<\/strong> famous for its numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/startup-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>technology startups<\/strong><\/a>, Barcelona is a city that&#8217;s always at the cutting edge of<strong> innovation<\/strong> \u2013 and the district of <strong>Sant Mart\u00ed<\/strong> plays a huge part in that. In the west side of the district, where the old industrial area of <strong>Poblenou<\/strong> used to be, you\u2019ll find <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/22@\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>22@<\/strong><\/a>, a <strong>business area<\/strong> created by the city council in the year 2000 with the intention of making the Barcelona a <strong>technological innovation centre<\/strong>. This led to large multinational companies such as Microsoft and Yahoo! coming to the area and working with local universities and research centres, helping the district develop at a quick rate over the last two decades. Today,<strong> Sant Mart\u00ed<\/strong> is one of the most modern parts of the\u00a0city,\u00a0always bristling with youth, commerce and entrepreneurial spirit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/restaurants-sant-marti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best restaurants in Sant Mart\u00ed<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Architecture\"><\/span>Architecture<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Sant Mart\u00ed<\/strong> has many\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/remarkable-buildings-of-parc-de-la-ciutadella-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>buildings<\/strong><\/a> that majorly contribute to the world-renowned beauty of Barcelona\u2019s skyline. Take a look, for instance, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/torre-agbar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Torre Agbar<\/strong><\/a>, a 38-story skyscraper designed in collaboration by famous architects <strong>Jean Nouvel and Ferm\u00edn V\u00e1zquez<\/strong>. The headquarters of multinational business group Agbar, it is widely regarded as one of the best examples of high-tech architecture (or late modernism) in the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another place that should make the must-visit list of anyone interested in architecture is <strong>El Mercat dels Encants<\/strong> (also known as Els Encants Vells). Barcelona\u2019s biggest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/el-encants-flea-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>second-hand market<\/strong><\/a>, it was also designed by <strong>Ferm\u00edn V\u00e0zquez<\/strong> and is particularly noteworthy for its ambitious rooftop mirror, which produces a truly original and fascinating effect.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/relax-sant-marti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chill out in Sant Mart\u00ed<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_good_life\"><\/span>The good life<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_80752\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80752\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-80752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/6282251285_9a5453bb05_z-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Oh-Barcelona.com via Visualhunt\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-80752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Oh-Barcelona.com via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition to being business-oriented and architecturally rich, <strong>Sant Mart\u00ed<\/strong> is also a great place to live. Free of tourists for most of the\u00a0time, its proximity to the <strong>beach<\/strong>, its beautiful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>parks<\/strong><\/a>, its two main <strong>shopping malls<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Diagonal+Mar\/@41.409901,2.2144864,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a357358e9543:0xd24295e8243bcbc0!8m2!3d41.409897!4d2.2166751\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Diagonal Mar<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Gl%C3%B2ries+Centre+Comercial\/@41.4050369,2.1888455,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a323781f11ed:0xd7a15aeddffc7581!8m2!3d41.4050329!4d2.1910342\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Les Gl\u00f2ries<\/a>)\u00a0and some of the best\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/best-nightclubs-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>nightclubs<\/strong><\/a> in Barcelona (such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Razzmatazz\/@41.3956166,2.0446856,12.12z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a3190e0640b5:0x40f9d8fe93a98ca!8m2!3d41.3975959!4d2.1912762\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Razzmatazz<\/a>)\u00a0make it a great place for <strong>leisure and entertainment<\/strong>. If you ever feel like having a good relaxed dinner out on the town or some tapas and a drink in the afternoon, head over to one of the many <strong>bars and restaurants<\/strong> in Poblenou\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Port+Ol%C3%ADmpic\/@41.3864746,2.2006583,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a30cc56ab225:0xa72f9e3ccdb85269!8m2!3d41.3864706!4d2.202847\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Olympic Port<\/a> (built ahead of the 1992 Summer Olympics) and you\u2019ll be guaranteed to have a great time in beautiful surroundings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Will you visit the <strong>Sant Mart\u00ed<\/strong> district during your stay in the capital of Catalonia? Let us know using the comment box below. 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