{"id":88133,"date":"2017-06-20T09:55:13","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T07:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=88133"},"modified":"2019-05-27T13:04:12","modified_gmt":"2019-05-27T11:04:12","slug":"neighborhood-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/neighborhood-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Best neighborhoods for culture in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona is a very rich city in terms of <strong>culture.<\/strong> Here, you will find a variety of monuments, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/buildings-eixample\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">buildings<\/a>, and art galleries that are definitely worth a visit. If you don&#8217;t know exactly where you should go to find the best\u00a0<strong>cultural sites<\/strong> in the city, keep reading this article and you will find out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/passeig-de-gracia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Passeig de Gr\u00e0cia and all it has to offer<\/a><\/em><\/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\/neighborhood-culture\/#Sant_Pere_-_Santa_Catarina_i_la_Ribera\" title=\"Sant Pere &#8211; Santa Catarina i la Ribera\">Sant Pere &#8211; Santa Catarina i la Ribera<\/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\/neighborhood-culture\/#LAntiga_Esquerra_de_lEixample\" title=\"L&#8217;Antiga Esquerra de l&#8217;Eixample\">L&#8217;Antiga Esquerra de l&#8217;Eixample<\/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\/neighborhood-culture\/#Dreta_de_lEixample\" title=\"Dreta de l&#8217;Eixample\">Dreta de l&#8217;Eixample<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/neighborhood-culture\/#El_Raval\" title=\"El Raval\">El Raval<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sant_Pere_-_Santa_Catarina_i_la_Ribera\"><\/span>Sant Pere &#8211; Santa Catarina i la Ribera<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_88137\" style=\"width: 328px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88137\" class=\" wp-image-88137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/thierry-llansades-via-Visual-hunt-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"318\" height=\"215\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-88137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Thierry Llansades via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Located next to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/ice-cream-gothic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gothic neighborhood<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>Sant Pere &#8211; Santa Catarina i la Ribera<\/strong> has a lot of interesting sites to be visited. There is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/El+Born+Centre+de+Cultura+i+Mem%C3%B2ria\/@41.3858329,2.1816339,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f17b8c4573:0xc6f1f87231db47fc!8m2!3d41.3858329!4d2.1838226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Born Centre de Cultura i\u00a0Mem\u00f2ria<\/strong><\/a>, a former market that today showcases ancient ruins that were found during construction work;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Palace+of+Catalan+Music,+Carrer+del+Palau+de+la+M%C3%BAsica,+4-6,+08003+Barcelona\/@41.387553,2.1731936,17z\/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x12a4a2fa6fa00b09:0x9cd37d4dcacdee42!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2fa6f845d6d:0x7f2c440a040e983b!8m2!3d41.387553!4d2.1753823\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Palau de la M\u00fasica Catalana<\/strong><\/a>, one of the most important music halls in the city, designed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/lluis-domenech-i-montaner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lluis Dom\u00e8nech i Montaner<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Arco+de+Triunfo+de+Barcelona\/@41.3910524,2.1784562,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2e3366a76a1:0xa9fe2baff53795b1!8m2!3d41.3910524!4d2.1806449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Arc de Triomf<\/strong><\/a>, similar to the one that exists in Paris; the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Museu+de+la+Xocolata\/@41.387148,2.1795573,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2fdb584a00b:0x542f6ede171a5490!8m2!3d41.387148!4d2.181746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Chocolate Museum<\/strong><\/a>, where you can see interesting sculptures made entirely out of chocolate; the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Picasso+Museum\/@41.385216,2.178704,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2fe99bce26b:0x27011e710700cc63!8m2!3d41.385216!4d2.1808927\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Picasso Museum<\/strong><\/a>, which showcases over 4000 works by the Spanish artist, and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Museu+de+Cultures+del+M%C3%B3n\/@41.385063,2.1786783,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2fe99c0758b:0xee753fc7054e707f!8m2!3d41.385063!4d2.180867\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Cultures of the World Museum<\/strong><\/a>, where you will be able to see artifacts from many cultures and civilizations.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"LAntiga_Esquerra_de_lEixample\"><\/span>L&#8217;Antiga Esquerra de l&#8217;Eixample<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are not too many areas in this neighborhood where you can go to find <strong>culture<\/strong> but there is one particular street which is filled with it. <strong>Carrer d&#8217;Enric Granados<\/strong> has a lot of <strong>art galleries<\/strong> which can be visited for free, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/3+Punts+Gallery\/@41.3882863,2.1591443,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a28e459f3617:0x6bb7a69b3380b855!8m2!3d41.3882863!4d2.161333\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Galer\u00eda 3 Punts<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/N2+Galer%C3%ADa\/@41.3909233,2.1558862,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a28e27a90249:0xc36d99e92e505b7d!8m2!3d41.3909233!4d2.1580749\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">N2 Galer\u00eda<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/adn+galeria\/@41.3909862,2.1581602,17z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a28e2199c1e9:0x66b0b217f6e5cbec!8m2!3d41.3903484!4d2.1588315\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Adn\u00a0Galeria<\/a>,<\/strong> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/PRINCIPAL+ART\/@41.3876951,2.1601826,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a27cb42b61d1:0x7e745a05ae604dca!8m2!3d41.3876951!4d2.1623713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong> Principal Art<\/strong><\/a>. One particular spot that is worth visiting at\u00a0<strong>L&#8217;Antiga Esquerra de l&#8217;Eixample<\/strong> is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Edifici+hist%C3%B2ric+de+la+Universitat+de+Barcelona,+Carrer+d'Aribau,+2,+08011+Barcelona\/@41.386482,2.1614856,17z\/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x12a4a28cbeb157a9:0x2bc3e3a01185164c!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a28cb755c76b:0xcb3cc1d1e532155b!8m2!3d41.386482!4d2.1636743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Universitat de Barcelona<\/strong><\/a>, which was founded in 1450 and boasts a beautiful building and oasis-like garden.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/casa-batllo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Casa Batll\u00f3<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dreta_de_lEixample\"><\/span>Dreta de l&#8217;Eixample<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_88136\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88136\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-88136\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Jun-Seita-via-Visual-hunt-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-88136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Jun Seita via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0<strong>Dreta de l&#8217;Eixample<\/strong> neighborhood is the home of some of the most important monuments in the city. In Passeig de Gr\u00e0cia alone, you will find the gorgeous\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Casa+Lle%C3%B3+Morera\/@41.3911897,2.1633356,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2ed5e60e7b9:0xad679f102c2f93b1!8m2!3d41.3911857!4d2.1655243\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Casa Lle\u00f3 Morera<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Casa+Amatller\/@41.3911897,2.1633356,17z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2ed4f763c75:0x297ef3aac106cf40!8m2!3d41.3914803!4d2.1649813\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Casa Amatler<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Casa+Batll%C3%B3\/@41.3916088,2.1625536,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2ed494b4161:0x40d2782f9e2e4e0f!8m2!3d41.3916384!4d2.1647698\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Casa Batll\u00f3<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/casa-mila\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>La Pedrera<\/strong><\/a>. In this area, you will also find the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Museu+Egipci+de+Barcelona\/@41.3935641,2.162462,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2ecd4a8e791:0xf2a11e471d8eeffb!8m2!3d41.3935601!4d2.1646507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Egyptian Museum <\/strong><\/a>and the historic\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Pla%C3%A7a+de+Catalunya\/@41.3870194,2.1678584,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f1602b4819:0x1eecc2af1c60d64b!8m2!3d41.3870154!4d2.1700471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Pla\u00e7a de Catalunya<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"El_Raval\"><\/span>El Raval<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Possibly one of the most eclectic neighborhoods in the city,\u00a0<strong>El Raval<\/strong> is home to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Maritime+Museum\/@41.3752397,2.1737588,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a250c9012a3b:0x8f1d4f2ca55a66fa!8m2!3d41.3752357!4d2.1759475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Maritime Museum<\/strong><\/a>, where you can see a full-scale replica of an old ship,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Pal%C3%A1cio+G%C3%BCell\/@41.3788891,2.1720511,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a25820d3f1dd:0x96a03ff19fc2a5a4!8m2!3d41.3788851!4d2.1742398\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Palau G\u00fcell<\/strong><\/a>, one of Gaud\u00ec&#8217;s famous buildings,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Gran+Teatre+del+Liceu\/@41.380285,2.1716143,17z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2580540cc5b:0xa05d8e0a1059639d!8m2!3d41.3801969!4d2.1732948\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Gran Teatre del Liceu<\/strong><\/a>, another historic music hall and opera house,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Virreina+Palace,+08001+Barcelona\/@41.3824246,2.1690775,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f64f4d98f1:0x6c3672a6a9c98a04!8m2!3d41.3824077!4d2.1712553\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Palau de la Virreina<\/strong><\/a>, which shows works and installations by contemporary artists,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Barcelona+Museum+of+Contemporary+Art\/@41.3824246,2.1690775,17z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f5ac8c5ed1:0x8efd28fd5e2c7b2a!8m2!3d41.3831913!4d2.1668668\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>MACBA<\/strong><\/a>, Catalonia&#8217;s Museum of Contemporary art, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Centre+de+Cultura+Contempor%C3%A0nia+de+Barcelona+(CCCB)\/@41.3831953,2.1646781,17z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f4f8b4c02d:0xd6c1de3f0a857874!8m2!3d41.383786!4d2.166775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>CCCB<\/strong><\/a>, Barcelona&#8217;s Center of Contemporary Culture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Looking for an apartment in the city?\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ShBarcelona<\/a><\/strong> is the answer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>* Main photo by\u00a0Jorge Franganillo via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"88133\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; 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