Summer 2024 saw angry locals attack tourists with toy water pistols to protest about being squeezed out of their own city.

Back in the day, streets in Barcelona were predominantly narrow and winding, making the long and wide Las Ramblas unconventionally roomy. Today, the chances of finding locals congregating here are ...

One of Spain’s top courts has backed a plan to shut down short-term holiday accommodation in Barcelona, as a way to address ...

Everyone starts with La Rambla, and then dives straight into the “mediaeval nucleus” of the city, the Barri Gòtic (Gothic Quarter). An archetypal city-break destination, Barcelona has world ...

You will also find the Barcelona Cathedral in this neighborhood. Accessible via Liceu and Drassanes Metro stops. This pedestrian thoroughfare, La Rambla, is so popular and so highly frequented ...

Afternoon: After a leisurely lunch at a local tapas bar, make your way to La Rambla, Barcelona’s most famous boulevard. Evening: As the sun sets, head to the lively neighborhood of El Born ...