About the area: This apartment is located in the center of the old town, called La Ribera or El Borne. This is that historical center of town that has made Barcelona so passionately loved by travellers in recent years. You are surrounded by that famous mix of old history and a modern, artistic and cosmopolitan atmosphere. close to the apartment, you will find: - the Picasso Museum, 50 meters away, the Textile Museum and dozens of private galleries - The Gothic Basilica Santa Maria del Mar, surrounded by many 'terrazas', especially beautiful in the evening - La Rambla, the finest and most famous shopping street of Barcelona with hundreds of restaurants bars and shops -Las Ramblas-Boqueria, a famous food market - the Placa de Catalunya with warehouses such as El Corte Inglés and FNAC - Parc Ciutadella with the city's Zoo, a fantastic green area where you can walk, rent bicycles, as well as listen to open-air concerts - the sea, the city\'s old harbour and the beach within a ten minute's walk - shopping avenue Paseo de Gracia, which features several of Gaudí's most famous works of architecture - a public parking area - an internet café, within 100 meters - the subway stops Jaume I, Arco de Triunfo and Barceloneta