Gràcia, the Remaining Barcelona: How to Escape the Sagrada Família–La Rambla Circuit and Experience the Real City

Four days in a neighborhood of small squares, bar vermouth, and an August festival no one told you about.

1. Gràcia, the Remaining Barcelona: How to Escape the Sagrada Família–La Rambla Circuit and Experience the Real City

   Four days in a neighborhood of small squares, bar vermouth, and an August festival no one told you about.

2. 01.

   Gràcia is where Barcelona still lives; Born and Gòtic are where Barcelona sells itself.

3. 02.

   Festa Major de Gràcia (August 15-21) is Europe's best neighborhood festival that common tourists ignore.

4. 03.

   Vermouth is a local religion — Bar Resolís and Bodega Marín teach the ritual.

5. 04.

   Plaça del Sol at night costs €3 a beer and is worth more than any hotel bar in Eixample.

6. 05.

   Carrer de Verdi is the street of independent design — don't confuse it with Verdi in Madrid.

7. 🇪🇸 Barcelona

   Four days in a neighborhood of small squares, bar vermouth, and an August festival no one told you about.