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Gothic Quarter, Raval Quarter and boulevard de Ramblas. If you go downward from Plaza Catalunya, you'll come to ancient gothic Barcelona, on the right side you'll see one of the most famous boulevards in Europe – boulevard de Ramblas, you'll also face Raval Quarter with its Museum of modern art. On the left side Gothic Quarter with its marvelous Barcelona Cathedral is located. Without visiting this authentic part of the city your impression of Barcelona would be incomplete. There you can enjoy slow walk across numerous narrow streets, do shopping and also take pleasure of special international atmosphere and listen to various languages and dialects not only of the native, but also of tourists. All this helps to get a full idea of the city, of its past and future. If you get to boulevard de Ramblas, we vastly recommend you to go to the enormous shopping centre Maremagnum. It consists of a great number of restaurants, shops, cafes and clubs. Moreover, it's a good place for entertainment: there is a complex of movie theatres, aquarium and IMAX theatre.

El Born and the City Park (Parc de la Ciutadella). El Born is a very beautiful and calm area. Going from the ancient part of the city in the direction of Parc de la Ciutadella you'll surely pass by El Born, or as it's also called ‘Barcelona's Soho' (on analogy with the area in New-York). El Born is a typical example of new creative stream in Barcelona. As recently as 10 years ago this area was absolutely unpopular and of course it wasn't the place of interest for plenty of tourists. Because of the unique location (it's near Gothic Quarter, the beach and one of the most attractive parks in Barcelona Parc de la Ciutadella) first of all this place was liked by eccentric people: artists and students. Art workers started exhibiting their works and opened their shops. After that, enterprising investors realized the potential of this area and there started a great restoration campaign. There are a lot of amazingly beautiful buildings there, for example, this area can boast of world-famous Picasso Museum and the Museum of Chocolate, galleries, which exhibit paintings of native and foreign artists and various cheap restaurants that serve national cosine. More than that, there are a lot of traditional fashionable bars.
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