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How is to live San Antoni neighborhood?
Sant Antoni is a small neighbourhood in L’Eixample Esquerra district, which is the left side of it. The neighbourhood has a curious layout of an arrow, so identifying it on Barcelonas map is very easy. If you look on the map, it is bordered by some of the important roads and avenues of Barcelona such as Parallel, Gran Via, Ronda Sant Antoni and Ronda Sant Pau, making the neighbourhood a very connected zone.
Sant Antoni is located right next to the well-known Raval, that influenced some of the trends and cultural changes in the neighbourhood. Its atmosphere and comfort have made it very popular with locals, bringing together the young and aspiring Catalan creatives. It is also very popular because of its weekly fair of old books and collectibles held every Sunday morning, next to the iconic market, Mercat de Sant Antoni.
Although the neighbourhood is so close to the busy and crowded city centre, it is very relaxed and quiet. This location is perfect if you want to see the city’s many attractions: pretty much everything is about 10-15 minutes walk away.
History of the Sant Antoni
The buildings that you can now see in Sant Antoni mostly date back to the beginning of the 20th century. The most famous building of the city is its big market. One of the important streets of the neighbourhood is the Mistral Avenue, that is beautiful and nice to walk from the centre towards the Plaza Espanya or all the way around.
Mercat de Sant Antoni
The beautiful marketplace of Sant Antoni was designed by Antoni Rovira i Trias and built in 1872. Mercat de Sant Antoni is a very popular market to buy all kinds of goods. But especially it is popular with second-hand book lovers on Sunday mornings.
Streets of Sant Antoni
One thing impossible not to mention is the incredible street art of the city. You can find some of the most famous graffiti of the city here. One of them is the balloon that you can see in the façade on the Carboneria, Cerdà’s first Eixample building. It was one of the most relevant street arts in San Antoni. The rehabilitation of the first building in the Eixample makes that great mural, photographed thousands of times and supposedly protected, disappear.
Famous Street in San Antoni
It’s clear for all to see: for the last couple of years Parlament street, until recently an anonymous street in the neighborhood of Sant Antoni, has been on vouge. Many modern establishments are opening all the time, living in harmony with the traditional neighborhood stores. This street is full of amazing places to eat tapas, have brunch or maybe a glass of wine or a vermut. The street is especially loved by locals.
Where to eat or drink in San Antoni
We have chose our top bars and restaurants in the zone.
Restaurants:
- Nomm
- The Juice House
- Maleducat
- Els Ocellets
- Casa Dorita
Bars:
- Bar Calders
- Bodega 1900
- Fabrica Moritz
- Bar Botijas
- Garage Bar
- Las Vermudas Sant Antoni
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