Staying at our hotel in Ciutat Vella means enjoying three neighbourhoods in a single location. Therefore, let’s discover the leisure possibilities that each of them entails.
We do not want to be pretentious, but we are convinced that Raval is the neighbourhood with possibly the greatest cultural offer in the country. This is beacuse it houses first-class cultural institutions such as the 'Centre for Contemporary Culture of Barcelona' (CCCB), the 'Museum of Contemporary Art' (MACBA), and the 'Film Library of Catalonia', but also because it has the most active and multicultural social fabric of the city.
Markets, restaurants, trendy bars, and a variety of shops, as well as its inhabitants from various parts of the world make up the friendliest and most authentic face of the neighbourhood.
In addition, with famous streets such as Las Ramblas and its Boquería market, the Raval quarter is waiting to be strolled through.
Stay in a hotel near Paseo de Gracia
Eixample, or what was once the most elegant area of the city, is only a ten-minute walk from chic&basic Lemon. In a pleasant stroll from the hotel to Paseo de Gracia avenue, you will reach the nerve centre of Barcelona's modernism where internationally renowned works by Antoni Gaudí, Puig, and Cadafalch await, such as Casa Batlló, Casa Amatller, and La Pedrera.
Strolling down this avenue is transporting yourself to the economic prosperity of the late 19th century thanks to the residences of the bourgeoisie of that time. If this was once the most prestigious street in the city, it remains so today thanks to its luxury shops and restaurants.
Hotel near the Barcelona Cathedral
Within walking distance of the hotel is also the Gothic Quarter, then quarter on which the ancient Roman and medieval Barcelona was built.
Its narrow streets blend with ancient buildings such as the Church of Santa Maria del Pi, the Cathedral, Gothic palaces, bustling squares such as Plaza Real or other quieter like San Felip Neri, as well as the busy Portal del Ángel, one of the most popular shopping streets in the city.
Thanks to its strategic combination of factors, chic&basic Lemon not only overflows with positive energy in all its spaces but is also located in the cultural and leisure centre of the city, ideal for exploring the most important spots, but also for getting lost and letting yourself be surprised by a city of contrasts.
