Spain

Barcelona

City, beach and water - experience it all with a 21-5 home in Barcelona.

Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, will leave you breathless. Barcelona has an exhilarating pulse and energy. Barcelona has become a magnet for the joie de vivre and all that is progressive in Spanish society. Catalonia's avant-garde city has become the epitome of Spanish enterprise, artistic exuberance, nightlife and political dynamism.

With 2,000 years of history, Barcelona is already home to an exciting array of Roman ruins, Gothic palaces and explosive modernist buildings. It is Spain's second largest city - rich and thriving, with one of the country's most important ports and a wealth of industry.

It is the capital of Catalonia. Catalonia has its own language, flag and government. On Sundays and holidays, the Sardana, the Catalan freedom dance, is performed in the square in front of the Catedral, in the square in front of the Catedral de la Santa Cruz y Santa Eulàlia and in the Placa de Catalunya. You can also just walk around the city along the Rambla, where there's always something going on. Just off the Rambla is the large, bustling food market. Take a stroll along the port promenade or through the small streets and wide boulevards. Have some tapas and a glass of wine. Sit on the Placa de Catalunya and watch the life - kids playing soccer - or listen to the music. Passeig de Gracia - one of the main boulevards - is home to many fashionable shops, galleries and luxury hotels.

The soul of Barcelona is best found on La Rambla - the lifeblood of the city with street performers, small shops, peddlers and a market selling everything from aquarium fish to antiques. La Rambla stretches from the main square, Plaça de Catalunya, and divides the old city into two parts. It is an exciting area to visit with a great vibrancy that makes it a particularly attractive place to have an apartment in Barcelona.

The Gothic Quarter - Barri Gòtic - east of the Rambla is also a great location for a vacation home or apartment. The area is a unique collection of medieval buildings at the foot of the cathedral. The neighborhood appears as a mountain of sturdy cobblestone mansions crisscrossed by narrow, labyrinthine streets. The facades of the densely populated Barri Gòtic are adorned with oversized wrought-iron lanterns and balconies where laundry flutters in the breeze and canaries chirp from tiny cages.

Barri Gòtic is one of the largest and best preserved medieval districts in Europe. Part of the charm of adventuring in Barcelona's Barri Gòtic is being lured through its enticing narrow streets, only to end up in a beautiful plaza from where you can continue your adventure into new alleys lined with fashion boutiques, trendy cafes, tapas bars, or small treasure troves of restaurants.

"El Born is the neighborhood just east of the Gothic Quarter and has a similar atmosphere. We only look for apartments in the two neighborhoods mentioned above.

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What can an apartment in Barcelona offer?

The opportunity to combine beach and city breaks

Culinary experiences in a class of their own

Impressive art and stunning architecture

Excellent shopping experiences for all ages and budgets

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