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Ciutat Vella
District of Barcelona
Location of Ciutat Vella within Barcelona
Location of Ciutat Vella within Barcelona
Coordinates: 41°22′51″N 2°10′23″E﻿ / ﻿41.38083°N 2.17306°E﻿ / 41.38083; 2.17306Coordinates: 41°22′51″N 2°10′23″E﻿ / ﻿41.38083°N 2.17306°E﻿ / 41.38083; 2.17306
Country  Spain
Autonomous Community  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Barcelonès
Municipality Barcelona
Neighbourhoods El Raval, El Gòtic, La Barceloneta, Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera
 • Total 4.37 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population (2009)
 • Total 107,426
 • Density 25,000/km2 (64,000/sq mi)
1860 map.
La Rambla near the waterfront

Ciutat Vella (Catalan pronunciation: [siwˈtad ˈbeʎə], meaning in English "Old City") is a district of Barcelona, numbered District 1. The name means "old city" in Catalan and refers to the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Barcelona, Spain. Ciutat Vella is nestled between the Mediterranean Sea and the neighborhood called l'Eixample (the Extension.). It is considered as the centre of the city; the Plaça Catalunya is one of the most popular meeting points in all of Catalonia.[citation needed]

There are four administrative neighborhoods (some of them include former or traditional neighborhoods):

Les Rambles[edit]

Main article: La Rambla, Barcelona




Main article: El Raval

This portion of the city is often referred to as el Barri Xinès, or China town. It acquired this name not due to there being residents of Chinese origin, but because it was how a Chinese city was imagined to be. Due to its previous reputation as a dangerous area, the local government has invested in the neighborhood, including the creation of a walkway to the sea, the Rambla del Raval and building development, including the new Filmoteca de Catalunya. It has become one of the most dynamic areas of the city. Many smaller ethnic restaurants may be found in Raval and fashionable restaurants and cafés have been opening up. The Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (Contemporary Art Museum of Barcelona) is in this neighborhood.

Barri Gòtic[edit]

Main article: Barri Gòtic

On the other side of Les Rambles, is el Barri Gòtic. This neighborhood houses the Cathedral of Barcelona, la Generalitat (the Catalan government hall), and l'Ajuntament (Barcelona city hall). Tourists visit this neighborhood to see Plaça Reial (a Spanish-style plaza) and to shop in one of the tourist shops along Carrer Ferran. El Museu Picasso (the Picasso Museum) can be found in the area known as el Born, within the Barri Gotic, in addition to the historic restaurant Els Quatre Gats (the Four Cats), which was a popular hang-out for artists, including Pablo Picasso.


La Ribera and El Born[edit]

Main article: La Ribera

La Barceloneta[edit]

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