Property Description
This is a 30 m² studio in the heart of the Borne area. The apartment is on the second floor and has a balcony that looks out onto a quiet street near the Santa Marie del Mar church, the oldest church in Barcelona.
It has a bedroom area with a double bed, a wardrobe for hanging your clothes and a bedside table. There is a complete kitchen and in the bathroom there is a shower unit. It has no central heating but the owner provides two portable electrical heatings. There is no washing machine in the apartment, but if your stay is for more than one week, the landlord will give you vouchers for the local laudrette. In the living room area there is a sofa, cable t.v with some european channels, c.d player, table and chairs, the owner has also included an ADSL line and computer. The balcony allows a lot of natural light into the studio and it´s an ideal location for discovering the city at only 10 minutes walk from the Gotic area. The Borne area itself has many little bars and restaurants for all tastes in food and drink.
Accomodation information
General
Property: Apartments | Sq metres: 30 | |
Rooms and bathrooms
Bedrooms: Studio | Double beds: 1 | Cot (free): 1 |
Number of main bathrooms: 1 | | |
Facilities
General Information
General
Entertainment
TV | Cable TV | Radio |
Internet | Internet (+ computer) | |
Kitchen
Microwave | Toaster | Café tier |
Laundry
Bedding | Towels | Washing machine |
Iron | Hairdryer | |
Location Description
"Born and the neighbouring area of Sant Pere collectively form ‘La Ribera’ (The Waterfront), one of the most popular places to live in Barcelona, right in the medieval heart of the city.
The area has been the commercial centre of Barcelona for hundreds of years and these days with more and more money being spent on turning the old market into fashionable bars and restaurants, the area is immaculately turned out.
Since the 1980’s, Born has been a focal point of the city’s alternative art scene and the district blends together both medieval and modern influences. One of its finest monuments is an extraordinary work of Modernisme – the Palau de la Música Catalana. The palace has often been described as being possibly the wildest, most extreme expression of Moderisme ever built. Ironically, for a place built to appeal to the ears, it’s the sights that tend to attract the majority of visitors.
These sights contrast brilliantly with perhaps the greatest Catalan Gothic building in the city - the magnificent basilica of Santa Maria del Mar. The characteristic horizontal lines, large bare surfaces, square buttresses and flat-topped octagonal towers really make the church stand out. It’s no wonder then that the basilica is in great demand for weddings and its impressive acoustics make it a popular venue for concerts.
Arguably one of the greatest artists to come from Spain is Pablo Picasso. Although originally from Andalucia, Picasso has become Barcelona’s adopted son and 3,500 pieces of his work are on view across five adjoining palaces at the Museu Picasso. Located along a line of merchants mansions on C/Montcada, the museum is accompanied by the Museu Téxtil and the Museu Barbier-Mueller d’Art PrecolombÃ.
After walking around those museums, the Parc de la Ciutadella to the east of the district is the perfect place to relax. Along with the zoo, the park hosts many attractions including the Natural History Museum, a boating lake and more than thirty pieces of imaginative statuary. The trio of prancing deer statue is very popular with kids and is a dedication to Walt Disney.
All of these sights are within walking distance of each other, but of course, the area is well connected to the rest of the city by the excellent underground metro system (Jaume I and Barceloneta Station) and by train to the Catalunya region and the El Prat Airport (Estació de França Railway Station). For these reasons, the Born Barrio is certainly one of the best places to start discovering and living in Barcelona."
