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🇪🇸Spain

7 cities · 35 neighborhoods

Spain's cities divide themselves into barrios with fierce local pride. From Gothic Barcelona to Baroque Madrid to Moorish Seville, Spanish neighborhoods reward travelers who settle in rather than tick off sights.

Barcelona

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El Born
Medieval streets, modern cocktails
#2
Gràcia
Barcelona's village within the city
#3
El Raval
Gritty, global and wildly alive
#4
Poble Sec
Tapas on Carrer Blai, sunset on Montjuïc
#5
Poblenou
Barcelona's post-industrial playground

Bilbao

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Casco Viejo
Bilbao's medieval old town
#2
Abando
Bilbao's elegant 19th-century core
#3
Deusto
Bilbao's riverside university quarter
#4
Indautxu
Bilbao's smart central shopping district
#5
Bilbao La Vieja
Bilbao's regenerated creative quarter

Granada

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Albaicín
UNESCO Moorish Granada with Alhambra views
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Sacromonte
Granada's cave-house flamenco hill
#3
Realejo
Granada's Jewish quarter
#4
Centro
Central Granada's tapas streets
#5
La Cartuja
Granada's monastery district

Madrid

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Malasaña
Madrid's hip, independent heart
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La Latina
Tapas crawls and Sunday vermouth
#3
Chueca
Madrid's LGBTQ+ and shopping district
#4
Salamanca
Madrid at its most elegant
#5
Lavapiés
The city's most multicultural maze

Málaga

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Centro Histórico
Málaga's historic centre
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Soho
Málaga's street art and arts district
#3
La Malagueta
Málaga's beach neighborhood
#4
Pedregalejo
Málaga's fishing village gone hip
#5
El Palo
Málaga's classic beach barrio

Seville

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Santa Cruz
Seville's old Jewish quarter
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Triana
Seville's flamenco and ceramic heart
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Alameda
Seville's bohemian square
#4
Macarena
Authentic Seville, north of the centre
#5
Arenal
Seville's bullring and riverside

Valencia

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El Carmen
Old Valencia's medieval heart
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Ruzafa
Valencia's hippest barrio
#3
El Cabanyal
Valencia's fishermen's quarter
#4
Ciutat Vella
Old Town Valencia
#5
Benimaclet
Valencia's student village