Els Quatre Gats and Barri Gotic

My sister Ro is a great fan of Rick Steves self guided tours, so I downloaded his Barcelona book and headed off on the Barri Gotic walk and it was great. Steves takes you off the beaten track and gives you a bit of history of each place you visit-places only a guided tour will take you!
The Barri Gotic is a world of shops, bars, and winding streets. It’s where the Roman’s founded the city, where the Jews were forced into ghettos and where protesters seek justice. The highlights for me were finding Els Quatre Gats a cafe where Picasso hung out, chatting with an art shop owner about Joan Miro, and simply wandering down the narrow laneways, turning a corner to find yet another tiny plaza or square where you can have a rest, buy a coffee and collect your thoughts.Read more