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El Born

La Ribera, Ciutat Vella, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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Ranked #48 of 265 activities in Barcelona
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Type: Neighborhoods
Activities: Shopping, Dining, Arts and crafts, Drinking
Description: Off-beat and fashionable neighborhood that features historic attractions, art galleries, funky shops, bars and tapas.
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Houston, Texas
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21 reviews 21 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 8, 2013

Love this neighborhood. Great small restaurants and bars. Can spend hours and hours walking the streets and alleys, people watching and window shopping.Nice small square with benches to hang and take in the atmosphere. Beautiful smallish cathedral. Favorite neighborhood in Barcelona, the real Barcelona.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 30, 2013

It wont happen! Born is too fun! Every tiny street has something awesome to discover. Walk around at niht and you will find some quiet little squares to sit and relax and listen to some guy practice guitar. Its beautiful! Oh yea and the squares are hundreds of years old. No big deal haha

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Los Angeles, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 25, 2013

We are so glad we decided to stay in El Born. So much personality and charm in this neighborhood. Loads of restaurants, boutiques and atmospheric narrow alleyways to wander through. To be candid, it is very active and noisy at night. If you are sensitive to that you may want to sleep elsewhere or bring ear plugs. For us, the... More

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budapest
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3 attraction reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2013

We have spent all yesterday walking around born and it is a great area. You can get lost in the little streets and spend hours in the little shops. There are a lot of options to eat food as well. I would recmmend saving at least a half a day to enjoy the area.

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Methuen, Massachusetts, United States
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27 reviews 27 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2013 via mobile

Better food in this neighborhood than pretty much everywhere else as far as downtown/port area goes. Don't miss it.

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Tucson, Arizona
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 8, 2013

This is the hip neighborhood with the best nightlife. Lots of arts during the day and tapas bars at night. Cal Pep is a jewel for lunch.

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Bristol
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 8, 2013

Just great for wandering around. Loved sampling the different bars and restaurants and getting lost in the different alleyways

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 3, 2013

Stayed at the K+K, and ate in several restaurants in the area, ran and strolled in the park (Arc of Triumph in the north, parliment in the mid south, zoo far south), a place to wander to the coast, the Ramblas, Sagrada, catch the Metro/walk to the Cathedral/Gothic section or catch the train to Figueres. If Lincoln park in Chicago... More

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Istanbul, Turkey
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46 reviews 46 reviews
19 attraction reviews
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31 helpful votes 31 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 3, 2013

El Born is a district of Barcelona full of small streets lined with great small bars, shops and dining experiences. For those who love Melbourne's laneways - El Born is similar - just bigger and older and better. Great place to head to check out the nightlife of Barcelona.

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San Diego
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 31, 2013

When walking through this area you will be amazed at all the exclusive shops from around the world. Everything is here in the way of designer stores all the way down to H&M. Just of the Rambla there are many streets with additional shops, food, bars.

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