If you’re in the mood to surrender to a city’s charms, let it be in Barcelona. Life bubbles in its narrow old town alleys, grand boulevards, and elegant modern district. While Barcelona has an illustrious past—from Roman colony to 14th-century maritime power, it’s enjoyable to throw out the history books and just drift through the city.
A stroll down Barcelona’s main pedestrian drag, the Ramblas, is a good place to start. This grand boulevard takes you from rich (the elegant main square, Plaça de Catalunya) to rough (the port) in a one-mile walk past plenty of historic pieces of this great city.
