With “Barcelona 200 years ago: downtown routes” we will walk around the old town to discover the 18th century city: its people, houses, palazzos, and monuments but also its daily life. The renowned writer Baró de Maldà will be our guide in this stroll.

The book is divided into eight routes covering the main quarters of Barcelona in the 18 th century:

Route I. Pi-Cathedral

Route II. Plaça de Sant Jaume-Call or Jewish guetto

Route III. Santa Anna

Route IV. Les Rambles

Route V. El Raval

Route VI. The neighbourhood of La Ribera

Route VII. Barcelona and the sea.

Route VIII. Sant Pere neighbourhood