Passeig de Gràcia, Barcelona
Passeig de Gràcia is one of the major avenues in Barcelona (Catalonia) and one of its most important shopping and business areas, containing several of the city's most celebrated pieces of architecture. It is located in the central part of Eixample, stretching from Plaça Catalunya to Carrer Gran de Gràcia.
Passeig de Gràcia viewed from Casa Milà
Casa Amatller and Casa Batlló
Casa Milà
Eusko Jaurlaritza commemorative plaque.
The Eixample is a district of Barcelona between the old city and what were once surrounding small towns, constructed in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Its population was 262,000 at the last census (2005).
Aerial view of the Eixample
District hall
Original Eixample concept from 1859
Part of the Eixample and the Sagrada Família, viewed from Montjuïc, June 2006