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Poblenou
Post-industrial, creative and calm

Poblenou

A former industrial district turned creative and tech hub, still village-like around its leafy Rambla.

Once the industrial heart of Catalonia, dubbed the Catalan Manchester, Poblenou has reinvented its old factories as studios, design offices and the tech cluster known as 22@. Yet its core still feels like a village, organised around the leafy Rambla del Poblenou that runs from the old town centre down towards the beach. Galleries and workshops sit beside long-standing bakeries and the kind of restaurants locals keep to themselves. The grid here is wide and calm, a deliberate counterpoint to the density of the old city.

Highlights

Rambla del Poblenou to the beach 22@ innovation district Reused factories as studios Galleries and design workshops Long-standing local bakeries
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Restaurant

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Cafe

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Bar

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