Staying near to La Sagrada Familia in a Barcelona Apartment.

When visitors to a Barcelona apartment are choosing an area to stay in, they often will decide to stay in a Barcelona apartment anywhere close to La Rambla, however just a 20 minute walk from there you will find La Sagrada Familia, Gaudi's iconic church and a residential area with hidden authentic Barcelona gems.

The area Sagrada Familia lies in the Barcelona district of Eixample. Constructed in the late 1800's and early 1900's to expand the city outside of the old medieval area, it is laid out in a grid of octagonal block with beautiful mansion blocks, many in the Gaudi-esque style.

The are referred to as Sagrada Familia is about a 20 minute walk to the Placa de Catalunya, considered to be the centre of Barcelona, or just a few stops on the Metro.

At first glance the area looks purely residential but it does have some great areas of restaurants and bars that are pretty much tourist free. Avinguda de Gaudi is a pedastrianised street, leading diagionally away from the small park in front of the cathedral. It has a very popular pizza restaurant, trendy cocktail bars and the more traditionanal catalan food restaurants. It's a lively and buzzy area popular with all age ranges.

When staying in a self-catering Barcelona apartment in this area you can buy fresh food from the Mercat Sagrada Familia which is brimming with healthy local produce, including an array of locally caught fresh fish.

Barcelona Apartments in the Area Sagrada Familia
Loving Barcelona Apartments offers some beautiful apartments of a luxury standard in the area around SagradaFamilia, which is a great base for any trip to Barcelona. The Sagrada building has 12 luxury apartments, one with an outside terrace. The apartments are spaciaous and modern in design and ideal for larger family groups that need to sptread over several apartments. The Rossellon building has 11 Barcelona apartments all spacious and bright, a recent addition to Loving Barcelona Apartments portfolio, these are offered at a great value price. Also in this area is the Gaudi Barcelona apartment, a spacious 3 bedroom apartment, with a great balcony terrace for watching the world go by in the streets below.