|
|
|
|
Carrer Flassaders Review
Read our Barcelona sights reviews. Or post your own.
Carrer Flassaders
- Address: Born-Ribera, Barcelona, Catalonia | Map It
- Category: Neighborhoods/Streets
- Location: Born-Ribera
Fodor's Review:
The Carrer Flassaders (named for blanket makers) loop begins on Carrer Montcada opposite La Xampanyet, one of La Ribera's favorite bars (specializing in a sticky sparkling wine best avoided -- but otherwise an excellent place for tapas and ambience). Duck into the short, dark Carrer Arc de Sant Vicenç. At the end you'll find yourself face to face with La Seca, the Barcelona mint, where money was manufactured until the mid-19th century. Coins bearing the inscription, in Castilian, Principado de Cataluña (Principality of Catalonia) were minted here as late as 1836. The interior of La Seca (most of which is not open to the public) is an exquisitely restored split-level maze of wooden beams and pillars. Directly ahead in La Seca is the studio and showroom of the internationally prestigious sculptor Manel Alvarez; look for announcements of openings on the door across from the end of Arc de Sant Vicenç.
Moving left to Carrer de la Cirera, look up overhead to the left for the niche with the image of Santa Maria de Cervelló, one of the patron saints of the Catalan fleet, on the back side of the Palau Cervelló on Carrer Montcada. Moving down to the right on Carrer de la Cirera past the Otman shop and tearoom, you arrive at the corner of Carrer dels Flassaders; walk left past several impressive shops -- Re-Born at Flassaders 23; the café, restaurant, and design store Café de la Princesa at the corner of Carrer Sabateret -- and then turn back down Flassaders through a gauntlet of elegant little clothing, furnishings, and jewelry design stores past the main entry to La Seca at No. 40, with the gigantic royal Bourbon coat of arms over the imposing archway. At No. 42 is the antiques dealer Hammam, also occupying part of La Seca; curios and furniture from everywhere from Morocco to India fill the rambling space, and a downstairs space is used for art openings. The stylish Cortana clothing store is across the street. Look up to your right at the corner of the gated Carrer de les Mosques, famous as Barcelona's narrowest street. The mustachioed countenance peering down at you was once a medieval advertisement for a brothel. Boccabacco, at No. 44, is Barcelona's best Italian delicatessen. A right on Passeig del Born will take you back to Santa Maria del Mar.
- Metro: Jaume I
Get Advice From Other Travelers
- Barcelona hotel near cruise port?
8 responses; most recent on 09/26/2008, 09:39 am - How many days in Barcelona?
4 responses; most recent on 09/22/2008, 04:41 am - Barcelona hotel near cruise port?
6 responses; most recent on 09/22/2008, 03:05 am - Barcelona
3 responses; most recent on 09/20/2008, 07:01 pm
Visit the Travel Talk forums for help on planning your trip >>
Buy the Guidebook
-
$22.95
-
$11.95
Get the Fodor's Newsletter
Read the current issue
For more travel ideas, tips, and deals, sign up for the Fodor's newsletter here. Browse previous issues.
