1000 Streets you seem to miss when visiting

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Carrer Petritxol, Barcelona


Situated in El Gótico, just a few minutes off and parallel to La Rambla, Carrer Petrixtol is 129 metres long and only three metres wide, making it one of the narrowest streets in all of Barcelona. Through this street’s mosaics we can see the history of what used to be the customs and trades of this street, and therefore Barcelona as a whole.
In 1959, Carrer Petrixtol became the first street in Barcelona to become completely pedestrianised. Art, bookshops and chocolatiers are what have made this street into one of the most popular and charming streets of the centre of Barcelona, with some of these vendors have become famous themselves.
When you walk along the street you will notice that there are ceramic tiles that show information about parties, weddings or any other kind of social gathering that took place in the chocolateries in the street. The tiles also have information on the birth or death of famous people in the city such as Montserrat Caballé who used to rehearse in her studio in this very same street.



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