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The Eixample is characterized by long straight streets, a strict grid pattern crossed by wide avenues, and square blocks with chamfered corners (Catalan: illes, Spanish: manzanas) and it is demographicly seen the largest of Barcelona. The district is full of little shops, restaurants, musea and several parks. The idea for this district was a visionary, pioneering desigh by Ildefons Cerdà and it is build at the end of the 19th century. Another thing that Ildefons Cerdà wanted to accomplish with the design was to connect the old city with the surrounding villages. The grid pattern remains as a hallmark of Barcelona, but many of his other provisions were unfortunately ignored. The four sides of the blocks and the inner space were built instead of the planned two or three sides around a garden. The streets were narrower and only one of the two diagonal avenues was carried out. A dream of Cerdà was a mixed composition of inhabitants, but instead of that, the inhabitants were of a higher class.
Some parts of the Eixample were influenced by Modernist architects, chief among whom was Antoni Gaudí. His work in the Eixample includes the Casa Milà and the Casa Batlló, both of which are on the wide Passeig the Gràcia, as well as the Sagrada Familia. Other architects who were important for the looks of several parts of the Eixample including Josep Puid i Cadafalch, Josep Domènech i Estapà, Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas and perhaps above all Enric Sagnier i Villavecchia, responsible for a total of over 500 buildings in the city (not all of them in the Eixample).
The district consists of the neighborhoods ‘Dreta de l’Eixample (Spanish: Eixample Derecho), Esquerra de l’Eixample (Spanish: Eixample Izquierdo), Sant Antoni (Spanish: Sant Antonio), Sagrada Familia and Fort Pienc. There is also a rather small part of the district know as the ‘Gayxample’, and that district is full of shops, nightclubs and hotels for and made by gay people. Besides that, the district has a lot of nightlife, varieting from salsabars to student cafe’s and luxury design nightclubs.
The Eixample is characterized by long straight streets, a strict grid pattern crossed by wide avenues, and square blocks with chamfered corners (Catalan: illes, Spanish: manzanas) and it is demographicly seen the largest of Barcelona. The district is full of little shops, restaurants, musea and several parks. The idea for this district was a visionary, pioneering desigh by Ildefons Cerdà and it is build at the end of the 19th century. Another thing that Ildefons Cerdà wanted to accomplish with the design was to connect the old city with the surrounding villages. The grid pattern remains as a hallmark of Barcelona, but many of his other provisions were unfortunately ignored. The four sides of the blocks and the inner space were built instead of the planned two or three sides around a garden. The streets were narrower and only one of the two diagonal avenues was carried out. A dream of Cerdà was a mixed composition of inhabitants, but instead of that, the inhabitants were of a higher class.
Some parts of the Eixample were influenced by Modernist architects, chief among whom was Antoni Gaudí. His work in the Eixample includes the Casa Milà and the Casa Batlló, both of which are on the wide Passeig the Gràcia, as well as the Sagrada Familia. Other architects who were important for the looks of several parts of the Eixample including Josep Puid i Cadafalch, Josep Domènech i Estapà, Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas and perhaps above all Enric Sagnier i Villavecchia, responsible for a total of over 500 buildings in the city (not all of them in the Eixample).
The district consists of the neighborhoods ‘Dreta de l’Eixample (Spanish: Eixample Derecho), Esquerra de l’Eixample (Spanish: Eixample Izquierdo), Sant Antoni (Spanish: Sant Antonio), Sagrada Familia and Fort Pienc. There is also a rather small part of the district know as the ‘Gayxample’, and that district is full of shops, nightclubs and hotels for and made by gay people. Besides that, the district has a lot of nightlife, varieting from salsabars to student cafe’s and luxury design nightclubs.
The south-central district of Barcelona, called L´Eixample owes its design and progressive structural system to the Catalan urban planner Ildefons Cerdá i Sunyer. After training as a civil engineer in the mid 19th century, Ildefons understood that as Barcelonas city walls were imminently going to be torn down, the need for city expansion was necessary.
He imagined an efficient extension, translated in english as the enlargement, which would be less congested than the old town and more livable for the public. After planning the Eixample as a modern and unique cityscape, he pursued other projects on a regional planning scale, until his death in 1876, indebted and poor. His ideas for Eixample were focused on openness, natural light and natural greenery, ventilation, effective waste disposal and efficient mobility for people, carriages, urban railway lines (which at the time didnt exist). The network and grid layout of Eixample that Cerdà designed was far ahead of his time and is regarded as unique and brilliant even today, and that is without the inclusion of some great additions like high-capacity sewers to tackle frequent floods and safe gas supply accommodation.
Two major revisions changed his original design and thus the modern day Eixample is not as Cerdàs originally planned it, but based on it. One of the diagonal streets was scrapped and due to so many Catalan architects opposing his ideas, the modernist facades seen today are what brings the fame to the this district in Barcelona.
Eixample is compact yet spacious, green but with enough room for motor vehicles, light and it feels clean. There are many shops available to purchase products from, many apartment blocks to live in, and several monuments, perhaps most famously the Sagrada Familia.
Going out in Barcelona is an unforgettable and exciting experience. But the hardest part of nightlife here is choosing where to go. Therefore I have listed some places to go out, for different people with different styles!
Clubs
Barcelona has a wide range of good clubs, offering many different music styles. To enter the clubs you will have to pay a certain amount and probably have to stand in a queue first, but this is the same everywhere in the world, I think. Most clubs don’t have a dress code but do require you to dress with a “smart casual attire” 
. Here are some of the most well-known clubs in Barcelona:
Shôko: This is an Asian style restaurant/club facing the beach where they play everything from house to hip-hop music, have a good cocktails offer and international atmosphere
You can subscribe to the guestlist of Shôko and enter for free through this website
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Otto Zutz: A club with three floors, on the first floor you can enjoy hip hop-music, on the second floor house flourishes combined with techno and on the third floor you can listen to mixed music, focusing on the 80′s.
You can subscribe to the guestlist of Otto Zutz and enter for free through this website
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Opium: Close to Shôko you will find Opium Mar. A lounge club with one of the biggest terraces along side of Barceloneta’s beach. Most of the time they will play R&B, lounge and house music.
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You can subscribe to the guestlist of Opium Mar and enter for free through this website
Catwalk: Catwalk is one of the most vistited and fashionable clubs in Barcelona! There is a perfect combination of locals and tourists. Also situated at Barceloneta’s beach it offers R&B, hip-hop, house and dance.
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You can subscribe to the guestlist of Catwalk and enter for free through this website
Razzmatazz: Sala Razzmatazz is probably one of the biggest clubs in Barcelona, with 4 floors and many concerts of known DJ’s.
http://www.salarazzmatazz.com/
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Le Kashba: A relatively new club to Barcelona’s nightlife, situated in Barceloneta. A Marroccan influenced lounge club, with different styles of music.
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Nasty Mondays: http://roombarcelona.com/life-in-barcelona/nasty-mondays.html
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Districts
Port Olimpic: In Port Olimpic, a bit further than Shôko, Catwalk and Opium Mar there is a street with many bars. The bars are perfect for people who don’t like to pay too much in clubs but still like to dance.
La Rambla: La Rambla is the place where you will find most tourists in Barcelona, so as in all cities, you will find a lot of Irish pubs and international bars where you can have a drink 
El Raval: El Raval is the place to be if you want a cheap night out, there are many cheap restaurants where you can sometimes have a three course dinner for less than 10€. Beside them you can find many authentic bars that really represent Barcelona. One example is Bar La Marsella, one of the oldest bars in Barcelona and known for its Absynthe! Another example is La Oveja Negra, known for its great Sangria and Beers.
Barri Gotic: In Barri Gotic there are many small and cozy bars where students can have a drink and nice tapas. Two nice bars are Bar El Agüelo (C/ d’Avinyó) and Bar Can Pumuki. El Aguëlo has a wooden interior with barrels and “Jamones” hanging from the sealing. Many students can get together there, especially after exams! Can Pumuki is special for their cocktails, you can order a cocktail in a big glass and drink from it with different people from different straws, it is really cosy!
Also in Barri Gotic you can find Bar Mariatchi, this is a bar, according to the legend going around, owned by the famous singer Manu Chao.
El Born: On the other side of Via Laietana, you will find el Born. Another district with many bars, some of the most known are, Rosa Negra (a mexican Cocktail Bar), Suborn and the Cactus Bar.
For more detailed descriptions of the various districts of Barcelona and what each district has to offer, click here.
Gay
Barcelona is one of the gay capitals in Europe so there is a very wide offer in gay bars and gay clubs!“In Barcelona, a gay couple can walk the streets hand in hand without so much as raising an eyebrow. The gay scene is fantastic with a great choice of gay bars, gay friendly restaurants, gay clubs and gay beaches. Barcelona’s ever growing gay scene gets better and better season after season, year after year.” www.barcelona-home.com
The most important places for the gay scene in Barcelona are the districts of Eixample and Grácia. There you will find many clubs and even restaurants exclusively for gay people. The most known clubs are: Metro Disco (C/ Sépulveda, 185), Arena www.arenadisco.com – there are many different Arena’s in Barcelona, Atame (C/ Consell de Cent, 257), Space Barcelona (on sundays, Metro L3 – Tarragona), Bear Factory (Passetge Domingo, 3) …
More info on the gay scene in Barcelona
If you want the latest info on what is happening in Barcelona, concerts, good parties and places to go to, you can check out the following websites:
