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Sant Gervasi / Sarrià
Leafy, residential and calm

Sant Gervasi / Sarrià

Quiet uphill former villages of leafy streets, old parish cores and unhurried residential life.

Up in the higher, quieter part of the city, Sant Gervasi and Sarrià were villages absorbed by Barcelona's expansion and still keep a residential calm distinct from the centre. Sarrià in particular retains a small-town core, with its parish church, narrow old streets and a pastry shop tradition that locals defend fiercely. The wider area mixes early-twentieth-century villas, leafy avenues and good neighbourhood restaurants away from the tourist routes. It is where the city slows down and breathes, with the Collserola hills rising just behind.

Highlights

Old village core of Sarrià Parish church and squares Traditional pastry shops Early-twentieth-century villas Quiet streets below Collserola
7 places
2 Categories

Restaurant

6 places

Bar

1 place