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Museu Picasso
5For a portrait of the artist as a young man, head to the Museu Picasso, which showcases
perhaps the world's best collection of the master's early work. Picasso lived in Barcelona
between the ages of 15 and 23, and elements of the city undoubtedly influenced his work,
from the colourful but simply painted frescoes hanging in the Museu Nacional d'Art de
Catalunya to the imaginative trencadis -style mosaics (pre-cubist some say) of Gaudí. The
museum's setting - inside five contiguous medieval mansions - adds to the appeal.
1 La Ribera
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Magical Montjuïc
6Whenthetemperaturerises,headupthehillofMontjuïcforfreshairandbreathtakingviews
over the city, best enjoyed from the dizzy heights of one of its cable cars. At any time of
yearitmakesforagreatdayout,withendlessparkland,themedgardensandmuseumstosuit
every taste, whether your fire is lit by sport, art or ancient remains. If you have kids in tow,
meanwhile, the kitsch wonderland of the Poble Espanyol is a must.
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Nightlife in Sant Antoni
7Barcelona is a city known for reinvention, but none of its neighbourhoods has seen a regen-
eration as dramatic as that of the unremarkable grid of streets around the splendid old Mer-
cat Sant Antoni. It started with the tentative opening of a couple of hip cafes on Carrer del
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