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This area is popular for cocktail bars and restaurants Plaça de les Olles is a good spot for alfresco lunch, while Carrer de L’Esparteria and Carrer Vidriera are lined with arty boutiques. Also worth a visit is a wonder around the upper neighborhood of La Ribera, which is slowly filling the gap left by El Born’s fall from grace, after it became a bit too trendy for its own good similar to what happened in Soho and New York’s lower east side, but now is boasting all it’s postitive energy and good vibes once again. A necessary visit is the soaring Cathedral, Santa Maria del Mar (Pictured: Plaça de Santa Maria) which is truely beautiful. The Museu Picasso (15 Carrer de Montcada;www.museupicasso.bcn.es), and the Passeig del Born (the site of public floggings and burnings during the Spanish Inquisition), you’ll might want to seek out the neighborhood’s quieter spots sometimes as this area can be overwhelmed with tourists.