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View of Barcelona from Montjuïc. Photo by Vicente Zambrano González, courtesy of the Ajuntament de Barcelona (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
El Poble-sec is one of eight
barris of the Sants-Montjuïc district and spans roughly 460.5 hectares (4.6 sq km) between Avinguda del ParaÅlel and Montjuïc. Official development of the area began in the 19th century and with every decade the neighborhood has seen a variety of changes in its inhabitants, food offerings, entertainment outlets and culture, with the old and the new standing side-by-side on every corner. Ã
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A section of the medieval city wall still stands along Avinguda del Paral·lel. Photo by Vicente Zambrano González, courtesy of the Ajuntament de Barcelona (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).