Avinguda Diagonal

Why go

A central section makes Cerdà’s street plan easy to see, because the avenue slices across the regular blocks. Its changing buildings and street uses also show how one line links several different parts of Barcelona. Follow a few intersections to feel the change in scale.

What to look for

• Diagonal cuts through the Eixample’s regular street grid.
• The avenue changes character between central landmarks and outer districts.

The full story

Ildefons Cerdà planned Diagonal as one of the major avenues crossing the Eixample grid. Its angle is visible at intersections, where the regular blocks meet an unexpectedly broad road. The avenue runs through several districts and changes character along the way. A walk in its central part can be paired with Passeig de Gràcia and nearby modernista architecture. Farther east, the line reaches Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, another major element in Cerdà’s plan and now a renewed public park. Westward, it passes different commercial and residential stretches toward Pedralbes. This length is the point: Diagonal is a city corridor, not one compact attraction. Select a segment around places you already want to see, then use transport for a distant second segment. Looking at a map before setting out will make its diagonal path and the surrounding street grid much clearer.

Useful to know

• Choose a short segment around nearby sights.
• Use transport to connect distant stretches of this long avenue.

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