Els Quatre Gats (The Four Cats) was a cafe in Barcelona which opened on 12 June 1897. It also operated as a hostel, a cabaret, a pub and a restaurant. Active until 1903, Els Quatre Gats became one of the main centers of Modernisme in Barcelona. The artist Ramon Casas i Carbó largely financed this bar on the ground floor of Casa Martí (1896), a building by the architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch in Carrer Montsió near the center of Barcelona. Els Quatre Gats was reconstructed during the transition to democracy, in 1978. Pablo Picasso visited this pub–restaurant often in his early art career.

Opposite the Cathedral of Barcelona, the College of Catalan Architects exhibits three friezes of Pablo Picasso. The friezes were made by the Norwegian sculptor Carl Nesjar.

Sala Parés is a famous gallery that has been open since the middle of the 19th century. Sala Parés was the first to show Picasso to the public. Nowadays the gallery still promotes the figurative style of painting.

Carrer Avinyó is an old street in central Barcelona. Picasso found the inspiration to paint his famous Las Señoritas de Aviñón in a brothel located here. Nowadays the area is known for numerous restaurants and cafes.

Carrer de la Plata became a very important place for Picasso at the beginning of his career. The young artist got his first studio at 4 Carrer de la Plata. This is the place where he painted the famous Science and Charity.

Casa Llotja de Mar, located next to the Pla de Palau Square, was built in 1380. It is one of the best examples of civil Gothic architecture. Casa Llotja houses the Barcelona School of Fine Arts where Pablo Picasso received education.

In the past, La Ribera was full of economic activity. Merchants, aristocrats, sailors and Jewish money-lenders inhabited the neighborhood. Barcelona's most visited attraction, the Picasso Museum is located not far from here. The artist himself visited the Ribera district quite often.

The Museu Picasso (Picasso Museum) in Barcelona, Spain, has one of the most extensive collections of artworks by the 20th century Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. This is one of the most popular and most visited museums in Barcelona. The museum is housed in five adjoining medieval palaces in Barcelona's La Ribera. The original idea for the museum came from Picasso’s lifelong friend, Jaume Sabartés. Picasso had given Sabartés great many paintings, drawings and prints during the course of their friendship. In particular, the Museu Picasso reveals Picasso's relationship with the city of Barcelona, a relationship that was shaped in his youth and adolescence, and continued until his death.