The Els Quatre Gats, or ‘The Four Cats’ was initially a small café in Barcelona, which was opened in 1897. It also featured a restaurant, a pub, and a cabaret as well as accommodation in the form of a hostel. It was Barcelona’s most famous Modernisme centre and was financed by the famous artist Ramon Casas I Carbo. His partner in the operation of this business was Pere Romeu who was often found at the bar, as well as Miquel Utrillo and Rusinol.
The café attracted a great number of prominent names from history including the great Pablo Picasso, who preferred dining at this restaurant-pub quite often during the initial stages of his career as an artist. Among other famous personalities who visited this café were, Julio Gonzalez, the eminent sculptor, Miquel Utrillo and Santigo Rusinol I Prats.
Various exhibitions used to take place at this café, the most prominent of which were Pablo Picasso’s solo shows, who as previously mentioned, was also a regular diner here.
In 1903, the bar shut down because Romeu failed to manage the debts. A few restaurateurs took up the challenge of reviving the glory of the original bar and reopened it at the same site in 1989.

Opposite the Cathedral of Barcelona is the College of Catalan Architects featuring on its facade the scaled versions of three friezes by Pablo Picasso. Originally on paper, the friezes - Children, Giants, and Flag - were set in stone by Norwegian sculptor Carl Nesjar and thus are the only Picasso's artworks displayed outdoors.

Sala Parés is a famous gallery established in the middle of the 19th century. Sala Parés was the first venue to show Picasso to the public. Nowadays, the gallery still promotes figurative style of painting. It features three exhibition spaces, one of which is devoted to significant Spanish artists. From its foundation in 1877, the Gallery has been known as highly selective of artists. There is a special room for private viewing of some of the works of art that are not openly displayed at the moment.

Carrer Avinyó is an old street in the centre of Barcelona that links two other streets, Carrer Ferran and Carrer Ample. This street is famous as the one on which Picasso painted his well-known piece called Las Señoritas de Aviñón, inspired by a brothel that was once there. You can still find the former brothel's site on Carrer Avinyó. Nowadays, the area is best known for its numerous restaurants and cafes. This typically narrow medieval street has largely retained the magnificent atmosphere of Picasso period.

Carrer de la Plata became a very important place for Picasso at the outset of his career. This is the place where young Picasso, then only fourteen years of age, had his first studio. It was rented by his father, whose friend, Manuel Pallares, worked there in 1896. Picasso painted many of his works in this studio, including the famous Science and Charity.

‘The Shore’, locally known as La Ribera is an incredible part of the old city (Ciutat Vella) in the Catalan city, Barcelona. Most of the structures in this area are from the medieval times and hence reflect that style of art and architecture. This part of the city flourished from the 13th to the 15th century when it was once by the sea shore.
This part is now known as the Barceloneta and still has an island. The most prominent building in this area are Museu Picasso, Basilica de Santa Maria del Mar, Museu Barbier-Mueller d’Art Precolombi as well as a part of Barcelona’s textile museum. There is also a mass graveyard at this site known as the Fossar de les Moreres which is the final resting place of Catalan soldiers who died in 1714’s siege. Originally La Ribera was larger, but one part was demolished for the construction of a military citadel for punishing the fallen city.
The El Born is the name given to the lower section of La Ribera which is one of the most famous tourist destinations in the city. Here one can find many different cafés, bars, shops and art boutiques here. In contrast to the lower section, the northern part of La Ribera is not much of a tourist spot and is still somewhat in its developmental stages.

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.