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Sarrià, Sant Gervasi

The  Sarrià-Sant Gervasi district is the fifth of the ten districts in which  Barcelona  is divided.

Today, Sarrià retains a village atmosphere, even in the centre of Barcelona,
with narrow streets and charming houses. However, the expansion of the city has
threatened this small town, with the construction of big modern buildings
where years ago there were many small houses.

Part of Collserola hill belongs to this district where there are popular places like Tibidabo and the Fabra Observator. It it a good place for biking or walking, or driving through Sant Cugat road with stunning views over the city.

Sarrià-Sant Gervasi is the main point of access to the Collserola Park for people who live in Barcelona, and is the most important green lung of the city. This situation makes it an affluent residential area with many parks and green areas, combined with prestigious educational and health centres.

In the mid-nineteenth century Sant Gervasi was discovered by the Barcelona Bourgeoisie and began its first developments. Mandri or Ganduxer owners put their names on some of the new streets. In less than fifty years this small rural village became a residential area with ancient manor houses, holiday villas, houses of artisans, convents and religious schools, artists and small renters.

This character still remains largely in the upper part of the neighbourhood, known as Bonanova, although many towers have been replaced by blocks of flats of high standing. Some of the prominent buildings of the neighbourhood are the Rotonda, the Fraile Blanco (White Friar) building and Bellesguard, the latter work of Gaudí. Other important places worth a mention are the city cemetery of Sant Gervasi, the Tamarit Gardens designed by Rubió Tudurí to 1918, opened as a public park  in 1994, the old factory Casacuberta designed buy Josep Domènech i Estapà and recently renovated & complemented with a new building as a museum of Science.

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