The Palo Alto apartments are located in the area of Poble Nou / Diagonal Mar, which is a residential and charming area of the city just 5 minutes from the sea, near Vila Olympic and Mar Bella, one of the Barcelona’s best beaches.

The old town (La Rambla, Gothic Quarter and the Born area) in the city centre are in easy reach just 10 minutes away by metro (Poble Nou, Line 4, is near the apartment). Or you can take a relaxing stroll down the sea front past Vila Olympic until Barceloneta beach or the old port (Port Vell). It is an area where you’ll experience a local and Catalan atmosphere next to the city and the beach.

You'll find one of Barcelona’s best restaurants nearby, Els Pescadors (1, Prim Square), which serves fish and is a must if you’d like to indulge in some good local sea food.

The Poble Nou area is one of the neighbourhoods which has changed most in recent years in Barcelona. It has had an interesting evolution which in less than a century has passed from being an industrial area to be competely modern. The Forum was built in this area, (which housed an exhibition about global warming and ethical living), and Vila Olympica (an area built for the 1992 Olympic Games).