Raval Street Art and Culture

This walk takes you deep into Barcelona's most rebellious creative neighborhood, showcasing independent community projects, monumental activist murals, and ever-changing street art alleys.

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1. Mural G-333(1998) - Obra d'Eduardo Chillida

Barcelona's Mural G-three-thirty-three consists of four hundred sixteen refractory concrete slabs secured to a high exterior wall. The work spans over fifteen meters and features abstract black graphic forms set against a light background.…

2. Mural de la sida (Keith Haring)

The mural is a thirty-meter-long, blood-red painting displayed on a gray concrete wall near the Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona. It features signature figures, a serpent entwined with a hypodermic syringe, and the Spanish phrase,…

3. El Anden graffiti paint shop

El Anden Graffiti Shop occupies a space on the corner of Joaquin Costa street in the heart of the Raval district. Known as a hub for urban artists, the store stocks a wide range of specialized supplies including aerosol paints, markers,…

4. Carrer d'En Roig

Carrer d'En Roig is a narrow street in the Raval neighborhood, distinguished by its dense, historic layout and the tall, cramped tenement blocks that line its path. The street bears the name of a local Catalan family, a common practice in…

5. El Gat de Botero

El Gat de Botero is a seven-meter bronze sculpture of a cat with an oversized, rounded, and voluptuous body. Created by the Colombian artist Fernando Botero, this massive feline weighs over two tons and is easily recognized by its playful,…

6. Àgora Juan Andrés Benítez

The Àgora Juan Andrés Benítez is an occupied, community-run garden located on Carrer de l'Aurora in the Raval neighborhood. You can identify this space by the greenery and murals that distinguish this plot of land from the surrounding…

7. Jardins de Sant Pau del Camp

The Jardins de Sant Pau del Camp are defined by their broad grass terraces that rise into a gentle, artificial mound, offering an elevated perspective of the ancient Romanesque monastery they surround. While the church sits at street…

8. Arnau Gallery

The Arnau Gallery is defined by its role as a rotating, open-air canvas situated directly on the side facade of the historic Teatre Arnau. This narrow, sixteen-meter-long wall served for years as a dedicated space for commissioned murals,…

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