Between 1900 and 1914, the contributions of modernist architects such as Gaudí, Puig i Cadafalch, Domènech i Montaner or Sagnier consolidated the Paseo de Gracia as a bourgeois residential area.
They built new houses with very unique shapes, such as Case Milà, Casa Batlló, Casa Lleó Morera, Casa Amatller or La Pedrera, which has been turned into a museum of Gaudi's work. In 1906, the architect Pere Falqués designed the famous Bancs-Fanals de Trencadís (lamppost-benches) that can be seen disseminated along the avenue.
In the Middle Ages the city's entrance gate was the Portal dels Orbs (Portal of the Blind), today called Portal del Ángel (Portal of the Angel), converted into a pedestrian shopping area.
Both in Paseo de Gracia and in Rambla de Catalunya, which runs parallel, there is a multitude of restaurants serving all types of food for all pockets, where one can stop for lunch or dinner. At the end of the two streets lies Plaza de Catalunya square, starting point for another shopping itinerary through Barcelona's old quarter.
As one of Barcelona's best connected areas, it is ideal for visiting the city. There are three Metro lines, L3, L2 and L5, which stop at Passeig de Gràcia and Diagonal, as well as bus routes 7, 16, 17, 22, 24 and 28.