Avinguda Diagonal, Major avenue in Barcelona, Spain.
The roughly 6.8-mile-long (11-kilometer) thoroughfare cuts diagonally across Barcelona, passing through Les Corts district in the west, Eixample, Gràcia, Sarrià-Sant Gervasi and Sant Martí in the east.
Engineer Ildefons Cerdà designed the avenue in 1859 under Queen Isabella II's commission as part of the Eixample expansion plan, which connected Barcelona's medieval core with surrounding towns.
The roughly 165-foot-wide (50-meter) thoroughfare links business districts with residential areas and houses numerous shopping centers, office towers and sports facilities that shape daily life for Barcelona residents.
Several metro lines run beneath the avenue with stations at regular intervals. Dedicated bike lanes provide cyclists with a continuous east-west connection through the city without significant elevation changes.
During different political periods, the street received multiple name changes, including Gran Via Diagonal under the Republic and Avenida del Generalísimo Francisco Franco during the dictatorship, before regaining its current designation.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 60,000 contributors worldwide.
