Neighbourhoods with colour
Documentary work in Barcelona is about the neighbourhoods, where the colour comes from shutters, awnings and market produce rather than from monuments.
El Born
Narrow streets, hard contrast and a density of small shops that gives every frame a foreground. Late morning and early evening are the productive windows.
The Raval
Grit and grandeur side by side: the market's back entrance, the museum plaza with its skaters, and the bar fronts along the streets where locals actually drink.
Gràcia
A village the city grew around, with low buildings, pastel walls and small squares full of tables. It is the calmest place in this guide to work slowly.