How walkable is Ciutat Vella?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Ciutat Vella has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 across the 1.2 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 4th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Barcelona, which scores 91 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
6,242 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Ciutat Vella. The nearest grocery is Mi Alcampo, about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Supermercat1 min
- Colmado Afrolatino1 min
- Barcelona Babel1 min
- La Alcoba Barcino1 min
- Moirai Market [ Vintage And Concept Store1 min
- king atupali1 min
- Café Babel1 min
- La Teteria Barcelona -La Clandestina1 min
- CaixaBank Store3 min
- BBVA5 min
- Plaça del Duc de Medinaceli7 min
- Parc de la Ciutadella10 min
- Colegio Sagrada Familia - Avinyo5 min
- ETP Xavier8 min
- Salas Llibreteria4 min
- Papereria Enric5 min
- The Clubhouse: Laietana & Nikki's1 min
- Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum Barcelona2 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Ciutat Vella at 41.3820, 2.1804. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 318 street intersections per km², and blocks average 51 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Ciutat Vella
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.2 km around the centre of Ciutat Vella. Rings mark 600 m and 1.2 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Barcelona
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Gothic Quarter | 550 m | 100 |
| Eixample | 1.9 km | 100 |
| Montjuïc | 2.9 km | 75 |
| Gràcia | 3.3 km | 99 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Barcelona page.
Questions about walking in Ciutat Vella
Is Ciutat Vella walkable?
Yes. Ciutat Vella in Barcelona has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 across the 1.2 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Ciutat Vella more walkable than the rest of Barcelona?
Ciutat Vella is more walkable than Barcelona as a whole: it scores 99, against 91 for the 5 km around Barcelona's centre. It ranks 4th of the 5 Barcelona neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Barcelona?
Of the 5 Barcelona neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Eixample (100), Gothic Quarter (100) and Gràcia (99).
How is the walkability score of Ciutat Vella calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Ciutat Vella it is the average of 59 points spread evenly across the 1.2 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.