Barrio del Carmen (El Carmen)

- Torres de Quart, Plaza del Carmen, Museo del Carmen, Placa de Mossén Sorell

In the North part of the city centre, you find Barrio del Carmen. This is a district is now a trendy part of the medieval town that has became popular with hipsters, hippies, artists, punks, rockers and other alternative people. Here you find walls with graffiti, hip cafés, alternative stores and galleries. The center of the neighbourhood is the square Plaza del Carmen (Placa de Carme), where you find the Museo del Carmen. This museum is situated in the building called Carmen Convent, a mix of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectures. It houses all kind of exhibitions. This most hip square in the Carmen area is Placa de Mossén Sorell, where you find graffiti, giant flowers, families and hippies. Everywhere in the neighbourhood you see large graffiti paintings, most of them either beautiful or funny. It felt safe walking around the neigbourhood at sunset, but I don't know about the nights.

Torres de Quarts is bordering the Old Town's Carmen quartiers to the West. This gothic structure with its twin towers was built in the 15th century by Pere Bonfill as parts of the defensive wall, just like the more famous Torres de Serranos. Today houses the Locksmith Museum. Until 1874 the Quarts Towers were known as Torres de Cal and for a time it was used as a women's prizon.