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Staying in Vila de Gràcia: metro, nightlife and hills
The short answer
Choose la Vila de Gràcia if you want a walkable base with Fontana metro 371 m from the anchor, about 7 minutes on foot, and can accept dense mapped nightlife: 34 bars and pubs within 250 m. Skip it if you need a low-noise block or level walking. The catch is a high mapped-venue count and a 25 m sampled elevation spread.
Quick facts
- Night-noise risk
- High
- 34 bars, pubs and clubs within 250 m
- Climb
- 25 m
- 60 to 85 m across 9 points
- Metro walk
- 7 min
- to Fontana
- Hotels mapped
- 3
- within 500 m in OpenStreetMap
Who it suits, who should skip it
Good for
- Visitors who want Fontana metro 371 m from the anchor, about a 7-minute walk
- Travellers who like bars and pubs mapped within a few minutes of the door
- Guests willing to choose a direction using the ring samples, not just the centre
- People happy to check the street-level approach to an address before booking
Skip it if
- You need a low-noise block: 34 bars and pubs are mapped within 250 m
- You want flat walking everywhere: sampled ground spans 60 m to 85 m
- You need confirmed step-free routes, which this elevation data cannot show
Where to stay around the Vila de Gràcia anchor
OpenStreetMap tags three entries as hotels within 500 m of the anchor: La Casa del Sol at 212 m, about a 4-minute walk; Residences Erasmus Gracia at 322 m, about 6 minutes; and Residència Erasmus Gràcia at 477 m, about 8 minutes. Hostels and apartments are also mapped nearby but are not listed in these facts, so these three are only the hotel-tagged entries, not every place to sleep. Names and tags are as mapped, not verified.
The ring samples help you choose a side. The south sample maps 34 bars within 250 m, while the west sample maps 6 and the south-west sample maps 8. Samples are measurement points, not named streets, so treat them as a direction to explore rather than an address to book.
Metro and walking times from the anchor
The nearest mapped metro stop is Fontana, 371 m from the anchor, an estimated 7-minute walk. The data lists no lines for it, so check the TMB network map for the services that run there. The estimate runs from the anchor, not from a hotel, and uses a 1.3 detour factor at 80 m a minute.
On foot from the anchor, the Refugi Antiaeri de la Plaça del Diamant is 136 m away, about 3 minutes, and Centre Moral Instructiu de Gràcia is 302 m away, about 5 minutes. These are mapped points of interest, not a full list, and the times are estimates rather than routed journeys.
Noise at night: what the map shows
Within 250 m of the anchor, OpenStreetMap maps 31 bars, 3 pubs and no nightclubs, 34 venues in all, which gives a high night-noise risk on our scale. This is a count of mapped venues, not a measurement of sound, and it says nothing about opening hours or how loud any place is.
The samples vary widely. The south ring sample maps 34 venues, the south-east 29 and the east 22, while the west maps 6 and the south-west 8. If late evenings matter, the western samples map the fewest venues, though a room's orientation and floor still change what you hear.
Hills and walking around the Vila de Gràcia
Sampled elevation runs from 60 m to 85 m, a 25 m spread across the ring. The anchor sits at 73 m. The east and south-east samples are the lowest at 60 m and 61 m, while the north-west sample reaches 85 m, so the ground is not uniform.
Fontana is sampled at 78 m, against 73 m at the anchor. That is a sampled elevation range, not a route climb, and it does not describe any street's gradient or step-free access. Check the exact approach to your address if you travel with luggage or a pushchair.
Hotels mapped nearby
3 hotels are tagged in OpenStreetMap within 500 m of la Vila de Gràcia. Names, stars and addresses are exactly as tagged, nearest first.
La Casa del Sol
★★★Stars as tagged in OpenStreetMap
No street address tagged in OpenStreetMap
212 m away, about 4 min on foot
Residences Erasmus Gracia
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
No street address tagged in OpenStreetMap
322 m away, about 6 min on foot
Residència Erasmus Gràcia
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
No street address tagged in OpenStreetMap
477 m away, about 8 min on foot
Where it is
The area this guide covers: The area around the geocoded centre of la Vila de Gràcia in Barcelona's Gràcia district, described by one anchor point and eight compass ring samples within about 400 m. An editorial outline, not an official district line.
Nearby
Sights on foot
- Miquel Brasó i Vaqués
- Refugi Antiaeri de la Plaça del Diamant
- Mercè Rodoreda i Gurguí
- Joaquin Blume Carreras
- Colla Vella dels Xiquets de Valls, Colla Jove Xiquets de Valls i Colla dels Castellers de Barcelona
- Ricard Giralt i Miracle
- Labarta Pose
- Centre Moral Instructiu de Gràcia "El Centre"
More street guides nearby
How these numbers were measured
| Sampled point | Venues within 250 m | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| la Vila de GràciaThe anchor: distances on this page start here | 3431 bars, 3 pubs, 0 nightclubs | 73 m |
| North ring sample | 14 | 82 m |
| North-east ring sample | 18 | 68 m |
| East ring sample | 22 | 60 m |
| South-east ring sample | 29 | 61 m |
| South ring sample | 34 | 67 m |
| South-west ring sample | 8 | 70 m |
| West ring sample | 6 | 82 m |
| North-west ring sample | 10 | 85 m |
- Night-noise risk counts places tagged as bars, pubs and nightclubs in OpenStreetMap within 250 m: low under 8, medium from 8 or with any nightclub, high from 25 or with 3 nightclubs. It counts mapped venues; it does not measure sound.
- Walking times take the straight-line distance, add 30% for the street network and assume 80 m a minute, rounded up. They are estimates, not routes.
- Climb is the spread between the highest and the lowest sampled point in Copernicus DEM GLO-90 via the Open-Meteo Elevation API. Terrain models average the ground into cells, so a few metres either way are within their error.
- Searched on 13 Oct 2026: the metro within 1.2 km, hotels within 500 m. A place missing from OpenStreetMap is missing here too.
Questions and answers
How far is the nearest metro station from la Vila de Gràcia?
Fontana is 371 m from the anchor, an estimated 7-minute walk. The time is measured from the anchor rather than from a hotel, so it shifts with the address you choose.
How many bars are mapped around la Vila de Gràcia?
OpenStreetMap maps 31 bars, 3 pubs and no nightclubs within 250 m of the anchor, 34 venues in all, a high night-noise risk on our scale. It counts venues and does not measure sound.
Which hotel-tagged entries are closest to the anchor?
Of the three hotel-tagged entries, La Casa del Sol is 212 m away, about 4 minutes. Residences Erasmus Gracia is 322 m, about 6 minutes, and Residència Erasmus Gràcia is 477 m, about 8 minutes. Hostels and apartments are mapped separately.
Is la Vila de Gràcia hilly?
Sampled elevation runs from 60 m to 85 m, a 25 m spread. That is a terrain range, not a route climb, so check the approach to your chosen address before you book.