In these areas a high star of Barcelona, which locals call «Zona Alta», inhabited by people with the highest income, Also here there is the highest percentage of residents with higher education and individual entrepreneurs, as well as those, who was born in Barcelona and lived all his life here.
In the genteel residential area very rarely tourists wander, Is that down to the Tibidabo mountain, or deciding to visit Cosmocaixa Museum. Here, luxury mansions, overgrown with ivy, real mini palaces, inhabited by representatives of the Catalan aristocracy. Expensive private colleges, luxury homes for the elderly, Michelin restaurants and private plastic surgery clinics.
Initially, the site of this region was a small village Sarja, at 1858 it was linked with the Barcelona Railway, and gradually it became part of the municipality of the city. In our 1927 Saryu year and a few neighboring villages joined in one area «Sarria - Sant Gervasi». On the part of the city it borders the Gràcia district, Eixample, Les Corts and Orta-GINARD, and on top of it is Mount Tibidabo.
To get here from the central Plaza Catalunya is possible for 15 minutes on the suburban railway transport. The most famous street area - pedestrian Carrer Major de Sarria with a variety of gourmet restaurants, and confectionery stores. Here you can walk through the parks and Turo Joan Reventos or gardens Jardins de la Villa Amelia.
