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Do as Miro, Picasso, Gaudi, Hemmingway and other famous artistes and enjoy your absinthe at Barcelona’s legendary Bar Marsella. This authentic little bar in Barcelona’s Raval-district looks as if it hasn’t chanced a bit since it opened in 1820. It’s often very crowded at Marsella that is extremely popular among local students, young alternatives, failed artists and ....... tourists, who all share a common interest in absinthe and the drink's sideeffects.
You order the absinthe in the bar and the bartender will bring a glass full of potent absinthe, a sugar cube, a bottle of water and a spoon. Wet the sugar in the absinthe, lay the spoon on your glass, place the sugarcube atop and then light it on fire for thirty seconds. After the sugar starts to break down mix it into the absinthe until it dissolves and add as much water as you feel like.
It might be difficult to find Marsella’s entrance that looks like a covered window, but once you’ve found it and entered, a unique and rather hallucinatory bar-visit awaits you. Marsella, Carrer Sant Pau 65
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