When the midday summer heat presses down hard on Barcelona, the ancient stone streets of the Gothic Quarter offer a quiet sanctuary. Down these narrow alleys, towering historic walls block out the glare, trapping pockets of cool shadow while a thin strip of blinding sunlight catches the rooftops far above. Parked scooters sleep against rough-hewn stone, and classic wrought-iron lanterns line the corridor, waiting for the evening breeze to finally sweep in off the Mediterranean.

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