▁, ▁, ▁and ▁, ▁" extension ") ▁is ▁the ▁nick name ▁of ▁a ▁central ▁area ▁in ▁Barcelona ' s ▁E ix ample ▁district ▁where , ▁since ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁lots ▁of ▁gay ▁sh ops , ▁bars , ▁disc os ▁and ▁restaur ants ▁have ▁appeared . ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁gay ▁population ▁has ▁ris en ▁enorm ously , ▁because ▁lots ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁L GB T ▁collect ive ▁have ▁settled ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁Catal an ▁capital . ▁This ▁has ▁made ▁it ▁an ▁important ▁att raction ▁ ▁for ▁ ▁gay ▁tour ism , ▁mainly ▁at ▁night - time . ▁ ▁The ▁Ga ix ample ▁is ▁border ed ▁by ▁the ▁following ▁streets : ▁Car rer ▁de ▁Bal mes , ▁Gran ▁Via ▁de ▁les ▁Cort s ▁Catal anes , ▁Car rer ▁del ▁Com te ▁d ' U rg ell ▁and ▁Car rer ▁d ' A rag ó . ▁Car rer ▁Di put ació ▁between ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁A rib au ▁and ▁Vill ar ro el ▁has ▁a ▁greater ▁density ▁of ▁gay ▁business es . ▁Rain bow ▁flags ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁sometimes ▁in ▁this ▁area . ▁ ▁Several ▁gay - friend ly ▁hot els ▁operate ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁E ix ample ▁ ▁Barcelona ▁ ▁Catal onia ▁ ▁Gay ▁village ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁gay ▁villages ▁ ▁Gay ▁tour ism ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁( ▁Map ▁of ▁ga ix ample ▁on ▁w ik im ap ia ▁] ▁ ▁Category : G ay ▁villages ▁in