As we head back down the hill, we take a trip back to the origins of the neighbourhood, founded at the end of the 19th century, when the owners of Barcelona’s industries came here to build homes surrounded by majestic gardens with vegetation spilling over the fences. Years later, many intellectuals and artists also took up residence in the neighbourhood, including photographer Otho Lloyd and painter Olga Sacharoff, who lived at number 3 on Carrer Manacor. As we turn the corner from Carrer Manacor to Carrer Cadis, we reach the heart of old Putxet. This street, lined with houses, has a strong rustic feel. Many of the residences on this street, like number 21, still conserve their torratxes, towers built to catch a glimpse of the sea. Heading away from the hill, we reach the end of Carrer Putxet, where the Bertran i Musitu family occupies one of the largest plots in the neighbourhood. This private estate is popularly known as the Bosc Bertran, or Bertran forest. The writer George Orwell stayed here during the Civil War, when it was seized by the Marxist POUM party.