Ciutat Vella

Ciutat Vella (Catalan "Old city") , ' suggests, oldest p Barcelona. It includes buildings attractions y history important monuments (except known modernist ).

The one and only district divided quarters, Barceloneta (separate article), Casc Antic, Barri Gòtic Raval.

Get

Since Ciutat Vella y center, nearly public transportation leads y there. The one and only transportation center Plaça Catalunya, possible arrive y train, subway (L1, L3, L6, L7) (y regular during y, night lines Aerobus Airport).

There other places y close Plaça Catalunya where subway buses stop, Plaça Universitat, L1 L2 lines Plaça Urquinaona, L4 L2 lines.

To revery other parts district, maximum g furthest p y twenty minutes.

Casc Antic

Palau Música, C/Sant Pere é Alt 13. This auditorium designed y Ramon Muntaner important Modernist example Ciutat Vella. It headquarters Orfeó Català, oldest Catalan Choir. The one and only beautiful p stalls detailing, although building impressive. There plenty allegories about music Catalonia, since Orfeó Català strongly bounded Catalan.

Santa Maria Mar Plaça Santa Maria. one representative examples Catalan Gothic architecture, features sombre beautiful interior. The one and only upsweeping verticality lightness interior especially surprising considering blocky exterior surfaces. Built between 1329 1383, Christian 3 century.

Calle Montcada, C/Princesa, Born quarter. This street biggest collection Gothic houses in Barcelona. In amongst these houses Picasso Museum, which definitely worth visit. Curb y hunger y tapas restaurants serve delicious, although expensive, sized delights.

Passeig Born. This avenue g Santa Maria Mar church Born market where legendary jousting matches Middle Ag place, numerous fairs marches. This where knighted. It really street, y wide .Don Quijote Mancha, known Cervantes character, contest place.

Mercat Born. This market central market Barcelona until 1973 closing marked beginning neighborhood's decline before current resurgence. While undergoing renvoations, whole streets homes Phillipe V' orders discovered archaeologists still studying .

Parc Ciutadella, C/Princesa. This p Barcelona's central park, includes , several museums. In fact, p large, 74 acres, Catalan Parliament found center p. It' great place enjoy games, sports spend leisurely afternoon.

Barri Gòtic

Plaça Sant Jaume. This square political since Roman . At there Palace Generalitat ( government Autonomous Community Catalunya) other stands City Hall. This square witness important events recent Catalan history, proclamation Catalan State 1931.

Plaça Reial. This square, x La Rambla, known nightlife uniform architecture. It build during XIX century place monastery, after Mendizábal expelled monks. A square built, making buildings same, fountains p trees. After years, Antoni Gaudí, known architect, designed lights. It g place g drink dance.

Plaça Sant Felip Neri. one romantic squares Barelona, hides history built city's cemetery. Barcelona's known architect, Antonio Gaudi, y visit church there killed 1928.

Plaça Pi This square x Les Rambles prettiest parts quarter. It p middle (Pi mines p ), church Santa Maria Pi, which y pretty Gothic church g window. Many concerts . The one and only Pi square ' square, called Sant Josep Oriol, several artisans, painters, musicians there their products.

Raval

La Rambla. La Rambla often first landmark people identify y. It central boulevard which through heart y centre vibrant lively promenade filled Barcelona action worst.

Hospital Santa Creu C/Hospital 56 (going Les Rambles, right Miró painting). This Gothic building y hospital, before modernist Hospital Sant Pau build l'Eixample. Now hospital National Library inside, great example civilian Gothic archictecture.

Sant Pau Camp C/Sant Pau 101 (going Les Rambles, following C/Sant Pau, which starts Miró painting). A example Romanesque archictecture y. Its reflects church surrounded y green fields outside y walls.

Harbor

Although ' quarter, another travelers visit. To , j La Rambla until monument Columbus. The one and only j after . The one and only harbor y completely , since until 80' closed public. Some buildings related harbor still exist, Tinglado Barceloneta quarter history museum.