{"id":79586,"date":"2016-10-05T16:04:26","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T14:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=79586"},"modified":"2020-11-12T12:55:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T11:55:00","slug":"do-gothic-neighborhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/do-gothic-neighborhood\/","title":{"rendered":"What to see and do in the Gothic neighborhood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gothic_Quarter,_Barcelona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Gothic quarter<\/a><\/strong> is one of the<strong> most popular areas<\/strong> in Barcelona and one that you definitely should explore by foot. We recommend a long walk from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/placa-catalunya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plaza Catalunya<\/a>, alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/las-ramblas-a-tourist-epicenter-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">La Ramblas<\/a>, which will take you in and out all of its <strong>ancient streets<\/strong>. If you like<strong> history and art<\/strong> you&#8217;ll be in heaven; the neighborhood is steeped in both remnants from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/baetulo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roman<\/a> times, and also the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/medieval-festivals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Medieval<\/a> period<\/strong>\u00a0when life here flourished.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/gothic-quarter-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A night in Barcelona&#8217;s Gothic quarter<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/w.ticketbar.eu\/js\/widget\/Widget.min.js\" async=\"true\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"Ticketbar-Widget\" data-widget-guid=\"68e0e681-6422-4bda-a342-c1571559dc44\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/do-gothic-neighborhood\/#Walking_through_El_Gotico\" title=\"Walking through El Gotic\u00f3\">Walking through El Gotic\u00f3<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/do-gothic-neighborhood\/#The_main_attractions\" title=\"The main attractions\">The main attractions<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/do-gothic-neighborhood\/#Where_to_finish\" title=\"Where to finish\">Where to finish<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Walking_through_El_Gotico\"><\/span>Walking through El Gotic\u00f3<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_79593\" style=\"width: 294px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79593\" class=\" wp-image-79593\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/c-besbe-gothic-quarter-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by ironypoisoning via VisualHunt.com\" width=\"284\" height=\"189\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-79593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by ironypoisoning via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Para empezar, bajando las ramblas, a la izquierda nos toparemos con Portaferrisa, que fue una de las puertas por las que se acced\u00eda a la Barcelona medieval.\">One of the most interesting streets you will find when walking down Las Ramblas is <strong>Carrer<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Portaferrisa<\/strong>, which was<strong> the gateway to the city<\/strong> in Medieval times. There is a fountain with ceramic artwork which will take you back, giving you nostalgia for an era long gone. If you\u00a0prefer to turn right, you will find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Carrer+de+Petritxol,+08002+Barcelona,+Spain\/@41.3830425,2.1704409,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f7a40ca7cb:0xaed11a8e9442a595!8m2!3d41.3830425!4d2.1726296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Carrer\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><span title=\"De aqu\u00ed, si tomas la calle Petritxol ver\u00e1s una iglesia g\u00f3tica dedicada a la virgen en la famosa Plaza del Pi.\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Carrer+de+Petritxol,+08002+Barcelona,+Spain\/@41.3830425,2.1704409,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f7a40ca7cb:0xaed11a8e9442a595!8m2!3d41.3830425!4d2.1726296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Petritxol<\/strong><\/a>, in which you will see a Gothic church dedicated to the Virgin, overlooking the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Pla%C3%A7a+del+Pi\/@41.3824768,2.1715013,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f7f50607e3:0xb2dfb81a1f982516!8m2!3d41.3824768!4d2.17369\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Plaza del Pi<\/strong><\/a>. Beyond this, there are many other popular plazas,<span title=\"Pero quiz\u00e1s lo m\u00e1s interesante sea la Plaza Sant Josep Oriol, puesto que es aqu\u00ed donde se juntan artistas y pintores todos los fines de semana.\"> the most interesting one being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Pla%C3%A7a+de+Sant+Josep+Oriol,+08002+Barcelona,+Spain\/@41.3823006,2.1720825,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f78bf95305:0x1532a18a6477fbca!8m2!3d41.3823006!4d2.1742712\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Plaza Sant Josep Oriol<\/strong><\/a>, where artists and painters can be seen calmly daubing the canvas.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/long-term-rental\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-104357 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/en-3.jpg\" alt=\"monthly apartment rental in barcelona\" width=\"850\" height=\"182\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_main_attractions\"><\/span>The main attractions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After a short amount of time exploring, you will come across <strong>Barcelona&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/catedral-eulalia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cathedral<\/a><\/strong>; the <strong>biggest attraction<\/strong> of the area. It is located right next to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Pla%C3%A7a+Nova,+40,+08002+Barcelona,+Spain\/@41.3843819,2.173136,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f9c241f629:0xd858a8ef7b52d5e7!8m2!3d41.3843819!4d2.1753247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Plaza Nova<\/a>, <\/strong>standing\u00a0<strong>majestically<\/strong>\u00a0as it\u00a0<strong>overlooks<\/strong>\u00a0the rest of the quarter. We suggest you take a\u00a0professional tour that can give you a detailed account of its history and influence.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_79596\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79596\" class=\"wp-image-79596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ardiaca-letterbox-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Angela Llop via VisualHunt\" width=\"250\" height=\"187\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-79596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Angela Llop via VisualHunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Standing just next to the cathedral is<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/w110.bcn.cat\/portal\/site\/ArxiuHistoric\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"> La Casa de l&#8217;Ardiaca<\/a><\/strong>, a noble 16th-century building which is not all that well-known with tourists. It features <strong>many colorful designs<\/strong> in both the interior and forecourt.\u00a0<strong>La Casa de l&#8217;Arcadia<\/strong>\u00a0was the residence of the Archdeacon. It was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/La+Casa+de+l'Ardiaca\/@41.3841558,2.173516,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f9b8a67edb:0x2c280fd2258d063d!8m2!3d41.3841558!4d2.1757047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">built<\/a> upon ruins of <strong>the old Roman wall<\/strong>, between two of the remaining towers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Una vez vista esta maravilla, si sales por la calle Besbe hallar\u00e1s el Palacio de la Generalitat, cuyo edificio g\u00f3tico es bien bonito.\">If you then walk down <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Carrer+del+Bisbe,+08002+Barcelona,+Spain\/@41.3835811,2.17383,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f9b17cd0cf:0xec8f33a36203db2c!8m2!3d41.3835811!4d2.1760187\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Carrer del\u00a0Bisbe<\/a>, you&#8217;ll come across the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Palau+de+la+Generalitat+de+Catalunya\/@41.3828639,2.1745182,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f8f889070d:0x6be9747e92db2bb0!8m2!3d41.3828639!4d2.1767069\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Palace of the Generalitat<\/strong><\/a>. The narrow lane follows the side of this grand building, under<strong> the famous archway<\/strong>, and into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Pla%C3%A7a+Sant+Jaume\/@41.382709,2.1748376,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f8f889070d:0x87638fb381ba334e!8m2!3d41.382709!4d2.1770263\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Plaza de Sant Jaume<\/strong><\/a>, where many local gatherings take place. This is also the location of the city&#8217;s town hall, where there is always something happening.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bars-gothic-quarter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best bars in the Gothic quarter<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_finish\"><\/span><span class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Una vez vista esta maravilla, si sales por la calle Besbe hallar\u00e1s el Palacio de la Generalitat, cuyo edificio g\u00f3tico es bien bonito.\">Where to finish<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The other main square is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Pla%C3%A7a+del+Rei\/@41.3841972,2.1752038,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f90c49a327:0x5afcc89c7d7eb3fb!8m2!3d41.3841972!4d2.1773925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Eso s\u00ed, dos lugares de obligada visita en el G\u00f3tico son: la Plaza Sant Jaume, donde se halla el Ayuntamiento, y la Plaza del Rey, donde encontrar\u00e1s bares y discotecas alternativas como Sidecar.\">Plaza del Rey<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong>. Here you will find <strong>many bars and restaurants<\/strong>. It is the perfect place to rest and have some lunch, with its multitude of outdoor terraces; where you can discuss with your group all the wonderful things you have seen!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Looking for an apartment to rent in the city? 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We recommend a long walk from Plaza Catalunya, alongside La Ramblas, which will take you in and out all of its ancient streets. If you like history and art you&#8217;ll be in heaven; the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":98,"featured_media":79595,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4346],"tags":[6550,6547,6545,6551,6383,6546,6549,6548],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79586"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/98"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79586"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104978,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79586\/revisions\/104978"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}