Barcelona · Barri Gòtic · Spain

Gothic Quarter

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easy

5/10

best: morning, evening, year-round

historic, mysterious, urban

A local would say...

Underneath these medieval streets lies a Roman city — and if you know where to look, you can see its forums, baths and theatre through basement glass floors.

Barcelona's Gothic Quarter is one of the greatest concentrations of Gothic architecture in Europe, its labyrinthine medieval lanes hiding 14th-century churches, Roman wall remnants, a 2000-year history and the remnants of a medieval Jewish quarter. Walking the 1.5km hidden treasures circuit from La Catedral to Plaça del Rei takes you through Picasso friezes, a Roman temple with four surviving columns, and shrapnel-scarred church walls from 1938 bombing.