Barcelona · Spain

Museu d'Història de Barcelona

Barcelona History Museum

Museumgoogle verified

~60 min

easy

9/10

contemplative

A local would say...

Walk on 2000-year-old Roman streets underground — right beneath the Gothic Quarter

Barcelona's most fascinating museum takes you through the centuries to the very foundations of Roman Barcino. You'll stroll over ruins of the old streets, sewers, laundries and wine-and-fish-making factories that flourished here following the town's founding by Emperor Augustus around 10 BC. The building itself was once part of the Palau Reial Major — the Grand Royal Palace.