BARCELONA GOTHIC QUARTER: STREETS AND SQUARES

The Gothic Quarter of Barcelona and El Born hide plenty of lovely streets and squares I will try to show you in this post. These streets and squares, usually peaceful and quiet places, are the essence of this beautiful area of Barcelona. And, of course, they belong to the more beautiful places in Barcelona.

Some of the most charming streets and squares of the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona are:

- Streets:

• Carrer dels Comtes
• Carrer del Bisbe
• Carrer de la Pietat
• Carrer del Paradís
• Carrer de Marlet
• Carrer de la Tapineria
• Carrer Petritxol
• Carrer de Montcada

- Squares:

• Sant Felip Neri
• Plaça del Rei
• Plaça del Pi
• Plaça de Sant Just

Next you can see some pictures of this streets and squares.

Around Portal de l'Angel

Carrer Amargós, a typical narrow street in the Gothic Quarter

Around Barcelona Cathedral

Carrer dels Comtes, one of the most important streets in the Barcelona Gothic Quarter. In this picture you can see El Palau del Lloctinent on the right and the Frederic Marès museum on the right

Carrer del Bisbe, another important streets in the Gothic Quarter, leads you from the Cathedral to Sant Jaume Square

Plaça Garriga i Bachs, located in front of the entrance to the cloister of the cathedral

Carrer de la Pietat, in the rear of the cathedral



At the end of el Carrer del Paradís, on the left, you can visit the remains of the Temple of Augustus

Around Sant Felip Neri Square

Carrer de Montjuic del Bisbe, just before arriving at Sant Felip Neri Square, one of the most charming places in the Gothic Quarter

Sant Felip Neri Square, located in the heart of the Barcelona Gothic Quarter

Carrer de Marlet, one of the streets of the Jewish Quarter

Around Plaça del Rei

Carrer de la Tapineria, which let you go from La Plaça de la Catedral to La Plaça del Rei

Plaça del Rei, surrounded by buildings of the Royal Palace, another lovely square in the Gothic Quarter

Around Plaça del Pi

Carrer de'n Roca, one of the lovely streets around Plaça del Pi

Carrer de Petritxol, a perfect place to have tea (or coffee) in the afternoon in one of its Cafés

Plaça del Pi with the gothic church of Santa Maria del Pi on the left

Plaça de Sant Just (Sant Just Square)

Plaça de Sant Just, one of the most peaceful places in the Gothic Quarter, is located near the Barcelona City Hall

Around Carrer de Montcada (Montcada Street)

Carrer dels Cotoners ends in Carrer de Montcada, very near the Picasso Museum, another typical street of the Gothic Quarter

Walking along Carrer de Montcada you will arrive to the Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar

In the old city of Barcelona you can also visit other beautiful places:

• Cathedral of Barcelona 
• Church of Santa Maria del Mar
• Church of Santa Maria del Pi
• Santa Anna Church
• Plaça Reial
• Barcino Roman City
• El Portal de L'Angel
• La Rambla
• El Raval
• Call Jueu (Jewish Quarter)
• Born-La Ribera district
• Sant Pere de les Puelles church

Clicking on the next link you will find more links to other beautiful places in the Barcelona Gothic Quarter, without any doubt, one of the most charming areas of Barcelona.