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Barcelona has many fantastic neighbourhoods, but the oldest, and maybe most stunning for it’s architecture and history is the gothic neighborhood, or “Barri Gotic”. Barcelona was structured by the Romans atop the hill Mont Taber and was firstly called Barcino. Las Ramblas, that runs through the aged city, used to be a stream, and the area which is now the Raval used to be countryside. Indeed the oldest church in Barcelona is in El Raval, Sant Pau del Camp (Saint Paul of the countryside).

Half way along the river that is now Ramblas, stood the old city gates - made from Iron and with the watering troughs for the thirsty horses. This can still be seen today at Calle Portaferrissa (literally “Iron door”) one of the city’s main shopping streets. You can also get there with Bus Touristique Barcelone

The Gothic Quarter has some fantastic examples of Gothic architecture including the Santa Maria del Mar Cathedral, The Palau de la Generalitat with it’s impressive chapel of Sant Jordi, and of course the city’s main cathedral.

Many walking tours will take you along the old streets of the gothic quarter, where Roman ruins sit alongside brand new shops and some of the best and oldest restaurants in Barcelona. No visit to the gothic Quarter is total without a expedition into the Pla?a Reial, with it’s palm trees and fountain, as well as a number of of the initial works to be comissioned by the legendary Antonin Gaudi - the lamp posts. This is a favorite spot by any occasion of day or night to people watch and has an ancient antiques market on a Sunday, too, with coin collectors, stamps and other such collectables making you feel like you’re back in the time of the “shadow of the wind”. Don’t hesitate come in Barcelona and do a Visites guidées Barcelone.

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