3 · Churches
Barcelona Cathedral
The Gothic cathedral of the old town, with a cloister of palms, a fountain and thirteen white geese.
- On foot
- 8 min on foot from the hotel
- About
- Thirteen white geese live in the cloister
- Concierge’s tip
- Go up to the roof for the spires
The Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia was built from the 13th to the 15th century; the neo-Gothic front came in the 19th. In the cloister, thirteen white geese stand for the thirteen years of Saint Eulalia.
A lift takes you up to the roof, among the pinnacles.
Walks that pass here
On the map
Nearby
Gothic quarter
Pont del Bisbe
The carved stone bridge over the Carrer del Bisbe, the most photographed corner of the Gothic quarter.
8 min on foot from the hotel
Gothic quarter
Plaça de Sant Felip Neri
A small, quiet square behind the cathedral, with a fountain and a church front that still carries its scars.
10 min on foot from the hotel
Getting around
Metro Jaume I
The nearest metro: the yellow line 4, towards the seafront one way and the Passeig de Gràcia the other.
6 min on foot from the hotel
Markets
Mercat de Santa Caterina
The market round the corner, under a roof of coloured tiles that ripples like a field of fruit.
5 min on foot from the hotel