11 · Parks
Parc de la Ciutadella
The city's big park at the end of El Born, with the golden Cascada fountain and a lake of rowing boats.
- On foot
- 10 min on foot from the hotel
- About
- Gaudí worked on the fountain as a student
- Concierge’s tip
- Hire a rowing boat on the lake
The park was laid out where the hated citadel of 1714 once stood, and opened for the Universal Exhibition of 1888. The Cascada fountain was designed by Josep Fontserè; a young Gaudí, still a student, worked on it.
On Sundays the park fills with drummers, jugglers and picnics.
Walks that pass here
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Nearby
Museums
El Born Centre de Cultura
The old iron market hall of El Born, where the streets of 1714 lie open under your feet.
4 min on foot from the hotel
Museums
Museu Picasso
Picasso's early years in five medieval palaces on the Carrer de Montcada, two minutes from the hotel.
3 min on foot from the hotel
Churches
Santa Maria del Mar
The great Gothic church of El Born, built by the people of the port in only fifty-four years.
5 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