1 · Markets
Mercat de Santa Caterina
The market round the corner, under a roof of coloured tiles that ripples like a field of fruit.
- On foot
- 5 min on foot from the hotel
- About
- The wavy tiled roof was finished in 2005
- Concierge’s tip
- Breakfast at the bar inside, then the fruit stalls
Santa Caterina is the market of the old town’s east side, under a wavy roof of 325,000 coloured ceramic tiles, finished in 2005. Inside: fruit, fish, cheese and a few bars where the stallholders have their breakfast.
It is quieter than the Boqueria, and three minutes from our door.
Walks that pass here
On the map
Nearby
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
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
Barcelona Cathedral
The Gothic cathedral of the old town, with a cloister of palms, a fountain and thirteen white geese.
8 min on foot from the hotel
Music
Palau de la Música Catalana
The concert hall of Catalan modernisme: mosaic columns, roses in the ceiling and a skylight of stained glass.
9 min on foot from the hotel