2 · Music
Palau de la Música Catalana
The concert hall of Catalan modernisme: mosaic columns, roses in the ceiling and a skylight of stained glass.
- On foot
- 9 min on foot from the hotel
- About
- Domènech i Montaner, 1908
- Concierge’s tip
- Take the guided tour if you can’t get a concert ticket
Lluís Domènech i Montaner built the Palau for the Orfeó Català choir in 1908. Inside, the walls are mostly glass, the columns are mosaic and an inverted dome of stained glass hangs over the hall like a sun.
A concert is the best way to see it; the guided tour is the next best.
Walks that pass here
On the map
Nearby
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
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
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
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