6 · Gothic quarter
Plaça Reial
A palm-lined square of arcades just off the Rambla, with lamps designed by the young Gaudí.
- On foot
- 12 min on foot from the hotel
- About
- The lamps are by the young Gaudí
- Concierge’s tip
- Lovely at night, with a drink under the arcades
The arcaded square was laid out in the 1850s on the site of a convent. Its two lamp posts were one of Antoni Gaudí’s first commissions from the city.
It is at its best after dark, when the arcades fill up.
Walks that pass here
On the map
Nearby
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
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
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