5 · 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.
- On foot
- 10 min on foot from the hotel
- About
- A fountain, a church and a school
- Concierge’s tip
- Sit on the fountain’s edge for five minutes
Behind the cathedral, a few turns off the busiest streets, the square of Sant Felip Neri is the quietest place in the old town. The marks on the church front come from the bombing of 1938.
The school on the square still uses it as its playground.
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
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
Gothic quarter
Plaça Reial
A palm-lined square of arcades just off the Rambla, with lamps designed by the young Gaudí.
12 min on foot from the hotel