4 · Gothic quarter
Pont del Bisbe
The carved stone bridge over the Carrer del Bisbe, the most photographed corner of the Gothic quarter.
- On foot
- 8 min on foot from the hotel
- About
- Built in 1928, not in the Middle Ages
- Concierge’s tip
- Early morning, before the cameras
The bridge between the Palau de la Generalitat and the canons’ houses looks medieval but went up in 1928, for the exhibition of the following year.
Come before nine and you’ll have it to yourself.
Walks that pass here
On the map
Nearby
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
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
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