8 · Churches
Santa Maria del Mar
The great Gothic church of El Born, built by the people of the port in only fifty-four years.
- On foot
- 5 min on foot from the hotel
- About
- Built between 1329 and 1383
- Concierge’s tip
- Sit at the back and look up
Santa Maria del Mar went up between 1329 and 1383, paid for and built by the sailors, merchants and porters of the neighbourhood. Its columns are so slender and far apart that the inside feels like one tall room of light.
The rose window glows in the late afternoon.
Walks that pass here
On the map
Nearby
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
Museums
El Born Centre de Cultura
The old iron market hall of El Born, where the streets of 1714 lie open under your feet.
4 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