79 min · 6.3 km
The concierge's day
Our concierge's perfect day, on foot from the front door: a market breakfast, the Gothic quarter, El Born and a swim.
- On foot
- 79 min
- Distance
- 6.3 km
- When
- A whole day, from breakfast to a swim
- For
- First-time visitors
- Starts at
- Casa Safrà, the front door
The walk
Starts at
Casa Safrà, the front door
4 min · 0.3 km
Mercat de Santa Caterina
The market round the corner, under a roof of coloured tiles that ripples like a field of fruit.
9 min · 0.7 km
Palau de la Música Catalana
The concert hall of Catalan modernisme: mosaic columns, roses in the ceiling and a skylight of stained glass.
17 min · 1.3 km
Barcelona Cathedral
The Gothic cathedral of the old town, with a cloister of palms, a fountain and thirteen white geese.
19 min · 1.5 km
Plaça de Sant Felip Neri
A small, quiet square behind the cathedral, with a fountain and a church front that still carries its scars.
21 min · 1.6 km
Pont del Bisbe
The carved stone bridge over the Carrer del Bisbe, the most photographed corner of the Gothic quarter.
27 min · 2.1 km
Plaça Reial
A palm-lined square of arcades just off the Rambla, with lamps designed by the young Gaudí.
34 min · 2.8 km
Metro Jaume I
The nearest metro: the yellow line 4, towards the seafront one way and the Passeig de Gràcia the other.
38 min · 3.1 km
Santa Maria del Mar
The great Gothic church of El Born, built by the people of the port in only fifty-four years.
41 min · 3.3 km
Museu Picasso
Picasso's early years in five medieval palaces on the Carrer de Montcada, two minutes from the hotel.
45 min · 3.6 km
El Born Centre de Cultura
The old iron market hall of El Born, where the streets of 1714 lie open under your feet.
54 min · 4.3 km
Parc de la Ciutadella
The city's big park at the end of El Born, with the golden Cascada fountain and a lake of rowing boats.
79 min · 6.3 km
Platja de la Barceloneta
The city beach at the end of the Barceloneta, a walk from the hotel through the old fishermen's quarter.
The concierge's day
Morning
Breakfast at the bar in the Mercat de Santa Caterina, then up to the Palau de la Música and back down to the cathedral before the tour groups arrive. Sant Felip Neri and the Pont del Bisbe are a few turns away.
Midday
Through the old streets to the Plaça Reial for lunch under the arcades, then back across the Via Laietana to Santa Maria del Mar.
Afternoon
The Museu Picasso, the old streets under the El Born hall and the Ciutadella park. Finish with a swim at the Barceloneta.
On the way
- Breakfast at Santa Caterina
- The Gothic quarter before the crowds
- A swim to finish
Groups and celebrations
A birthday on the roof, a small wedding, the whole house for a weekend? Book a call with Núria and plan it together.
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