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Plaça de la Seu
Barcelona
Spain
08002
Tel: 34 93 315 1554
Placa Sant Josep Oriol
Barcelona
Spain
08002
Tel: 34 933 184 743
Plaça del Rei
Barcelona
Spain
08002
Town Hall
1 Plaça de Sant Jaume
Barcelona
Spain
08002
Tel: 34 93 402 7000
Catalan Regional Government
4 Plaça de Sant Jaume
Barcelona
Spain
08002
Tel: 34 93 402 4600
5 Carrer de Marlet
Barcelona
Spain
08002
Tel: 34 93 317 0790
1 Plaça del Rei
Barcelona
Spain
08002
Tel: 34 93 256 2122
Concierge.com's insider take:
As the name suggests, most of the architecture in this neighborhood, in the heart of Barcelona, is Gothic. Cathedral of Santa Eulàlia, where the martyred Santa Eulàlia was laid to rest after being rolled down the Baixada de Santa Eulàlia in a barrel of glass, was begun in 1298, although its facade is actually neo-Gothic and was tacked on in the 18th century. The magnificent Esglèsia del Pi, is also the real deal, as is the Royal Palace in the Plaça del Rei and parts of the two civic buildings—the Ajuntament and Generalitat—facing off in the Plaça Sant Jordi. Less well preserved though just as authentic and interesting is the recently excavated Synagogue, in use until 1391 and considered the oldest in Spain. There are also some Roman traces in the vicinity, such as pieces of the defense wall and three lone columns that once formed part of a temple at what is now Plaça San Jaume. You can find the full story of Barcelona's birth beneath her shaded medieval streets at the Museu d'Història de la Ciutat, where excavated Roman foundations remain.
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Cathedral of Santa Eulàlia is amazing
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