Self-guided route · generated from Wikivoyage
Barcelona: a self-guided walk
Generated from Wikivoyage's See list for Barcelona: 7 stops, about 0.8 km and 45 minutes on foot. Not a guided tour; check each place before you go.
7 stops · 775 m · about 45 min on foot · Wikivoyage source · fetched 2026-11-07 02:08:31 UTC. Not a guided tour: check each place before you go.
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Plaça Sant Jaume
This square has been the political hub since the Roman era. It has been witness to some of the most important events in modern Catalan history, such as the proclamation of the Catalan State in 1931. At one end, there is the Palace of the Generalitat (the one with two flags on the top, the government of the Autonomous Community of Catalunya) and on the other stands the City Hall (three flags). Both are Gothic buildings, although their fronts are newer (the Generalitat's is the best example of Barcelona's Renaissance art). But if you can go inside, both are very important civil Gothic buildings.
41.38250, 2.17694 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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Ancient synagogue
They open during the morning. It is the re-discovered synagogue from the Jewish quarter, called call. This building, not very spectacular, is important since it has been here since the Roman era, and stayed as a synagogue until the Jewish exodus in the 15th century. The guide explains all the facts from the place in several languages.
41.38258, 2.17577 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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Plaça Sant Felip Neri
One of the most romantic squares in Barcelona, it hides a dark history in that it was built over the city's old cemetery. Barcelona's most famous architect, Antonio Gaudi, was on his way to visit the church there when he was run over and killed in 1928. There is a baroque church (Sant Felip Neri), a 14th-century palace and a fountain in the middle. To arrive, take the narrow street next to the cathedral cloister. The palace was moved from its original location in the street Via Laietana during the 1920s. If you look the front of the church, you can see some holes made by a civil war bomb. If y
41.38336, 2.17494 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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Cathedral of Santa Eulàlia
The main Gothic church in Barcelona. The cloister is maybe the most interesting part.
41.38389, 2.17639 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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Plaça del Rei
This square has two important buildings, the Santa Àgata church, where the kings from the Aragon crown had baptism. Is possible to visit it. The other building has the Saló del Tinell, one of the best civil Gothic architecture examples. Is the place where the royal receptions where held, so is very wide with a wooden ceiling hold by the typical Catalan Gothic arches. It has also a tower from which you can have a good view of the old town. An entrance is needed to visit both.
41.38413, 2.17744 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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Museu d'Història de la Ciutat de Barcelona
Includes access to underground Roman ruins and a complex of historic buildings in the centre of the Barri Gòtic (Gothic Quarter), and is a reasonably good historical museum.
41.38390, 2.17769 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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Picasso Museum
Has a lot of art from his first period, before the cubism, but almost none of his most famous works. Pictures are described only in Spanish, but overview texts for each period are available in English. Luggage over 30x30cm needs to be left at the checkroom and there's no liability for lost valuables.
41.38504, 2.18103 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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