Open Hours: Tu to Sa from 10:00 AM to 01:30 PM,Tu to Sa from 04:00 PM to 07:30 PM
The chapel that belongs to the Palacio Real Mayor (Main Royal Palace) is located on a square that has borne witness to ... More
Santa Àgata Chapel
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The chapel that belongs to the Palacio Real Mayor (Main Royal Palace) is located on a square that has borne witness to countless historical events. It is purely Gothic in style and was built at the beginning of the 14th Century at the behest of Count James II. It was built on top of what was a Romanesque chapel dedicated to Saint Mary, which itself was built upon the ancient Roman city walls. There is a single nave with chapels between the lateral buttresses and impressive stained-glass windows.
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This stopover on the way to Montjuïc Mountain used to be the gateway to the city, because the creu coberta
(covered cross) lay in this square. It was a Gothic cross that symbolized arrival in Barcelona. Criminals were once ...
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This museum's permanent collection displays the diversity of the animal kingdom, with sections dedicated to birds, mammals and cave dwelling
insects. The educational activities instruct children how to identify animals by their paw prints, birds by their different songs ...
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For centuries, this 14th century house next door to Casa de l'Ardiaca was home for deans of the cathedral. One
of them, Jaume Estela, commissioned the attractive Renaissance façade in 1548; however, he died before work was completed and ...
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