Plaça de Sant Felip Neri

La Rambla & Barri Gòtic


Graced by leafy acacias, a trickling fountain and a baroque church, this small square still bears signs of the destruction it suffered during a 1938 bombing by the Franco-supporting Italian air force, in which 42 people were killed, most of them children (a school still operates here).

Transportation

  • metro: Jaume I, Liceu

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby La Rambla & Barri Gòtic attractions

1. Palau Episcopal

0.04 MILES

Across Carrer del Bisbe from La Catedral is the 17th-century Bishop's Palace. Virtually nothing remains of the original 13th-century structure. The Roman…

2. El Call

0.05 MILES

Once a 14th-century house of the Jewish weaver Jucef Bonhiac, this small visitor centre is dedicated to the history of Barcelona’s Jewish quarter, El Call…

3. Casa de l’Ardiaca

0.06 MILES

The 16th-century Casa de l’Ardiaca has housed the city’s archives since the 1920s. Stroll around the supremely serene courtyard, cooled by a fountain and…

4. Sinagoga Major

0.07 MILES

At the heart of the ancient Jewish Call lie the remains of what may well be the city’s main medieval synagogue (though some historians cast doubt on the…

5. Col·legi d'Arquitectes

0.07 MILES

Across from La Catedral your eye may be caught by what appear to be childlike scribblings on the facade of the 1931 Col·legi de Arquitectes. It is, in…

6. Domus de Sant Honorat

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These remains of a Roman domus (town house) and three small shops, unearthed in the mid-19th-century Casa Morell, lie close to the Roman forum, and the…

7. Pont del Bisbe

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One of Barcelona's most-photographed pieces of architecture, this Gothic-style marble bridge links the Palau de la Generalitat with the Casa dels Canonges…

8. Plaça de Sant Josep Oriol

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This small square flanking the majestic Basílica de Santa Maria del Pi is one of the prettiest in the Barri Gòtic, with its bars and cafes attracting…

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