Barcelona City Tourist Guide 2010 - Photos Gothic Quarter Barcelona

Pictures of Gothic area of Barcelona

The "Ciutat Vella", which means "Old City" in Catalan, is one of the biggest mediavel city areas in Europe. It spans the neighbourhoods of La Raval, Barri Gotic, La Ribera and El Born. Each neighbourhood in the old city of Barcelona has its own special places and atmosphere.

"Barcino" the old Roman name for Barcelona. These letters stand on Plaça Nova near Barcelona Cathedral where the borders of the old Roman city were.

Cuitat Vella - the old city - is easily spotted by satellite. Almost all the medieval city walls are gone now except a small stretch by the Drassanas Reial - the Royal shipyards.

The narrow streets of Barcelona¡s old city are full of cafes, restuaurants and fashionable shops

Busker musicians help create a special atmosphere

Barcelona's medieval cathedral "La Seu"

Modernist letterbox from 1902 by Catalan architect Doménech i Montaner outside the "Casa de l'Ardiaca" - The Archdeacon's House - near Barcelona Cathedral. The letter box was added in 1902 when the building was used by the "Colegio de Abogados" - College of laywers, who asked Domenech i Montaner to redecorate. The turtle is said to symbolise the "speed" of the postal service back then.

Plaza Neri is one of the smallest and nicest squares in the Barrio Gotico. You can find the tiny Barcelona shoe museum on this plaza and the cafe of the Hotel Neri

The famous Catalan architecht Antoni Gaudi was a student in the childrens school here that is still open to this day. A bomb that hit Plaza Neri on 30th January 1938 during the Spanish civil war tragically cost 42 civilian lives among them many children. You can still see shrapnel damage on the church "Església de Sant Felip Neri" facade where a memorial plaque now honours the victims.