A journey through the most ancient quarter of the city, where the history of the Roman colony Barcino was born, which later became the history of Barcelona.
The history of the Gothic Quarter goes back to ancient times, during the Roman rule over Spain. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the city, along with the quarter, fell into decline, only to bloom in the most glorious days of Catalonia, when it was part of the Kingdom of Aragon. In the quarter, you can find a huge number of interesting medieval buildings, and some structures are real landmarks. The Catedral, House of the Canons, the King’s Square, the City Hall and the Generalitat, the Jewish quarter of Call, the oldest synagogue in Spain, and, of course, the Barcelona “Arbat” – Las Ramblas with its 18th-century palaces, flower kiosks, bird market, living statues, and the Liceu theater.
