| The Barcelona Barri Gotic area is also known as the | | | | Plaza del Rei, Plaza Nova, and Plaza Catalunya. |
| Gothic Quarter and is the area in which the old town | | | | Around them are seated many urban palaces, |
| of Barcelona is located. The streets of the Barri Gotic | | | | museums, churches, the cathedral, & much more. |
| vary considerably in style but the old quarter is | | | | Barcelona's Gothic quarter is a fascinating and |
| generally portrayed by narrow cobbled streets with tall | | | | rewarding place to explore. The Barri Gòtic is the |
| old buildings. It has its very own famous personalities | | | | centre of Barcelona, where the city originated, and |
| – Picasso lived and worked in Barri Gotic from | | | | where the main public buildings are located. It is a |
| 1895 to 1904 and Joan Miró was born and lived | | | | labyrinth of interconnecting dark streets connecting |
| here during his youth. | | | | with squares, and there are plenty of cafes and bars, |
| The Barri Gotic covers a similar area to that of the old | | | | as well as the cheapest accommodation in town. Most |
| Roman colony of Barcino. It is the oldest part of the | | | | of the buildings are from the 14th and 15th century, |
| city and although its buildings and monuments date | | | | when Barcelona was at the height of its commercial |
| from various periods, mixed in with that which is truly | | | | prosperity and before it had been absorbed into |
| Gothic. As compared to other major European cities | | | | Castile. Around the Cathedral, one of Spain's greatest |
| Barri Gotic city zone is still surprisingly intact, and to | | | | Gothic buildings, one can still see part of the ancient |
| quite a large extent unchanged by modern times. | | | | walls incorporated into later structures. The quarter is |
| The centre of Barcelona's Gothic quarter must be | | | | centered on the Plaça de Sant Jaume, a |
| Plaza Sant Jaume, which houses the Palace of the | | | | spacious square, the site of a busy market and one of |
| Generalitat which is home of the government of the | | | | the venues for the weekly dancing of the sardana. |
| autonomous community of Catalonia, and the | | | | Two of the city's most significant buildings are here, the |
| Ajuntament in other words city hall. Several other | | | | Ajuntament and the Palau de la Generalitat. |
| picturesque squares dot the area, including Plaza Reial, | | | | |