33 posts tagged “ciutat vella”

Plaça Sant Jaume: The Barcelona City Hall (Ayuntamiento de Barcelona) and Palau de la Generalitat ("Generalitat" is the local government of Catalonia).

Plaça Sant Jaume

As I've explained, on Saturday I participated in a guided tour in Ciutat Vella, organized by the Barcelona City. Here's a short video clip where our guide explains which parts of the city center we will see during the tour. - The guide, Juan, was really good, by the way!

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Just remember that you should buy a ticket... It's only about 1,20 €, whereas the fine is 40 €, as this little old lady learnt today!

Multa

Metro

Right next to the Columbus monument there is this antiques market where you can find just about anything: jewellery, religious statues, fountain pens, toys... (I bought myself some old photos.)

Dolls

The Columbus Monument, el Colón.

Columbus

At Plaça Reial.

CafeConLeche

It seems that all the banknote/coin collectors of Barcelona gather here every Sunday. Plaça Reial, Barcelona. (My Irish banknote collector friend might be interested in knowing this, so this one's for him!)

PzaReal

Not everything is for sale, though, it seems... (No se vende = Not for sale)

Che

...well, it's Sunday anyway, so they are all closed.

Fashion

Zarzuela is not just opera, it's also a dish: zarzuela de pescado y marisco. (Restaurant Zarzuela, Rambla 66)

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