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PLAÇA DE
CATALUNYA
1 Font de Canaletes
Saying that someone “drinks the Catalunya
waters of Canaletes” – from this C A RRER DEL S TAL LERS
19th-century fountain – indicates VICENÇ
PLAÇA
he or she is from Barcelona. MARTORELL R A M B L A D E
PLAÇA DEL C A N A L E T E S
2 Reial Acadèmia BONSUCCES
de Ciències i Arts CARRER DE S. ANNA
Converted to a theatre
in 1910, this building
has Barcelona’s first C. DE LA CANU DA
official public clock. C. DE PINTOR FORTUNY R A M B L A D E
VILA DE
4 Palau de la Virreina E S T U D I S PLAÇA DE LA
MADRID
The first occupant of this great
C A R R E R D ’ E N X U C L A
palace, in 1777, was the virreina
(viceroy’s wife) of Spain in Peru. CARRER DEL CARME
5 Mercat de Sant Josep C. DE PORTAFERRISSA
Popularly known as 3 Palau Moja
“La Boquería”, this is Barcelona’s This 1790
most colourful food market. building hosts the
R A M B L A D E S A N T J O S E P C A R R E R D ’ E N R O C A C AR RER DE PET RI T XO L House, with high-
Catalan Heritage
tech exhibits on
local culture.

C. DE L’HOSPITAL
Liceu
CARRER DE C. DE LA BOQUERIA
SANT PAU
C . AR O L A S C. QUINTANA

7 Gran Teatre del Liceu
The opera house has CARRER DE FERRAN
had to be restored CARRER DE LA UNIO
twice after fires – 6 Plaça de la Boquería This
in 1861 and 1994. pavement by Miró (1976) and
square features a mosaic
9 Palau Güell C. NOU DE LA RAMBLA R A M B L A D E L S C A P U T X I N S PLAÇA an Art Deco dragon designed
for a former umbrella shop.
REIAL
This Neo-Gothic
palace is con-
sidered to be one
of Gaudí’s most CARRER LANCASTER ZURBANO C NOU DE
important works
(see p145). CARRER DELS ESCUDELLERS
C. DE L’ARC
DEL TEATRE
PASSATGE ESCUDELLERS
0 Museu de Cera
This waxwork
museum, in an 8 Plaça Reial
atmospheric, Barcelona’s most lively square was
19th-century Drassanes built in the 1850s. The Neo-Classical
building, R A M B L A D E lampposts were designed by Gaudí.
contains about S A N T A M O N I C A
300 exhibits. Monument a Colom 0 metres 100
100
0 yards
Plaça del Portal de la Pau
For keys to symbols see back flap

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