We took the high-speed train from Seville Santa Justa station and got off in Barcelona Sants. It took little more than 5 hours to reach Barcelona, and we arrived in the afternoon. You can also take a local flight from Seville to Barcelona, but it might take the same time because you have to travel to the airport and wait in line for security and check-in.
At Barcelona Sants, we took R1/R10 to get to Pl Catalunya, where our hotel was located. After checking into our hotel and freshening up, we went out sightseeing.
Pl Catalunya is the most famous and centrally located plaza in the city. With public transportation, all major attractions are conveniently accessible from here. La Rambla street also starts from here.
From Pl Catalunya, we walked towards the Gothic Quarter. Ancient Roman cemetery dates back to the first century AD.
Narrow streets in the Gothic Quarter
Cathedral of Barcelona was built between the 13th and 15th century located in the gothic quarter.
Here is the official Website to get more information or book tickets. It cost 9 euros to enter.
Sant Felip Neri Square, compact square with an imposing baroque church scarred by bombs that killed dozens in the civil war.
This used to be the city wall and the city called Barcino in the Roman period.
Placa Nova Tower gates and remains of the Roman city wall.
Temple d’August, the preserved columns from the Roman temple in the middle of gothic quarter. It was closed but we can still see the columns from the outside.
Placa del Rei There is a museum inside where you can see Roman ruins under it.
La Rambla, A tree-lined pedestrian street, stretches for 1.2 km connecting the Plaça de Catalunya in its center with Christopher Columbus.
We kept walking on La Rambla till we reached the Passeig de Colom, a street lined with palm trees.
Christopher Columbus monument, pointing towards the ocean.
Rambla de Mar, we walked on this modern bridge with some excellent views. If you keep walking, you’ll get to the beach.
Beautiful place to walk and get some nice views.
It was getting dark, so we returned to Pl Cataluna; it looked stunning at night.
We enjoyed the history of the area, so many things to see and hidden corners to discover. You can easily spend at least 2-3 hours and learn all about it.