Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sights
LA RAMBLA
Street
LA CATEDRAL
Church
Historic Site
PALAU DEL LLOCTINENT
(Carrer dels Comtes; 10am-7pm; Jaume I)
This converted 16th-century palace has a peace-
ful courtyard worth wandering through. Have a look upwards from the main staircase to
admire the extraordinary timber
artesonado,
a sculpted ceiling made to seem like the up-
turned hull of a boat. It was done in the 16th century by Antoni Carbonell. Exhibitions,
usually related in some way to the archives, are sometimes staged.
MUSEU DIOCESÀ
Museum
(Casa de la Pia Almoina; 93 315 22 13;
www.arqbcn.org
;
Avinguda de la Catedral 4; adult/child €6/3;
10am-2pm & 5-8pm Tue-Sat, 11am-2pm Sun; Jaume I)
The city's main centre of charity was loc-
ated here in the 11th century, although the much-crumbled remains of the present building
date to the 15th century. Today it houses the Diocesan Museum, which has a small exhibit
on Gaudí (including a fascinating documentary on his life and philosophy) on the top floor.
There's also a sparse collection of medieval religious art usually supplemented by a tem-
porary exhibition or two.
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