Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
By metro
To walk through both neighbourhoods you can start at Urquinaona, close to the Palau de
la Música Catalana, or Arc de Triomf over to the east, while Jaume I marks both the
southern end of Sant Pere and the most direct access point to La Ribera.
HIDDEN GEMS: SANT PERE, LA RIBERA AND CIUTADELLA
Palau de la Música Catalana
C/de Sant Pere Més Alt • Guided tours (in English on the hour) daily 10am-3.30pm, Easter week & July
10am-6pm, plusAug9am-8pm •€17•Tourtickets available byphone,online orat the boxoffice • 902475
485,
palaumusica.org
• Urquinaona
Stumble upon
modernista
architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner's stupendous
Palau de la
Música Catalana
from narrow c/de Sant Pere Més Alt and it barely seems to have enough
space to breathe. The extraordinary concert hall was built in 1908 for the Orfeo Català chor-
al group (it's still privately owned) and made an immediate statement of nationalistic intent.
Smothered in tiles and mosaics typical of
modernisme
, the highly elaborate facade rests on
three great columns, like elephant's legs, while the corner sculpture represents Catalan pop-