VISITING BARCELONA | |
 CITY TOURS SELECTION
From Plaza Sant Jaume, looking at the Palau de la Generalitat, on the right begins Bisbe street, which leads to the Cathedral of Barcelona. In Christmas it is typical to visit the small shops of the Fair that takes place every year in front of the Cathedral and sell Christmas ornaments and figures.
The rest of the year, the avenue of the Cathedral sometimes becomes an arts and crafts market, gastronomic or cultural scenarios (during the celebration of the the Mercè, for example), according to the callender of fairs.
In the IV century Barcelona already had a Paleocristian Cathedral that was destroyed in 985. The present one, of gothic style, began to construct in 1280. However, it not always had the present aspect, since the facade dates from 1890. For more information it is possible to visit:
http://www.bcn.es/turisme/castella/turisme/welcome.htm (castellano) y http://www.bcn.es/turisme/english/turisme/welcome.htm (inglés).
From the Avenue of the Cathedral, in the opposed corner to Via Laietana, the street dels Arcs leads to Portal de l'Àngel, one of the peatonals streets that is part of Barcelona Shopping circuit. In this route, in addition to diverse stores, mainly of cloths and complements, perhaps we have the luck to find a group of musicians or street artists.
Portal de l'Àngel, one of the most animated spaces in the city, leads until the neuralgic Plaza de Catalunya, where the route at the historic Old City began.
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