Ciutat Vella

Ciutat Vella (Catalan for Old Town, Castilian: Ciudad Vieja ) is the first of the ten municipalities of the Catalan capital of Barcelona. It has about 104,000 inhabitants on 4.37 square kilometers. The district corresponds to the historical center of the city and includes the area within the city walls of the 14th and 15th century as well as the district of La Barceloneta, which lay outside the walls.

Geography and Urban District Outline

The city district Ciutat Vella is bordered to the south by Sants -Montjuïc, in the west of Eixample, in the north of Sant Martí and east by the Mediterranean Sea.

In the borough can be found, inter alia for the city of Barcelona important facilities and buildings:

  • Plaça Reial
  • Plaça del Rei
  • Plaça de Sant Jaume with the Palau de la Generalitat and the Town Hall of Barcelona
  • La Catedral
  • The Gothic churches of Santa Maria del Mar and Santa Maria del Pi
  • Palau de la Música Catalana
  • Gran Teatre del Liceu
  • Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona ( MACBA)
  • Palau Güell
  • Parc de la Ciutadella
  • Barcelona Zoo
  • Port of Barcelona

Neighborhoods in the district

The municipality is divided into the neighborhoods of El Raval, Barri Gotic, La Barceloneta and Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera.

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