La Seu Cathedral

Barcelona's breath-taking Gothic cathedral, La Seu, can be found - appropriately enough - in the city's Gothic quarter, and is certainly one of the most tourist-worthy attractions in the city. Build between 1298 and 1448, and thus setting a precedent for untimely project management of cathedral construction in Catalonia (see Gaudi's La Sagrada Familia), the pinnacles and arches of La Seu are a truly beautiful sight to behold, whilst the interior is worth checking out too. Aside from the awe-inspired nave, there are the cloisters full of orange, medlar and palm trees and a resident gaggle of thirteen geese, which represent the young life of Saint Eulalia, a matyr to Christendom. Find her remains down in the crypt or head up to the roof for superb views.

"Dear readers, a small note about the opening hours of Barcelona Cathedral. The Cathedral offers a combined ticket (visitada especial) designed for tourists, and available in the afternoons when there are no masses. You have to pay 5 euros but you can visit the cloister, church, choir and lift, and can enter some chapels and take photos. Open times for combined ticket: 1pm-5pm Mon-Sat; 2-4.45pm Sun. Without combined ticket ( Church ) 8am-12.45pm, 5.15-7pm Mon-Fri; 8am-12.45pm, 5.15-6pm Sat; 8am-12.45pm, 5.15-6pm Sun. ( Cloister ) 9am-12.30pm, 5-7pm daily. ( Museum ) 10am-12.30pm, 5.15-7pm daily. Admission Combined ticket €5. Church & cloister free. Museum €2. Lift to roof €2.50. Choir €2.20 "

The Editor
Spain
Sep.23.2009
Overall rating 5/5