PLEASE RESERVE in ADVANCE.
If you would like a different time please request one with the reservation.
TO RESERVE: In Barcelona call 93-284-6256 or 664-665-365.
Outside of Spain call 0034-93-284-6256.
Or email: mcarr26@yahoo.com
COST: Adults 9 euros. Students 6 euros. Children under 12 free.
MEETING POINT: (click on map for larger size)
LENGTH: About 90 minutes. There's a nice bar in the Jewish Quarter half-way through if we decide to take a break. There's no hurry.
Highlites include:
· Plaza Nova. The Roman wall and watchtowers at the North Gate of the old Roman city of Barcino.
· Saint Llúcia's Chapel. Built next to, but before, the Cathedral in 1260 by the Francs in Romanesque architecture.
· Napoleanic War Memorial. Commemorates Spain's victory over France in the Peninsula War of 1800. Learn how Spain became Napoleon's Vietnam (and Iraq?).
· The ancient Jewish Neighborhood dating back to 100 AD. The Jews opened the lucrative gold trade with N. Africa enriching the Catalan Empire.
· The Roman Synagogue*, one of Barcelona's holiest places.
· The Roman Temple of Augustus* built in the first century AD.
· Plaza Iu at the 14th century Gothic Cathedral with timeless stone carvings.
· Plaza St. Jaume with Barcelona's 14th century City Hall, Catalonia's Capitol building and St. Jaume's, the Conqueror of Mallorca, statue.
· The King's Plaza and dreaded Halls of the Spanish Inquisition.
· A good, reasonably-priced restaurant.
* The Synagogue is closed on Saturday and Sunday. The Roman Temple is closed on Monday.
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