Edifici de Correus

La Rambla & Barri Gòtic


Designed by architects Josep Goday and Jaume Torres in the 1920s, Barcelona's main post office building is filled with Noucentista paintings and crowned by a magnificent glass-and-steel dome.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby La Rambla & Barri Gòtic attractions

1. El Cap de Barcelona

0.06 MILES

An icon by the waterfront, this eye-catching 15m-high primary-coloured sculpture was designed by famous American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein for the 1992…

2. Hash, Marihuana & Hemp Museum

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One of the world's largest museums dedicated to all things cannabis-related opened to much fanfare in 2012. Set in the beautifully restored 16th-century…

3. Porta de Mar

0.11 MILES

On the edge of the old Roman city, on the spot where the entry gate from the port once stood, further ruins of the 4th-century Roman wall have been…

4. Basílica de Santa Maria del Mar

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At the southwestern end of Passeig del Born stands Barcelona’s finest Catalan Gothic church, Santa Maria del Mar (Our Lady of the Sea). Begun in 1329,…

5. El Fossar de les Moreres

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Opposite the Basílica de Santa Maria del Mar's eastern flank, an eternal flame burns brightly over a steel arch and an apparently anonymous sunken square:…

6. Basilica de la Mercè

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Raised in the 1760s on the site of its Gothic predecessor, following designs by architect José Mas Dordal, this baroque church is home to Barcelona’s most…

8. Passeig del Born

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Framed by the majestic Basílica de Santa Maria del Mar and the former Mercat del Born, leafy Passeig del Born was Barcelona's main playground from the…