Close up of side view of Palau Centelles

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Palau Centelles

La Rambla & Barri Gòtic


A rare late-15th-century gem, the Palau Centelles is set round a fine Gothic-Renaissance courtyard adorned with later flourishes from the 18th and 19th centuries (you can wander in if the gates are open). Built on the site of a 13th-century predecessor, it now houses government offices.


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