Self-guided walking tour
Barcelona Walking Tour: El Born and La Ribera – Picasso to the Ciutadella (about 3 hours, 8 stops)
8 stops in walking order through Barcelona, from Arc de Triomf to Parc de la Ciutadella: 2.9 km on foot, about 34 min of walking, 3 h 10 min in total with the story and a look around at each stop. Walking times come from the routed walking path, not a straight line. It is the route of “El Born and La Ribera: Picasso to the Ciutadella”, a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.
- Total
- 3 h 10 min
- Distance
- 2.9 km
- Walking
- 34 min
- Stops
- 8
The stops, in walking order
Arc de Triomf
A monumental gateway designed by Josep Vilaseca for Barcelona’s 1888 World Fair.
8 min walk · 690 m
Palau de la Música Catalana
A concert hall designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner for Orfeó Català.
5 min walk · 420 m
Mercat de Santa Caterina
A public market combining preserved historic façades with a transformed modern roof.
5 min walk · 450 m
Basílica de Santa Maria del Mar
A Catalan Gothic church designed by Berenguer de Montagut.
2 min walk · 170 m
Museu Picasso
Museu Picasso presents a major collection of Pablo Picasso’s work inside five adjoining medieval palaces on Montcada Street.
4 min walk · 320 m
Museu de la Xocolata
A private Barcelona museum housed in the former Sant Agustí convent.
4 min walk · 370 m
Mercat del Born
The former market hall of Mercat del Born now preserves archaeological remains from the historic Ribera neighbourhood beneath its iron framework.
5 min walk · 450 m
Parc de la Ciutadella
A public park created on the site of Barcelona’s former citadel.
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