Gotico - la Merce Places of Interest

Head of Barcelona Sculpture

The sculpture project was developed by the famous representative of pop art, American graphic artist Roy Lichtenstein, and this miracle was sculpted by sculptor Diego Rahado in 1991-1992. The monument was erected as part of a large-scale urban reconstruction program in preparation for the 1992 Olympic Games....read more

Monument to Galceran Marquet

The Plaza del Duque de Medinaceli in Catalan is located in the middle part of the Passeig de Colom and occupies part of the territory of the ancient monastery of St. Francis, founded in 1276. It was a large abbey whose domain extended to the Ramblas...read more

Palacio de Capitanía General

This building has a very long history, which began eight centuries ago. In 1218, Father Pedro Nolasco founded the Orden de la Virgen María de la Merced de la Redención de los cautivos de Santa Eulalia de Barcelona, now known as the Brotherhood of Mercy...read more

Passeig de Colom. La Gamba

Columbus Boulevard starts from Antonio Lopez Square and ends with the Columbus Column in Portal de la Pau Square. In old Barcelona, the Sea Wall, built in the middle of the sixteenth century, ran along the boulevard line...read more