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Santa Maria del Mar
The finest Catalan Gothic church, soaring and almost bare inside, built by the sailors and dockers of the old port.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Free at set hours; paid for tours
- Time Needed
- 45 minutes
- Address
- Plaça de Santa Maria 1, 08003 BarcelonaDirections
- Getting There
- Jaume I station (Metro line 4).
Why Go
Built in just over 50 years in the 14th century, the church has slender octagonal columns and a vast, airy nave. The dockers of the Ribera carried its stones on their backs from the quarries of Montjuïc.
Guided tours go up to its rooftop.
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