Why Barcelona? Because of its climate, its history, its people, its art and architecture, its design, its outdoor cafes, its shops, and its business centers... Barcelona has become one of the world's principal destinations, both for pleasure and business trips.
A dynamic city, in constant evolution without losing its own essence, is waiting for you with open arms. Barcelona offers a perfect combination of the sophistication of a European city and the charm of the Mediterranean tradition and character.
From Hotel Denit you will walk to the best cultural, architecture and shopping offer of the city, as Las Ramblas, Gothic Quarter (Cathedral, Plaza del Rey, Santa Maria del Pi, Petritxol Street), Macba Museum, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Catalonia Square, Portal del Angel, Mercado de la Boqueria, Rambla Cataluña and Paseo de Gracia.
Our team will be very happy to recommend you some activities to do in the city form the "must do sight" to the "out of the road"
- The Cathedral of la Santa Creu and Santa Eulàlia (5 minutes walking) commenced in 1298 and was built over six centuries. The temple is predominantly a Gothic building located in in the old quarter of the town.
- The Palau de la Música Catalana (5 minutes walking), concert hall in Barcelona, was commissioned from the architect Lluis Domènech i Montaner. This building in modernisme style was built in just under three years, from 1905 to 1908 (UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997).
- The Santa Caterina Market (7 minutes walking), built in 1848, was Barcelona's first covered market. It originally aimed at feeding working-class people.
- The Church of Santa María del Mar (12 minutes walking) is an imposing church built between 1329 and 1383 at the height of Catalonia's maritime and mercantile preeminence. It is an outstanding example of Catalan Gothic, with a purity and unity of style that are very unusual in large mediaeval buildings.
- The Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona -MACBA- (10 minutes walking) was designed by the North-American architect Richard Meier and opened in 1995. The building is located right in in the center, in the old quarter of the city.
- The Boqueria Market (10 minutes walking) is a metaphor for the history of Las Ramblas and the Gothic Quarter. The first of Barcelona's local markets was opened on Saint Joseph's day, on the 19th of March 1840.
- The Picasso Museum (12 minutes walking) was opened to the public in 1963 as an essential museum to find out about the artist's formative years. It is housed in five Catalan-Gothic-style palazzos dating from the 13th and 14th centuries in the heart of Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.
- The Gran Teatre del Liceu (10 minutes walking), opened in 1847 is one of the key landmarks in the heart of the famous Ramblas. The Barcelona opera house has been a major centre for culture and the performing arts for over 150 years.
- The Casa Batlló (10 minutes walking) was built between 1904 and 1906. This masterpiece and architectural jewel was designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí (UNESCO World Heritage List in 2005).
- The Casa Milà (12 minutes walking) is a genuine building in Modernisme style, popularly known as La Pedrera (Catalan for stone quarry), constructed between 1906 and 1912 and designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí (UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984)
- The Basílica de la Sagrada Família (10 minutes by metro), despite remaining unfinished at the time of Gaudí's death, has become one of the most iconic landmarks of Barcelona, It is located in the Eixample district.