Roman Barcelona - Information, Trivia and travel tips for Barcelona Apartments

Barcelona's story begins thousands of years ago. The origins of the city are not entirely clear. The first reliable records are from the Roman era. The city founded in the first century BCE or was known as Barcino. It was a colony of about 5000 inhabitants in the second century AD, whose strategic position close to the Via Augusta allowed a rapid business development and has left a legacy económico.Barcino valuable. In Barcelona in the Gothic Quarter of today you can find lots of remains of the ancient Roman city. Even the structure of the streets is that of a typical Roman city with the two main streets Cardo and Decumanus and his crossing in the Forum. The current Plaça de Sant Jaume is exactly in the same place where the old forums. They were the focal points of public life and business. The courthouse and the baths were situated in this enclave. Public authorities at this site were important decisions about the future of Barcino.

The wall on the Plaça NovaCon to protect the colony was built a wall. Its perimeter was 1.5 miles long, enclosing an area of ​​12 hectares. After the first Germanic incursions began in the third century BC several towers were built. Some of them were 18 feet high. The remains of the wall can be seen at the Plaça Ramon Berenguer, street and square Tapineria Nova. The characteristics of the latter two towers of the old door in carriages and pedestrians entered the ciudad.Desde side of the Archdeacon's House (Casa de l'Ardiaca) in Plaça Nova can see a replica of a section of the Roman aqueduct marking one of the points where water is conveyed to the city. Right in front of her is a visual poem created by the Catalan artist Joan Brossa, designed with the spelling of the word Barcino. Just a few steps away is the Cathedral. People who rent apartments in Barcelona are often combined to visit the Roman road and Extremely cathedral.

Plaça Plaça Ramon Berenguer Ramon Berenguer is probably the most interesting architectural Barcelona. It is located near the Via Laietana, with its imposing buildings of the twentieth century. However, just go behind these monumental buildings to achieve a unique look to Roman and medieval Barcelona. In the Plaça Ramon Berenguer, named after the Count of Barcelona between 1096 and 1131, there is a remaining section of the Roman wall remaining IV.La century Plaça Ramon Berenguer the royal chapel offers Santa? Cat, which was built in the fourteenth century and has some gothic altarpieces famous painter Jaume Huguet. Visiting these places is free. If you are interested in other offers cheap, you can also use the Barcelona Discount Card, free, hosted by Barcelona Checkin Apartments.

AugustoEl Temple defensive wall is all that remains of the Romans. There are also remains of the Temple of Augustus, who used to be the main sacred building Barcino and was dedicated to the worship of the emperor. It was built in the first century A.D. and lasted about 35 meters and a width of about 17.5 meters, which is a considerable size for a small town as it was Barcino.Para see the remains of this temple, visitors must go to the Paradise Street , in the Gothic Quarter. Inside the courtyard of the building at the end of this narrow medieval streets, four columns of the temple bear testimony to the Roman past of Barcelona. There are nine feet high and give a good impression of the magnitude of the temple of Augustus.

Useful Information

All Barcelona's Roman ruins are located in the Gothic Quarter. To get there you can use buses and subways. The nearest metro stations are:

Jaume I, line 4 metro Liceu metro line 3 Plaça Catalunya, the metro lines 1 and 3

For more information and opening times, see the official website of the Barcelona tourist office.