Barcelona — Deep Within the Gothic Quarter

Within a very short and exceedingly easy stroll from our hotel was Barcelona’s historic and picturesque Gothic Quarter (Barri Gòtic). Actually, to be a bit more precise, Hotel Catalonia Portal de l’Àngel is technically in Gothic Quarter, but the older, more historic stuff is southeast of the hotel. See the unshaded area in this map for an overview:

Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter southeast of Plaça de Catalunya

One of the sights we stumbled across here was the former home of the General Arc...