Barcelona Guide
Sant Pere
The Barri Gòtic is bordered on its eastern side by Via Laietana, which was cut through the old town from north to south at the beginning of the twentieth century. Across it lie the two easternmost old-town neighbourhoods of Sant Pere and La Ribera, often thought of as one, but each with a very distinct character.
Although the medieval barri of Sant Pere is perhaps the least visited part of the old town, it holds two remarkable buildings, the modernista concert hall known as the Palau de la Música Catalana and the stylishly designed neighbourhood market, the Mercat Santa Caterina. The area around the market has seen a fair amount of regeneration in recent years, as new boulevards and squares are opened up, and a slew of cool bars and restaurants has emerged, some of them destinations in their own right.