Spain Guide
Catalunya
Catedral
Opening time: mid-March to May Mon– Sat 10am–1pm & 4–7pm; June to mid-Oct Mon– Sat 10am–7pm; mid-Oct to mid-Nov Mon– Sat 10am–5pm; rest of year 10am–2pm
Price: €3.50
Sitting at the top of a broad flight of steps, the Catedral is, quite apart from its own grand beauty, a perfect example of the transition from Romanesque to Gothic forms. You'll see the change highlighted in the main facade, where a soaring Gothic portal is framed by Romanesque doors, surmounted by a cross and an elaborate rose window. Except for services, entrance to the cathedral is through the cloisters, themselves superbly executed with pointed Gothic arches softened by smaller round divisions. The cloister also has several oddly sculpted capitals, one of which represents a cat's funeral being directed by rats.