Bona Ventura

Gothic Quarter · Barcelona

Casa de l'Ardiaca

MonumentLocal favourite

The archdeacon's house beside the cathedral, built on two towers of the Roman wall and turned into a Gothic-Renaissance mansion in 1479-1514. Its arcaded courtyard has a fountain made from the old well and a palm planted in 1873; today it is the city's historical archive.

Address
Carrer de Santa Llúcia 1, 08002 Barcelona
Hours
Mon-Fri 09:30-14:00, 15:00-19:30; Sat 10:00-19:30; closed Sun (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-09)
Best time to go
Morning, Afternoon · About 20 min
Price
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Price level
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Good to know

  • Find Domènech i Montaner's marble letterbox by the door: five swallows for the speed justice should have, a tortoise for its slowness
  • The Renaissance doorway 'a la romana' dates from 1510-1514

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