Fontanella

Fontanella is an apartment in Ciutat Vella, Barcelona, Catalonia which is located on Carrer de Fontanella. Fontanella is situated nearby to the theater building Teatre Borràs, as well as near the square Plaça d’Urquinaona.

Type: Apartment
Also known as: “Apartments Sant Jordi Fontanella”
Address: Carrer de Fontanella 15, Barcelona

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palau de la Música Catalana and Plaça d’Urquinaona.

Palau de la Música Catalana

Theater building

Photo: Doomuu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Palau de la Música Catalana is a concert hall in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for Orfeó Català, a choral society founded in 1891 that was a leading force in the Catalan cultural movement that came to be known as the Renaixença. Palau de la Música Catalana is situated 250 metres east of Fontanella.

Plaça d’Urquinaona

Square

Photo: Jordiferrer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Plaça d'Urquinaona is one of the principal squares in central Barcelona. It is officially part of Dreta de l'Eixample neighbourhood, in the Eixample district, and is located at the intersection of the Ronda Sant Pere and Carrer d'Ausiàs Marc. Plaça d’Urquinaona is situated 140 metres northeast of Fontanella.

Teatre Borràs

Theater building

Photo: Color sépia, Public domain.

Teatre Borràs is a theater building, which is situated 140 metres northeast of Fontanella.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sant Pere and Gothic Quarter.

Sant Pere

Neighborhood

Photo: Carquinyol, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sant Pere is a traditional neighborhood of the old city of Barcelona, Spain. It is named after the monastery Sant Pere de les Puelles. Nowadays, it is a part of the Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera neighborhood.

Gothic Quarter

Quarter

Photo: Michal Huniewicz, CC BY 3.0.

The Gothic Quarter is the historic centre of the old city of Barcelona. It stretches from La Rambla to Via Laietana, and from the Mediterranean seafront to the Ronda de Sant Pere.