Street Avinguda Catedral de goes straight into Via Laetana where another fragment preserved Roman walls in Barcelona. It is located right at the royal palace. This palace was the residence of Counts of Barcelona, then the Kings joint kingdoms of Aragon and Catalonia, and then became a place of residence of the Spanish viceroy. It was in this palace of the Catholic monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella received Columbus, when he returned from his voyage to America. Above the palace stands a tower with arcades, the Torre de Marty, which you can climb. The rise may bring some difficulties, as the elevator in the tower and not have to walk, but the views of Barcelona, which will open brave tourists, fully compensate for the calories burned. And from the royal palace not far from Piazza San Zhuame. On this area in ancient times was the Roman Forum.

Now the area is surrounded by a number of administrative buildings of medieval Barcelona. First and foremost it is worth paying attention to the town hall – a fine example of Gothic architecture from the 14th century. Before the town hall, statue of King Jaume Catalan favorite First. Inside the building must necessarily enter to inspect the Hall of a Hundred – a place where in the Middle Ages was going to the parliament of Catalonia. Also pay attention to the Hall of Records on the ground floor of the palace, which in 1929 losep artist Maria Sert painted on the history of Barcelona. Opposite the palace hall Zheneralitet, which is easily recognized by the statue of St.

George, which adorns the entrance to the palace. This building is still the seat of government of Catalonia. Quite near Piazza Jaume is one of the main attractions – the Picasso Museum. The museum has five palaces in the narrow Gothic streets, which are in contact so that it seems as though this one building. The basis of the museum's collection – early works by Picasso, the period when the artist lived and worked in Barcelona.