MUHBA - Museu d'Història de Barcelona - Santa Caterina


This archaeological site is located in the basement of the Santa Caterina Market and seeks to provide an insight into the development of this area of the city from prehistoric times to the present day.

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The excavations carried out beneath the Santa Caterina Market revealed the archaeological remains of the former Convent dels Predicadors in Barcelona (Convent of the Preachers), which was later renamed the Convent de Santa Caterina. Other religious buildings and a late-Roman necropolis were also unearthed, the latter containing amphora, tegulae and formae tombs (made with building materials). Part of the site has been preserved and is open to visitors. Plans are underway to create a visitor centre to provide key information about the site and its evolution from prehistoric times until it became a market.

 
Address: Pl. Joan Capri - Mercat de Sta. Caterina
Phone: 932 562 122
How to get there: Metro L4, stop Jaume I. | Bus 17, 19, 40 i 45. | Barcelona Bus Turístic, stop Barri Gòtic.
Web site: www.museuhistoria.bcn.cat
Opening time: Monday to Saturday, from 10am to 2pm.