Legends of Barcelona — Gothic Shadows & Modernist Dreams

Discover Barcelona's legends, from the Gothic Quarter's medieval mysteries to Gaudí's supernatural inspiration and the dragon of Sant Jordi.

<p Barcelona's Gothic Quarter is a labyrinth of medieval streets where legends hide in every shadow. The Cathedral cloister houses 13 white geese in memory of Santa Eulalia, the city's patron saint who was martyred at age 13. In the Plaça del Rei, the ghosts of Inquisition prisoners are said to appear on winter nights.</p

<p But Barcelona's mythology extends to its modernist era: Gaudí, some say, was guided by divine visions, and Casa Batlló's dragon-scale roof celebrates Sant Jordi's legendary victory over the beast.</p