BARCINO, Roman Itinerary

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  • Author: STEFANO ZUFFI E DAVIDE TORTORELLA
  • Language: English / USA

Hi, I'm Debbie, your personal guide. Together with MyWoWo, I'd like to welcome you to one of the wonders of the world.

Today I'll accompany you through "Barcino", one of the oldest parts in Barcelona.

Are you ready for a journey through time, all the way to the first century BC? Historians still don't agree, but according to most of them Barcelona was founded by the ancient Romans, and precisely by Emperor Augustus, who in 12 BC gave the new city the name "Barcino".

Your pedestrian itinerary, which is entirely within the Barri Gòtic, or Gothic Quarter, will follow the perimeter of Barcino starting from Plaça de la Vila de Madrid. Here you are just outside the ancient walls, where a necropolis once stood. In fact, the law required that cemeteries were placed outside the walls. Walk along Carrer de la Canuda to reach Plaça Nova....

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