{"id":693,"date":"2016-10-12T17:48:41","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T17:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/barcelona\/?p=693"},"modified":"2016-10-17T15:13:22","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T15:13:22","slug":"santa-maria-del-mar-basilica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/barcelona\/santa-maria-del-mar-basilica\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Maria del Mar Basilica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nicknamed &#8220;the Cathedral of the Sea&#8221;, Santa Maria del Mar basilica is a breathtaking Gothic church located in the <a href=\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/barcelona\/gothic-quarter\/\">Barri Gotic<\/a> near <a href=\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/barcelona\/ciutadella-park\/\">Ciutadella<\/a> park.<\/p>\n<p>Construction started in the early 14th century, and took more than a hundred years to build. Unlike most other churches of its size, Santa Maria del Mar was built by citizens of all classes. Some of them contributed in money, others in material, and others as workforce.<\/p>\n<div  class=\"tip\">Tip: Before visiting, try reading the book &#8220;The Cathedral of the Sea&#8221;, an epic novel dedicated to the basilica and to medieval Barcelona.<\/div>\n<p>The interior is bathed by the warm Mediterranean light entering through colourful vitrages, highlighting Gothic adornments.<\/p>\n<p>Classical music concerts are often held in the church.<\/p>\n<p>It can be tricky to find it though, since the surrounding buildings are tall and streets are narrow.<\/p>\n<dl class=\"accordion\"><dt id=\"link-venue-info\" class=\"venue-info\"><a href=\"#\">Venue info<\/a><\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t<dd id=\"venue-info\">Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.santamariadelmarbarcelona.org\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\">Basilica Santa Maria del Mar<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"link-getting-here\" class=\"getting-here\"><a href=\"#\">Getting here<\/a><\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t<dd id=\"getting-here\"><strong>Metro:<\/strong> <strong>L4<\/strong> (Barceloneta, Jaume I)<\/dd><\/dl>\n<div class=\"footnote\">Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santa_Maria_del_Mar,_Barcelona#\/media\/File:Church_of_Santa_Maria_del_Mar.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Visit the &#8220;cathedral of the sea&#8221; for some breathtaking architecture, impressive history, and classical music concerts.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":695,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6,12,2,3,4],"tags":[8],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.3 - 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