DISTRICT OF LA RIBERA

The Ribera is a neighborhood in the district of Ciutat Vella (Barcelona). It's one of the most traditional neigborhood of the historic center of Barcelona. This neigborhood was the economic center of the city between the XIII and Xvth century. The merchants of the period built palaces, which are quite well preserved. The district's important places are : -The Gotic basilica of Santa Maria del Mar -The Market of the Born (“El mercat del Born”) -El fossar de les Moreres. -The Picasso Museum In the XVIth century the neighborhood lost its economic power,and after the defeat of 1714 the center of the neigborhood was destroyed. Years later, it became the present Ciutadella Park and the Born market.(1876)