Bar Marsella
Bar Marsella opened in 1820 and is held to be the oldest bar in the city. Little has been changed: the chandeliers, the mirrors and the bottles under their dust are of the nineteenth century, and the drink is absinthe.
- What it is
- Bar
- Opened
- 1820
- Area
- Raval
- Nearest museum
- Palau de la Música Catalana, 1.1 km
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What Bar Marsella is known for
Since 1820
It opened in 1820 at the corner of the Carrer de Sant Pau and the Carrer de Sant Ramon, in the Raval.
Absinthe
Absinthe has been the house drink for more than a century, served with a bottle of water, a sugar lump and a fork.
Its customers
Hemingway is the best known of them; Picasso and Dalí are also named.
What to know
- It has kept its nineteenth-century room
- Absinthe is the drink to order
- It has no site of its own
Where Bar Marsella is
Address
Carrer de Sant Pau 6508001 Barcelona, Spain
Nearest station
Liceu, on line 3, about five minutes away
Museums and sights nearby
- Palau de la Música Catalana1.1 km
- Picasso Museum1.1 km
- Fundació Joan Miró1.4 km
- Casa Batlló1.6 km
- National Art Museum of Catalonia1.8 km
Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.
In the Raval since 1820
The bar opened in 1820 and is held to be the oldest in Barcelona.
Its room, with its old lamps and bottles, has hardly changed.
Bar Marsella: common questions
- Where is Bar Marsella?
- At Carrer de Sant Pau 65, in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona. The nearest station is Liceu, on line 3, about five minutes away.
- Which museums and sights are near Bar Marsella?
- Palau de la Música Catalana is 1.1 km away, Picasso Museum is 1.1 km away, Fundació Joan Miró is 1.4 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.
- What is Bar Marsella known for?
- Since 1820, Absinthe, Its customers. The oldest bar in Barcelona, open since 1820 in the Raval, with its dust, its chandeliers and its absinthe.
- When did Bar Marsella open?
- In 1820. It has kept its nineteenth-century room.
What visitors say about Bar Marsella
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Tickets and tours near Bar Marsella
Things to do near Bar Marsella
The nearest of this site's best things to do in the city. Distances are in a straight line.
- 16See flamenco danced on the Rambla300 m awayShow, 1 to 2.5 hours, ticket, with a drink or dinner as you choose
- 10Walk La Rambla and eat at La Boqueria400 m awayWalk, 1 to 2 hours, free to walk
- 5Get lost in the Gothic Quarter around the Cathedral750 m awayWalk, 1.5 to 3 hours, free to walk, a ticket for the cathedral's roof and choir
- 17Eat your way through Barcelona on a tapas walk800 m awayWalk, 2.5 to 3.5 hours, a tour, or the bill
Artists to see near Bar Marsella
The museums nearest to here, and the most famous artists on show in each.
Picasso Museum, 1.1 km away
Fundació Joan Miró, 1.4 km away
Hotels near Bar Marsella
The five-star hotels closest to it, of those this site lists in Barcelona. Distances are in a straight line.
- Mercer Hotel Barcelona4.6Five-star hotel, Gothic Quarter800 m away
- Grand Hotel Central4.5Five-star hotel, Via Laietana950 m away
- El Palace Barcelona4.6Five-star hotel, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes1.5 km away
- Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona4.7Five-star hotel, Passeig de Gràcia1.5 km away
Where to eat near Bar Marsella
The nearest of the famous tables this site lists in Barcelona. Distances are in a straight line.
- London Bar4.4Bar, Raval150 m away
- Casa Leopoldo4.7Restaurant, Raval200 m away
- Fonda España4.6Restaurant, Raval250 m away