Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera
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Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera (ˈsam ˈpeɾə ˈsantə kətəˈɾinə j ɫə riˈβeɾə) is a neighborhood in the Ciutat Vella
district of Barcelona
, Catalonia
(Spain
). It is formed by the former neighborhoods of Sant Pere
, Santa Caterina and la Ribera
.
Ciutat Vella
Ciutat Vella is a district of Barcelona, numbered District 1. The name means "old city" in Catalan and refers to the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Barcelona, Spain. Ciutat Vella is nestled between the Mediterranean Sea and the neighborhood called l'Eixample...
district of Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
(Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
). It is formed by the former neighborhoods of Sant Pere
Sant Pere, Barcelona
Sant Pere is a neighborhood in District 1 , the old city of Barcelona, Spain. It is named after the monastery Sant Pere de les Puelles...
, Santa Caterina and la Ribera
La Ribera
La Ribera is one of the areas of the quarter of Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera of Ciutat Vella of Barcelona.Many of the buildings date from late Medieval times. It was a well-to-do quarter during 13th-15th centuries, when it really was by the sea shore, and the area that today is named...
.