We are welcoming the ones in search of authenticity and emotion when it comes in buying a flat in one of the best places there are in Barcelona: Born (Ciutat Vella), the oldest and most preserved medieval city in the whole Europe.
A rare penthouse is on sale in one of the oldest buildings from Santa Caterina (Born) which has its first rocks from the fifteen century; in the eighteen century it changed slightly until it found its original form in 1924, when it was reformed by the very well known Architect Puig I Cadafach ... all representing a glance from the great past of Barcelona. The heritage and the authenticity of the building have been preserved and therefore today stands a cataloged as a cultural heritage of Barcelona. Actually owners are expecting to receive the OFFICIAL PERMIT in order to INSTALL A LIFT in the building.
In this moment the flat has been divided on the taste of the actual landlords, but rest for sure those who enjoy a more opened space as there is plenty of it if you would like a loft style apartment as many of the walls can go out.
You can enjoy the calm of the terrace in the 35 sqm south faced which has a nice quiet view over some antique houses, a place where you can relax and find yourself in your own thoughts. A must appreciating thing which is so expensive and hard to find nowadays. Apart of the terrace the flat has 165 sqm with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a lot of light starting from the bedrooms up to the living which seats close to a very big kitchen.
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There is a storage room on the terrace, and enough places within the apartment where you can store your belongings.
The building´s heritage comes with it´s own enchantment as thick walls made of block of stones surround the apartment and keep warm during the winter and a chill touch during the hot summers. As well there is air conditioning for the ones which are not used with Barcelona´s hot weather. Speaking of the original walls as we said, they are now covered with the modern painting hiding therefore the past which awaits to be discovered and revealed to it´s original style as it once has been.
As well there are some beautiful catalan style ceilings with wooden beams, which have a higher height than the normal apartments of these days in which we are living. There aren´t only the beams that we can see in the photos as more are waiting to be revealed as they where being covered in the same manner as the walls. The windows are made of aluminum with a double layer of glass, retaining even more of the calm that reigns in the house. Some wooden dark brown floors are shaping this apartment´s character and specialness.
We are happy to invite you to this historic apartment, in order to absorb the established heritage not only of the flat but of this wonderful piece of land in Ciutat Vella, from which has raised this great city that we call today Barcelona.
Many historical places are right next to the apartment such as the Music Palace, the Museum of World cultures, Picasso Museum, church Santa Maria del Mar and many more; all of them making even more the importance of being in one of the most beautiful places of Barcelona´s built heritage left behind of the past centuries. We must comment too that the apartment has very good communications (such as Metro lines L1, L5 and different city buses which are quite close to its location).
