Santa Maria del Mar, Barcelona’s Mariner's Church is a stylish example of Mediterranean Gothic architecture. The elegant clean lines in the bell towers and in the side chapels are a reflection of those of the three massive naves, and note also the remarkably stunning stained glass windows. When Catalan sailors and soldiers stormed Sicily, Sardinia and Greece, the called on Santa Maria del Mar’s name, the heart of the seafaring community.

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