The protagonist grows up carrying rocks for Santa María de la Mar, which is still standing in Barcelona today. 'If you are strong enough to carry stones, you will be one of us,' Ramón (Andrés Lima) tells a young Arnau and his adopted brother, Joan, in the trailer. As was previously mentioned, La Catedral Del Mar is set in medieval Spain and is more similar to Game of Thrones than the plucky, down-on-her-luck Paquita. However, Netflix's latest will be much different in tone than its Spanish predecessors. This most recent offering from Spain to be on Netflix will join the ranks of Catalan dramedy Welcome to the Family and the popular workplace comedy, Paquita Salas, among others. But since it was such a huge production for Spanish television, it's doubtful that La Catedral Del Mar will return for Season 2. The show follows Arnau as he grows up and becomes caught in the midst of the Spanish Inquisition and classist struggles. The lowly Spaniard escapes serfdom and is put to work building a large Catholic church called Santa María de la Mar. This show follows a peasant in 14th Century Barcelona named Arnau Estanyol (Aitor Luna). also at night it's extremely beautiful.Season 1 of La Catedral Del Mar (or The Cathedral of the Sea) arrives on Netflix Saturday, Sept. and you're surrounded by bars, restaurants, shops. If you are really interested in history a guided tour is the way to go, they tell you funny facts and how/why it was built, it has seen it's fair share of problems (in construction) and disasters (earthquakes, civil war, accidents.) There are also visits to the roof of the building that is worth the walk up (not recommended for people with claustrophobia), you get to see the stained windows close up, it's cool and practical ventilation system from 1329/83 when it was built, the bells and stunning views of the city! you can also take advantage and spend the whole day around in the area just getting lost, there are many places close by to vist like the passeig del Born, CC Born, museo Picasso.

I have always believed that this church is the second most stunning one in Barcelona (first being La Sagrada Familia) as much at the Cathedral is beautiful, not just the building but it's surroundings, the story behind Santa Maria Del Mar makes it stand out.

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