Carrer de Montcada, Medieval street in Sant Pere Santa Caterina i la Ribera, Spain.

Carrer de Montcada is a medieval street running through Barcelona's old quarter that displays an array of Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque mansions with ornate stone facades and interior courtyards. The buildings showcase distinct architectural details from different periods, each with its own character and structural layout that tells a story of evolving design.

The street was laid out in the mid-12th century by the Montcada family to link the Bòria and the Vilanova del Mar, later merged into the Ribera district. It has borne its present name since 1283. Earthquakes in 1428 cracked the walls of several houses, which were restored and their upper floors partly demolished. Its years of splendour came in the 15th and 16th centuries, when nobles, aristocrats and wealthy merchants built the great houses that became palaces.

The street's name has been documented since 1283. The Museu Picasso opened in 1963 in the Palau Berenguer d'Aguilar and later expanded into the Palau del Baró de Castellet, Palau Meca, Casa Mauri and Palau Finestres. The Palau Dalmases, with its 17th-century Baroque courtyard staircase, housed Òmnium Cultural from 1961 to 2002.

The street runs directly adjacent to the Santa Maria del Mar church and is easily accessible via the Jaume I metro station on Line 4. Visiting early in the morning allows you to explore the buildings and their architectural details without the crowds that arrive later in the day.

The 1428 earthquakes cracked the walls of several houses on the street, forcing repairs and the demolition of some upper floors. The street was split in two in 1853 when Carrer de la Princesa was opened, and from 1874 the Born market turned many small palaces into warehouses. The Societat d'Amics del carrer de Montcada, founded in 1930, secured its declaration as a Monumental and Artistic Ensemble in 1947.