Via Sepulcral Romana Plaça Villa de Madrid, Roman necropolis in Gothic Quarter, Spain.

Via Sepulcral Romana Plaça Villa de Madrid is a Roman necropolis in the Gothic Quarter, set below street level and visible from the square. It preserves a five-metre-wide road lined with 85 burials, including six monolithic cupae, six altars, a stele, two inscribed slabs, 33 tumuli, 17 tile-and-amphora graves and 20 unprotected burials.

The necropolis began in the first century and continued through the third century, making it an important record of Roman settlement in Barcino. During this span, burial practices evolved and shifted, which the archaeological layers today still reveal.

The burial structures display Roman funeral customs through stone monuments and inscribed markers that reveal everyday beliefs of ancient residents. These objects show how people honored their dead and what mattered to the community.

The excavation lies below street level, but the square's layout lets you see the whole necropolis from above without entering it. The site is managed by the Museu d'Història de Barcelona (MUHBA). It sits between Portaferrissa and Santa Anna streets, a short walk from La Rambla, so it can be viewed at any time of day.

Unlike many other excavation sites, the graves here were not dug out individually and relocated elsewhere, but remain in their original spatial arrangement. This preservation of context allows visitors to see the actual extent and layout of a complete Roman burial street.