The New Cathedral exchanges hilltop scenery for a shopping street and square. Its eighteenth-century architecture lets you compare the former episcopal seat with the church that later assumed that role. Study the façade's scale and, when admission allows, the rhythm of the nave. This remains a place of worship: check opening and services before planning an interior cultural visit here.
Sources checked on 18 October 2026. Opening and access may change. The walk does not include admission; allow extra time for interiors. Routes have not been audited for accessibility.
Plan this visit
Read the rhythm of columns
The municipal account describes three aisles and a colonnade with Corinthian character. If entry is possible, we suggest comparing spacing and the direction of arches before seeking an individual artwork. Reading the whole reveals how a church is organised within the city’s commercial setting.
Two cathedrals, two settings
Connect this visit to the Seu Vella through function without expecting repeated forms or landscape. Both can be compared in one day, but the hill deserves its own time block. Check opening and services at the Catedral Nova; information about the cathedral archive does not establish unrestricted tourist access to its collections or research materials. Allow a quiet pause when observing the nave.
