Plaça del Pi i Plaça Sant Josep Oriol - details

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The name comes from the Basílica de Santa Maria del Pi and from Saint Sant Josep Oriol, who is buried there. The two squares are consecutive; one leads into the other. A sculpture of Àngel Guimerà resides in Sant Josep Oriol—he was a very important writer representative of a Catalan cultural movement called La Renaixença in the 19th Century. There are art and food markets here, as well as musicians playing and singing in the street, with people listening to them from the terraces of the many pleasant cafes surrounding the two squares.

Very very nice little square, with a beautiful view of the church - especially in the evening. Close to everything.

6 June 2005 | A Yahoo! User