Landmarks · Barcelona
Plaça Reial
The one square in the old town with four matching sides — and two Gaudí lamps.
Admission and address
- Address
- Plaça Reial
- Admission
- Free and always open. The square is public ground, reached through short arcaded passages off La Rambla, and there is no ticket, no gate and nothing to book. The two lamp posts flanking the central fountain are early Gaudi, made when he was barely out of school, and they are the reason to stand still here for a minute. Every restaurant under the arcades is a terrace with tourist pricing and a menu in six languages, so the food is not the point of the square. It is lively and well lit in the evening, but the passages in and out are a known pickpocketing spot, and it stays loud very late, which matters if you have booked a room on it.
- Category
- Landmarks
- Coordinates
41.38007, 2.17520
Where it is
Walk it with the guide
Plaça Reial is one of 24 stops on Barcelona Essentials. The guide adds the story behind it, the detail worth crossing the square for, and the tip that only someone who has stood here would write down.
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