Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes

Be it daytime or be it night, tourists are assured to receive an enthralling sight whenever they pay a visit to the Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes. Known more popularly just as the Glories, it is a large square of the city of Barcelona.

Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes (foto Axelv)

Do not miss out on this popular tourist locale when you next visit Barcelona unless you want to miss out on some of the most important thoroughfares of the city. In case you did not know, some of the city’s most popular thoroughfares like the Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, the Avinguda Meridiana, and the Avinguda Diagonal, all meet in this square.

Look above and you will see that there are quite a number of flyovers located around this square that was designed by Ildefons Cerda to serve as the center of Barcelona city.

Those who are interested in shopping should make it a point to visit this square which also boasts of serving as the venue of Els Encants Vells, which is one of Barcelona’s most renowned and traditional open-air marketplace.

This is also the best place to be if you are on the lookout for some of the best restaurants in Barcelona, with most of them being located within walking distance.