Plaça de Sant Jaume
Lonely Planet review for Plaça de Sant Jaume
In the 2000 or so years since the Romans settled here, the area around this square (often remodelled), which started life as the forum, has been the focus of Barcelona’s civic life. Facing each other across it are the Palau de la Generalitat (seat of Catalonia’s regional government) on the north side and the Ajuntament (town hall) to the south. Both have fine Gothic interiors, which, unhappily, the public can enter only at limited times.








