Plaça del Sol

Lined with bars and restaurants, the rowdiest of Gràcia’s squares springs to life on long summer nights, and people congregate on the steps here. The square was the scene of summary executions after an uprising in 1870, and during the civil war, an air-raid shelter was installed.

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