Plaça del Pi and its church

Pl Pi, 7

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This square is one of the best-loved areas among locals in the Gòtic neighbourhood owing to its beauty. It is also home to one of the most popular places of worship in the city: the 14th century Pi church The square is full of iconic shops and a weekend craft food market is held there every weekend, which is an absolute must.

A square with history

Plaça del Pi is well known for its church and the pine tree standing in its centre. The façade of the basilica, with its simple lines, houses an enormous rose window, the biggest one in Catalonia. The bell tower is 54 metres high and decorated with Gothic arches. The interior of the church is austere, with a central nave flanked by side chapels, one of which is owned by the city’s retailers’ guild, which has a building in Plaça del Pi, just in front of the church, on the corner with C/ Petritxol. It is home to the oldest sgraffito in the city, dating from the seventeenth century. In the square is another house worth stopping to look at: the 14th century Congregació de la Puríssima Sang building. Notable features include a Renaissance door and a row of pillared arches on the top floor.

A bohemian square

The area around the Plaça del Pi is frequented by bohemian artists, particularly painters, who display their paintings in the square off to the side, Plaça Sant Josep Oriol. Plaça del Pi is also well known for the Food Crafts People Collective Fair, offering stalls packed with delicious products every first and third Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the month.

Cultural heritage

  • Ciutat Vella

    el Barri Gòtic
Address:
Pl Pi, 7
Districte:
Ciutat Vella
Neighborhood:
el Barri Gòtic
City:
Barcelona
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La Basílica de Santa Maria del Pi és història, cultura i art. D'estil gòtic català, Santa Maria del Pi, és la basílica que conserva la rosassa més gran de Catalunya.

Té una sola nau i està envoltada de capelles laterals obertes entre contraforts. En el seu interior es conserva la imatge gòtica de la Nostra Senyora del Pi i al seu museu trobareu una important col·lecció d'orfebreria i uns excepcionals escuts funeraris medievals, únics a Catalunya.

Des de molts punts del Barri Gòtic es pot sentir el repicar de "l'Antònia", la campana més gran de les sis que coronen el campanar, ara obert al públic i lloc des d'on podreu gaudir d'una vista privilegiada de la ciutat a 360º.

Podreu admirar els Gegants del Pi, documentats des de l'any 1601 i amb molta probabilitat els més antics de Catalunya. Són els més populars de la ciutat i molt coneguts entre els nens ja que son els protagonistes d'una cançó infantil.

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