Roses and books

In 2024, Sant Jordi will once again have a pedestrianised area between Diagonal, Gran Via, Balmes and Pau Claris, including the whole of La Rambla and Gran de Gràcia, from the Jardins de Salvador Espriu to Travessera de Gràcia.

  • Sant Jordi Block
  • Associations
  • Professionals
  • Pedestrian-only streets
  • Other spaces with stalls

On 23 April, booksellers and florists will also have exclusive areas in different parts of the city, with the Gabriel Garcia Márquez Library area as the main new feature. Furthermore, commercial establishments can sell their products on the street from 22 April onwards.

This Sant Jordi’s Day, people will once again be able to stroll around a large pedestrian area in the heart of Eixample.

The area is bounded by Avinguda Diagonal, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, Carrer de Balmes and Carrer de Pau Claris. It also extends into Ciutat Vella via La Rambla and into Gràcia via Gran de Gràcia.

Other spaces for selling books and roses

There will also be areas in all city districts where booksellers and florists can sell their products.

Location of the primary reserved spaces

  • Ciutat Vella: La Rambla, Plaça Reial and Passeig de Lluís Companys.
  • L’Eixample: Plaça de Catalunya, Plaça de la Universitat, Rambla de Catalunya and Passeig de Sant Joan (between Plaça de Tetuan and Arc de Triomf).
  • Sants-Montjuïc: Rambla de Sants.
  • Les Corts: Avinguda Diagonal (between Carrer de Joan Güell and Carrer de Pau Romeva, on the seaward side).
  • Sarrià - Sant Gervasi: Plaça de Sarrià.
  • Gràcia: Carrer Gran de Gràcia (between Carrer de Sèneca and Rambla del Prat), Plaça de Nicolás Salmerón, Plaça de la Vila de Gràcia and Jardinets de Gràcia.
  • Horta-Guinardó: Plaça d’Eivissa and the area delimited by Carrer de Tajo, between Baixada de la Plana and Baixada del Mercat.
  • Nou Barris: the canopy in Via Júlia (between Carrer d’Argullós and Carrer de Joaquim Valls), and Plaça del Virrei Amat (at the junction between Carrer de Felip II and Carrer de la Jota).
  • Sant Andreu: Plaça d’Orfila, Plaça del Comerç and Carrer del Segre (between Carrer del Pont and Carrer del Cinca).
  • Sant Martí: Rambla del Poblenou (between Passeig de Calvell and Avinguda Diagonal), Carrer del Cabanyal, Carrer de la Sèquia Comtal, Plaça del Mercat, Plaça de Font i Sagué and the Gabriel García Márquez Library area.

The eve of Sant Jordi’s Day will also be a festive occasion in the streets. On the 22nd (as well as the 23rd), bookshops and florists can set up stalls outside their establishments.

Traffic disruptions for the Sant Jordi Block of L’Eixample

Traffic circulation (bicycles and private vehicles) will be prohibited inside the perimeter of L’Eixample from 10 pm on 22 April to 4 am on 24 April. During this period users will be able to circulate in the streets making up the closed perimeter of the Sant Jordi Block, and in the streets of Aragó, València and Gran Via. Bicing stations in the area will also be out of service.
 

Parking will not be allowed in any of the streets inside the perimeter from 8 pm on 22 April until the area is reopened to traffic. Entrances to private car parking will also be closed.

People are recommended to get around on foot or on public transport below ground.