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Barcelona Events 2024La Mercè - Diada Castellera - Human towersDiada castellera amb les colles localsEvent date: Tuesday 24th September 2024 Event time: 1 pm to 3 pm - 13:00 to 15:00 Event location: Plaça de Sant Jaume in Gothic quarter Hashtag: #Mercè24 Nearest metro station: Jaume I station on yellow line L4 Information: Merce festival Barcelona. Castellers display by local Barcelona groups of human tower builders on Plaça de Sant Jaume, Barcelona. Features all human tower groups in Barcelona: Castellers de Barcelona, Esquerdats de l'Eixample, Jove de Barcelona, Poble-sec, Sagrada Família, Sants, Sarrià and Vila de Gràcia. Pl Jaume can be quite full for this event, but generally the crowds tend to disperse after each tower is built, so with a little patience, you will be sure to see several stunning human towers that can reach 9 and even 10 levels in height. Related pages: Barcelona event calendar Castell tower building Pictures human towers Top things to do Mercè © Copyright Barcelonayellow.com Do not copy text or images on this page without permission All rights reserved. |
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How to get to Plaça de Sant JaumeAddress: Plaça de Sant Jaume 08002 Barcelona, Spain Plaça de Sant Jaume is the main square in the Gothic quarter of Barcelona. Placa de Sant Jaume is often used for festivals and procession - and also for demonstrations. Plaça de Sant Jaume is located on the ancient site of the Roman forum in Roman town called Barcino which later became Barcelona. In Roman times this plaza was the city center and was on the junction of the Roman citys main streets Cardo Maximus and Decumanus Maximus. Barcino's four city gates were at the end of these two streets which today are called Carrer Ciutat / Carrer del Bisbe ( = Decumanus Maximus) and Carrer Llibreteria (= Cardo Maximus). Barcino was a small city but even today there are impressive remnants of Barcelona Roman city walls in the gothic area. Plaça de Sant Jaume houses two government buildings. One is the renaissance palace El Palau de la Generalitat which is the home of the regional government of Catalonia region - called the Generalitat de Catalunya. Opposite you can see the neo-classical town hall building of the ciy council of Barcelona called Ajuntament de Barcelona Open FULLSCREEN map version How to get to Placa de Sant JaumeBy Metro Nearest Metro station is: Jaume I - yellow line L4 By Bus Bus lines: (on nearby Via Laietana) 17, 19, 45, 120, N8 By Taxi Taxi Barcelona Useful links and hotels near Plaça Sant Jaume Public transport travel planner Barcelona Metro map Barcelona travel cards Hotel Avinyo near Plaça de Sant Jaume Hotel Grand Central near Plaça de Sant Jaume Hotels near Plaça de Sant Jaume |
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