Plaça Catalunya, Barcelona

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This is the main plaza that ends at the west side of Rambles Ave, which becomes known as Passig de GArcia past the plaza. It is a congregation of vehicles, people, bikes, taxis and tour buses. Even though it has a large plaza and garden in the middle, getting to it is fighting through a maze.

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It was 9am when we boarded a near empty Bus at Placa de Catalunya which is a large plaza surrounded by some very nice buildings and lots of Statue's. It is located between the old city and the 19th century Eixample district. The famous Rambla (a wide promenade in the old city) and the Passeig de Gracia start at the Placa de Catalunya.

The Placa de Catalunya also is where the public transportation begins from. Below the square is the main subway junction, above is where tourist buses depart from, and it is also where the Aerobus departs from.
This is the beginning of the Hop On / Off Bus route, and ticket’s can be bought from the booth.

As we were early, the Fountains in the Park weren’t working, don’t worry, they are later in the day and are quite pretty. The Park is empty in the morning, so it's a good time for photo opportunities, but in the afternoon, it is full of people.

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Catalonia square connects new and old town, is a hub of public transportation, very convenient place for taking metro, buses, shopping. It connects such famous streets as Rambla, Passeig de Gracia.

The square was fully completed in 1927. It is a wide place with monumental buildings like Central Bank or the building where supermarket El Corte Ingles is located. At the square you could also find tourism information centre.

It is hard to count how much times we needed to cross this square to go to Railway station, to Rambla, for shopping, so on :)

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Barcelona’s heart. It’s from Plaça Catalunya that the main city arteries flow. It’s one of the most important transportation spots. Uncountable bus stops, several subway lines, starting and ending of touristic bus lines and Aerobus. From Catalunya you can easily reach the Ramblas, Passeig Gràcia, Universitat and then Espanya, Bairri Gotic… The square is also full of life.

The Placa Catalunya seemed to be the heart of Barcelona. There seemed to be an energy surrounding the square. There were several demonstrations while we where there. Our hotel was just of the square which made it easy when arriving by metro from the airport. This view is from the restaurant at the top of El Corte Englis.

Catalunya Square is known as the "heart of Barcelona". It links four major avenues: la Ramblas, Passeig de Gracia, la Rambla de Catalunya and Portal de l'Angel. What a dramatic sight!

We had purchased bus tickets for a tour of the city and after reading the map provided, realized that many shops and restaurants were located here. As soon as its wide plaza appeared, we got off the bus and promptly walked to the Hard Rock cafe for lunch. We were famished!

The square was filled with sightseers, families out for an early afternoon stroll and hundreds of pigeons. Construction of this hub was complete between 1925-27; its purpose was to connect the Old Town with Eixample.

To re-board the bus, the line often extended for quite a length. You might want to walk a bit further to catch a bus at another stop as we did. The map lists all the bus stops along the way, so its quite easy to do so.

Placa de Catalunya -
A busy square in between Passeig de Gracia and La Rambla where you can change over tour buses or take a walk by the fountains. The Placa de Cataluyna is an area that, as a tourist, you are likely to at least pass through when you visit Barcelona. Between the two most appealing neighborhoods for tourist visits , and a major metro stop, it is also the place to catch the convenient Bus Turistic. On the south end of the square, underground, is the official office of tourism, where you can get maps, ask questions, and book accomodations and tours. At the tourist office you can buy tickets to the walking tours, and they meet just outside the office

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This is the central square for most visitors in Barcelona although Plaza de les Glories Catalanes is the real geographical spot. For me it was the main transport hub also because there are 2 metro lines that pass from here (Line 1, Line 3) and also most of the buses passing by day and night. You can also catch the RENFE train to the airport, the tourist buses and so many others.

It is always full of people as it is a popular meeting point and there are several shops and big department stores around (Fnac, Corto Ingles, Habitat etc). Las Ramblas, Passeig de Gracia and Rambla de Catalunya start from here and it’s worth walking on all of them.

There are several fountains, sculptures, statues and some nice flowers in the square.