{"id":2184,"date":"2013-10-16T17:35:37","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T15:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=2184"},"modified":"2018-07-27T09:40:26","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T07:40:26","slug":"placa-reial-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/placa-reial-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Pla\u00e7a Reial in Barcelona, the place to see and be seen"},"content":{"rendered":"

People who want a taste of typical nightlife in Barcelona should make their way to the Pla\u00e7a Reial (“Royal Plaza”), situated just off Las Ramblas, in the center of the city.<\/p>\n

Pla\u00e7a Reial<\/a> has someone for everyone at all times of the day or night, be it either to enjoy the local cuisine at one of the many traditional Spanish and Catalan restaurants or check out the action\u00a0 at one of the many nightclubs in the square regarded as being\u00a0 among \u00a0Barcelona\u2019s best.<\/p>\n

Anyone, and for any reason, who has the opportunity to spend some time living in Barcelona will need to find themselves a place to live. For those who like to be close to the action renting Barcelona apartments within close vicinity to Pla\u00e7a Reial are usually difficult to find, meaning that you have to call in the experts. And among the longest-running and most experienced agencies dealing exclusively in Barcelona apartment rentals are ShBarcelona<\/strong> who will always have a trick or two to up their sleeves when it comes to finding the ideal long term rental barcelona apartment<\/a> to meet anyone\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n

The Pla\u00e7a Reial was designed by Francesc Daniel Molina i Casamaj\u00f3 in the 19th century, the center of the square is dominated by a large\u00a0 iron fountain named “Tres Gr\u00e0cies” (Three Graces) that was desiGned by Antoni Rovira i Trias around the same period as well as two large and highly imposing lanterns,\u00a0 designed by famous local sculptor Antoni Gaud\u00ed<\/a>, designed to convey a message of\u00a0 the heroism of medieval Catalan conquerors. Despite the fact that the Pla\u00e7a Reial underwent a complete renovation in 1982 all of the famous landmarks have remained intact.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Well known for its many outdoor venues during the summer months as well as hosting the annual La Merc\u00e8 city festival in September, with the home on seeing an endless succession open air concerts, featuring local and international talent, every weekend the Pla\u00e7a Reial rapidly converts itself into an open \u00a0market where collectors of both coins and stamps congregate to compare their albums.<\/p>\n

Most evenings, and especially as the weekend approaches, the Pla\u00e7a Reial become the center for nightlife, with the square\u2019s many nightclubs and pop venues attracting thousands of visitors all year round.<\/p>\n

Last but not least when it comes to major celebrations such as New Year\u2019s Eve or Barcelona winning the Champions League again, Barcelonans as one congregate on the square and the celebrations can go on till Dawn.<\/p>\n

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People who want a taste of typical nightlife in Barcelona should make their way to the Pla\u00e7a Reial (“Royal Plaza”), situated just off Las Ramblas, in the center of the city. Pla\u00e7a Reial has someone for everyone at all times of the day or night, be it either to enjoy the local cuisine at one […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[615],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2184"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2184"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96273,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2184\/revisions\/96273"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}