Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Neighbourhood Walk
The Squares of Gràcia
START
PLAÇA DE JOAN CARLES I
FINISH
PLAÇA DE LA VERREINA
LENGTH
1.9KM; 50 MINUTES
The obelisk at
1
Pla
s Ihonours Spain's present king for stifling an at-
tempted coup d'état in February 1981, six years after Franco's death. Under the dictat-
orship, the avenue that passes through the square was known as Avenida de Fran-
cisco Franco. Tobarceloninsit was simply 'La Diagonal'. That name stuck.
Plaça de J
a de Joan C
n Carle
rles I
