The demonstration will start gathering at 1 pm and the march for the demonstration begins at 5.14 pm, with activities to continue until roughly 9 pm. The main disruptions will be in the districts of Ciutat Vella and L’Eixample, with Sants-Montjuïc and Sant Martí also affected.

The Present column will be gathering at the junction between Gran Via and C/ Casanova, with the leading group in C/ Muntaner moving along Gran Via to Pl. Universitat and Rda. Universitat as far as Pl. Catalunya. The Futur column will be gathering in Pl. Anton Maura, Via Laietana and Av. Catedral, with the leading group by Av. Catedral, moving along Via Laietana to Pl. Urquinaona and Rda. Sant Pere as far as Pl. Catalunya, where the final ceremony will be held.

Traffic restrictions

The areas in question should be closed to traffic from 3 pm, when the organisers expect people to start occupying streets. If people gather before then, roads will be closed earlier. The main disruptions expected are:

• Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes: no circulation from Entença to Balmes. The side lane nearest the mountains in this section will be reserved for emergencies.
• Via Laietana: no traffic access from Pg. Isabel II or from Pas Sota Muralla. Traffic in the Gòtic and Santa Caterina neighbourhoods will be diverted along Via Laietana in the ascending or descending direction depending on the occupancy of the street.
• La Rambla: the whole ascending side will be closed from Portal de la Pau. Residual traffic will be diverted towards the Raval neighbourhood.
• Plaça d'Urquinaona: vehicles heading in the direction of the Llobregat and coming from Rda. Sant Pere and Ausiàs Marc will be diverted towards Roger de Llúria. Vehicles using Pau Claris will be diverted towards Gran Via while residual traffic will be diverted using Casp.
• Carrer de la Ribera: traffic circulation will be reversed to allow vehicles from Comerç to exit.

Depending on the number of participants, the City Police may extend the area of road closures. In this case, the disruptions would reach Gran Via from Pl. Espanya to Balmes, and in Ciutat Vella circulation would be restricted in Av. Marquès de l’Argentera, Pla de Palau, Pg. Isabel II and Pg Colom, from Pg. Picasso as far as Pl. Drassanes.

In this scenario, there would also be diversions in Pl. Espanya, with the closure of the road tunnel and the diversion of the side lane of Gran Via nearest the sea towards Av. Paral·lel; in Pg. Sant Joan, for vehicles wishing to access Pl. Urquinaona from Ausiàs Marc and Av. Vilanova, and in Pl. Pau Vila, from where circulation would be diverted towards Pla de Palau, Av. Marquès de l’Argentera and Pg. Picasso, except for vehicles heading in the direction of Port Vell. As for the Ronda Litoral (B-10), this could be closed at exit 21, in the direction of the Besòs, and exit 22, in the direction of the Llobregat.

Public transport

People are advised to use the metro for journeys in the city centre. Some stations may be affected by the volume of passengers, such as Catalunya (L1/L3), Universitat (L1/L2), Urquinaona (L1/L4), Jaume I (L4) and Espanya (L1/L3).

You can also plan your routes and check the state of traffic in Barcelona in real time using the website Getting there.