Literary Superblock

Sant Jordi's Day 2022 regains pre-pandemic normality with the creation of a literary superblock between Av. Diagonal and Gran Via, and the streets of Balmes and Pau Claris, with a section of stalls for professionals and another for organisations and associations. People are recommended to get around on foot or on underground public transport.

  • Literary superblock
  • Associations
  • Professionals
  • Pedestrian-only streets
  • Other spaces with stalls

Booksellers and florists will also have exclusive spaces at different points around the city, with establishments allowed to sell their products in the streets between 21 and 23 April.

This year’s Sant Jordi sees Barcelona organising a new literary superblock as the epicentre for the celebrations.

The Sant Jordi superblock will be delimited by Av. Diagonal and Gran Via, and the streets of Balmes and Pau Claris.

There will be two different areas within this perimeter: one in Passeig de Gràcia, set aside for the sale of books and roses by shops and businesses, and the junctions with Rambla de Catalunya, set aside for stalls operated by organisations and associations.

Other spaces for selling books and roses

Booksellers and florists will also have spaces for selling their products, located in all city districts. These include Passeig de Sant Joan and Passeig de Lluís Companys, two important hubs for the celebrations, along with the Sant Jordi superblock.

Location of sales points:

  • Ciutat Vella: La Rambla, Plaça Reial and Passeig de Lluís Companys.
  • L’Eixample: Plaça de Catalunya, Plaça de la Universitat and Passeig de Sant Joan (between Plaça de Tetuan and Arc de Triomf).
  • Sants-Montjuïc: Carrer d’Antoni de Capmany (from Carrer de Sants to Riera Blanca) and Carrer de la Diputació (between Carrer de la Creu Coberta and Carrer de Tarragona).
  • Les Corts: Avinguda de la Diagonal (between the streets of Joan Güell and Pau Romeva, on the side nearest the sea) and Plaça de Valdivia.
  • Sarrià - Sant Gervasi: Plaça de Sarrià.
  • Gràcia: Carrer Gran de Gràcia (between Travessera de Gràcia and Rambla del Prat), Plaça de Nicolás Salmerón, Plaça de la Vila de Gràcia and Jardinets de Gràcia.
  • Horta-Guinardó: Plaça d’Eivissa and the area delimited by Carrer de Tajo, between Baixada de la Plana and Baixada del Mercat.
  • Nou Barris: the canopy in Via Júlia (between Carrer d’Argullós and Carrer de Joaquim Valls), and Plaça del Virrei Amat (at the junction between Carrer de Felip II and Carrer de la Jota).
  • Sant Andreu: Plaça d’Orfila, Plaça del Comerç and Carrer del Segre (between Carrer del Pont and Carrer del Cinca).
  • Sant Martí: Rambla del Poblenou (between Passeig de Calvell and Avinguda de la Diagonal), Carrer del Cabanyal and Carrer de la Sèquia Comtal.

The eve of Sant Jordi’s Day and the day before will also be a festive occasion in the streets. On 21 and 22 April, establishments selling flowers and books will be able to set up stalls in front of their premises.

There will be close to 300 stalls in Barcelona, in professional spaces, of which 170 will feature book signings by authors and 103 will be located in front of book-selling establishments.

Traffic and parking disruptions

No parking will be allowed on the literary block’s perimeter streets from 8 am on 22 April until 2:00 a.m. on April 24. In addition, no vehicular traffic will be permitted from 11 pm on 22 April to 2 am on 24 April. See all the disruptions to mobility  [Ca.]

 

Traffic and pedestrians

During Sant Jordi's Day, vehicles will be able to drive along the streets surrounding the literary superblock, as well as the streets of Aragó and València. The rest of the streets within the superblock will be for pedestrian use only.

People are recommended to get around on foot or on underground public transport.