Stalls with books and roses
In 2025, there was once again a large pedestrian block for the Sant Jordi festival, spanning the area between Diagonal, Gran Via, Balmes and Pau Claris. It also included all of La Rambla and part of Gran de Gràcia, from Pla de Nicolás Salmerón to C/ Astúries.
On 23 April, booksellers and florists were also able to set up at special points throughout the city’s districts. Furthermore, shops could sell their products on the street from 22 April onwards.
This Sant Jordi’s Day, city residents were once again able to stroll around a large pedestrian area in the heart of Eixample, between Avinguda Diagonal, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, Carrer de Balmes and Carrer de Pau Claris. It also reached Ciutat Vella, down La Rambla, and Gràcia, along Gran de Gràcia from Pla de Nicolás Salmerón to C/ Astúries.
You were also able to visit the City Council stands throughout Sant Jordi’s Day. In Passeig de Gràcia (between Provença and Rosselló) you were able to find the latest publications and recommendations for books published by or jointly published by Barcelona City Council. You could also write your story to contribute to the collective Sant Jordi mural at the stand in Plaça de Catalunya, on the corner between Passeig de Gràcia and Ronda Sant Pere.
Other spaces for selling books and roses
Booksellers and florists could also set up stalls throughout the city’s districts.
Location of the main reserved spaces:
- Ciutat Vella: La Rambla and Passeig de Lluís Companys.
- Eixample: Plaça de Catalunya, Plaça de la Universitat, Rambla de Catalunya, Passeig de Gràcia an Passeig de Sant Joan.
- Sants-Montjuïc: Rambla de Sants.
- Les Corts: Avinguda Diagonal (between Carrer de Joan Güell and Carrer de Pau Romeva, on the seaward side).
- Sarrià - Sant Gervasi: Plaça de Sarrià.
- Gràcia: Carrer Gran de Gràcia (between Pla de Nicolás Salmerón and C/ Astúries) and Plaça de la Vila de Gràcia.
- Horta-Guinardó: Plaça d’Eivissa.
- Nou Barris: the covered area on 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 Diagonal), Carrer del Cabanyal, Carrer de la Sèquia Comtal, Plaça del Mercat, Plaça de Font i Sagué and the Biblioteca Gabriel García Márquez area.
There were also outdoor festivities on the eve of Sant Jordi’s Day. On the 22nd (as well as the 23rd), bookshops and florists could set up stalls outside their establishments.
Traffic and pedestrians
On Sant Jordi’s Day, the streets around the Sant Jordi Block, as well as Carrer d’Aragó, Carrer de València and Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, were open to vehicle traffic. The rest of the space in the large block were for pedestrians only (no bicycles or personal mobility vehicles). Bicing stations were also closed.
Waste collection
Selective waste containers were removed from 21 to 25 April and progressively installed again from the evening of 23 April.
Organic waste bins were not collected during the morning of 23 April. The collection service for furniture and old junk was also unavailable.
Sant Jordi Block traffic restrictions in the Eixample
From 10 p.m. on 22 April to 6 a.m. on 24 April, the designated area in the Eixample was off-limits to traffic (including bicycles and personal mobility vehicles). Traffic was only allowed on the streets surrounding the Sant Jordi Block, Carrer d’Aragó, Carrer de València and Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes. Bicing stations were also closed.
No parking was allowed on any street within the perimeter from 8 a.m. on 22 April until the streets were reopened to traffic. However, it was possible to access public and private car parks.
We recommended walking or using underground public transport.
