Plaça de Eivissa, the square of old Horta village

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Plaça d’Eivissa

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Known as Plaça del Mercat [Market Square] until 1907, Plaça d'Eivissa is located in the old centre of the Horta district and still preserves its traditional village feel.

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Eternal village square

The old centre of Horta still preserves the character of the village it was until the late 19th century, when it was annexed to Barcelona. The current name of the square dates back to 1907, but it was previously called Plaça del Mercat (it operated as the municipal market from 1896 to 1951) and before that, Plaça del Progrés. The square has been an exception witness to the city’s modernisation: it saw the arrival of street lights in 1889, trams in 1901 and the metro in 1967. Eivissenca, by the sculptor Joan Centelles, watches the people go by from one of its sides.

The quimet of horta

The Bar Quimet, which opened in 1927, boasts one of the best sandwich menus in the city. For a long time it was known as the “parrot bar” because of Juanito, a parrot from Brazil that talked and sang, and became the star of the square.

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