Plaça de la Sagrada Família

Probably children in the sand playground on weekday afternoons and evenings, petanca on the gravel behind it mornings and late afternoon, and sitting and talking on the shaded benches through midday in summer.

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Kids playing the sand playground and the shaded benches on the carrer de Mallorca side

Neighbours with small children skip plaça de Gaudí and come here instead, because no queue crosses it. Grandparents hold the shaded benches on the Mallorca side from about five and the sand stays full until dinner.

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Sitting and talking the benches under the trees on the carrer de la Marina corner

The trees on the Marina corner give the only real shade on this side, so those benches are taken right through midday in summer while the rest of the square sits empty in the sun.

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Informal sport the gravel strip behind the playground, away from carrer de Mallorca

Older residents play petanca on the gravel behind the playground, mornings and again late afternoon. The games are quiet, and the benches around them are understood to belong to whoever is playing.

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Nearby in La Sagrada Família

Plaça de Gaudí
Carrer de Sardenya
Jardins de la Indústria
Avinguda de Gaudí