Església de Santa Maria del Pi, Barcelona
Exterior of Santa Maria del Pi. Photo by Alessandro Cani.
Santa Maria del Pi and the artists' market. Photo by Javier Cuchí.
The grand rose window of Santa Maria del Pi. Photo by Javier Cuchí.
Interior with organ and apse windows. Photo by Richie Diesterheft.
Satellite map of Santa Maria del Pi. For a larger view,
see our Barcelona Map or Google Earth download.
The Església de Santa Maria del Pi is a 14th-century Gothic church that stands at the heart of three little plazas in Barcelona. The church is named for the pine tree (pi in Catalan) that once stood nearby.
Santa Maria del Pi has a Romanesque door but is otherwise Catalan Gothic in style. It has a single wide nave with chapels beneath the buttresses and a giant rose window at the entrance.
The interior is plain but features some beautiful stained glass windows. The church was burned out in 1936 and restored in the 1960s.
Santa Maria del Pi is on the Placa Sant Josep Oriol, the prettiest of the three squares in the area. It is filled with an artists' market on the weekend and the outdoor tables of the Bar del Pi the rest of the time.
Quick Facts
| Names: | Església de Santa Maria del Pi; Church of St. Mary of the Pine |
| Type of site: | Parish church |
| Faith: | Roman Catholic |
| Status: | Active |
| Dates: | 14th century |
| Architecture: | Catalan Gothic |
| Location: | Placa Sant Josep Oriol, Barri Gotic, Barcelona. Five minutes' walk from the cathedral; two minutes from the Liceu metro station on the Ramblas. |
| Metro: | Liceu |
| Phone: | 93-318-47-43 |
| Hours: | Daily 9am-1pm and 4-9pm |
| Cost: | Free |
Sources
- The Rough Guide to Spain 11 (April 2004).
- Frommer's Barcelona, 2nd ed. (May 2007).
