Plaça del Mercadal - Reus, Tarragona, Spain

The Plaça del Mercadal has been the heart of Reus, in Catalonia, since the Middle Ages, when it was the town's market, and today its café tables and old stone arches fill with locals meeting for coffee, shopping and evening strolls.

Reus is known for its Modernisme buildings, the colorful Catalan style of the late 1800s and early 1900s, and there are some lovely examples around the old town, a short walk from the square.

At the end of June the square becomes the center of the town's biggest festival, the Festa Major de Sant Pere, with giant figures, dancers, fireworks and castells, the Catalan human towers, built by teams standing on each other's shoulders.

Did You Know? Reus is the official birthplace of the famous architect Antoni Gaudí, who designed the Sagrada Família in Barcelona.

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