Plaça d’Orfila

Plaça d’Orfila is a square in Sant Andreu, Barcelona, Catalonia. Plaça d’Orfila is situated nearby to the government office Seu del Districte de Sant Andreu, as well as near the church Església de Sant Andreu de Palomar.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sant Andreu and Església de Sant Andreu de Palomar.

Sant Andreu

Railway stop

Photo: Rastrojo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sant Andreu is a station of the Barcelona Metro network, served by line L1. Named after the neighbourhood of Sant Andreu de Palomar, in the Sant Andreu district of the city, the station was built in 1968 along with Fabra i Puig and Torras i Bages.

Església de Sant Andreu de Palomar

Church

Photo: Amadalvarez, CC BY 3.0.

Església de Sant Andreu de Palomar is a church.

Biblioteca Ignasi Iglésias-Can Fabra

Library

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Biblioteca Ignasi Iglésias-Can Fabra is a library, which is situated 190 metres south of Plaça d’Orfila.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sant Andreu de Palomar and Sant Andreu.

Sant Andreu de Palomar

Quarter

Photo: Enric, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sant Andreu de Palomar is a neighbourhood of Barcelona. It's the oldest part of the Sant Andreu district. It was an independent old town with over 1,000 years of recorded history before being annexed to Barcelona on 20 April 1897.

Sant Andreu

Suburb

Photo: 1997, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sant Andreu is one of the ten districts of Barcelona since its redistricting in 1984. It was named after the former municipality of Sant Andreu de Palomar, which was the largest in the area and now makes up the bulk of the neighbourhood bearing its name, as well as part of the neighboring district of Nou Barris.