Can Fabra

Can Fabra is a square in Sant Andreu, Barcelona, Catalonia. Can Fabra is situated nearby to the government office OAC Oficina d’atenció ciutadana, as well as near the square Plaça de Ramón Riera.

Photo: Catalan Art & Architecture Gallery (Josep Bracons), CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Square
Description: old factory and square of Barcelona
Also known as: “Can Fabra. Biblioteca Ignasi Iglesias” and “Vapor del Rec”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Biblioteca Ignasi Iglésias-Can Fabra and Mercat de Sant Andreu.

Biblioteca Ignasi Iglésias-Can Fabra

Library

Photo: Kippelboy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Biblioteca Ignasi Iglésias-Can Fabra is a library.

Mercat de Sant Andreu

Marketplace

Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mercat de Sant Andreu is a marketplace, which is situated 240 metres west of Can Fabra.

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. Sant Andreu is situated 230 metres north of Can Fabra.

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.