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Main Square of Banyoles

Banyoles, Pla de l'Estany, Girona

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Main Square of Banyoles

Monument · Banyoles, Pla de l'Estany, Girona

The main square of Banyoles, declared Bien Cultural de Interés Nacional (Catalonia's highest level of heritage protection), is the heart of the medieval extension known as Vila Nova and has been documented since 1297, when it already served as a market, a function it retains to this day. The arcades surrounding it are formed by 37 irregular stone arches, round or pointed, covered with plastered and painted groin vaults, with some stretches of original timber beams. The buildings enclosing it follow the typical layout of the medieval urban house, with a shop on the ground floor preceded by a porch, living quarters on the first floor and an attic under Arab tiles; over time balconies were added and some roofs were converted into flat terraces.

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