Santa Maria del Pí - A Barcelona Church in the Barri Gotic District: Santa Maria del Pí (St Mary of the Pine Tree) is a medieval basilica nestled between the Plaça del Pí and the Plaça Sant Josep Oriol in Barcelona’s historic Barri Gòtic (Gothic Quarter). It is believed that a pine forest once stood on the site of Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter, and this 14th-century Barcelona church and the square near which it resides were so named because of the pine tree in front of the church … [Read more...]