This April 23, one more year, the Catalans will take to the streets to enjoy the festival of Sant Jordi. A celebration that no one wants to miss due to its spectacular nature and its special meaning, a day in which love and culture merge. And it is that in any corner of the territory we can find a book stall where writers of all genres sign copies to their most fervent readers, and a thousand and one stalls of roses appear on all corners that give color and perfume the air to suggest that it is already spring. The famous Casa Batlló will cover its façade with hundreds of roses, the walls of Montblanc will be the stage where the legend of Sant Jordi will be performed, and there will be castellers and sardanas on the Rambla Nova in the city of Tarragona... It is a truly spectacular party for those who never experienced it, something of which the Catalans are very proud.
But also, it is a good day for solidarity, for this reason, some establishments in the city turn to some organizations to raise funds and help a good cause.
The Majestic Hotel
And that day, in addition, you can enjoy a Sunday brunch in the heart of Passeig de Gràcia, in the hotel's Restaurant SOLC, where the hotel's consultant chef and Michelin star, Nandu Jubany, will sign his book "Recipes for sharing in family".
During the Diada, the Palace Barcelona hotel will give its clients roses from the Make a Wish Foundation, which works with children with serious illnesses, helping them to face the entire process of their illness through unique and fun experiences. In addition, from 5 to 9 pm, Jair Domínguez will sign his latest book, “Allegro con fuoco”, and “El Grinch de Sant Jordi” illustrated by Oriol Malet; Pilarín Bayés will also sign her works “Mil motius per viure”, “Els contes de semper” or “Santa Jordina”.
And since culture is not at odds with gastronomy, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., in the Amar Barcelona bar, you can have a very special Sant Jordi aperitif, with a selection of oysters, caviar, raw and grilled to order from the menu accompanied by the best wines, paired with DJ music.
The luxury hotel Kimpton Vividora is hidden in the Gòtic neighbourhood, which wants to take advantage of this festivity to be one more resident of the neighbourhood, collaborating with the SETBA Foundation, an NGO from the district that uses art to transform society. Thus, in the hotel you can buy solidarity roses, the proceeds of which will go to said foundation, specifically to the program they have to help people with mental illnesses. It will also give all its guests bookmarks made by children from the Fundació Comtal, another NGO in the neighborhood that works so that children and young people in vulnerable situations have opportunities for the future.
In Sant Jordi, its roof terrace, the highest in the Gòtic, will be open. On Vivi's Terrace you can have vermouth quietly, enjoying the 360 degree views. And both on the terrace and in the Fauna restaurant, they will have a dessert in the shape of a rose and they will serve the special Sant Jordi bread.
The preserved flower company Omotesandō Plants makes small gardens in a moss ball, it is an ancient Japanese technique that they have imported into our country. Plants that only need to be watered once a year and stay cool. Among his proposals are those made with roses and that can be purchased on his website. But this year, in addition, it will have a pop-up store in the heart of Barcelona's Eixample, (Rambla Catalunya-Còrsega), on the same day as the Diada, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., where the public can come to buy them.
Each rose is unique and made by hand, and it is also a sustainable and socially responsible product, since a part of the sale of these roses will go to Banc d'Aliments.
