Sant Martí de Provençals, Gothic church in Sant Martí district, Barcelona, Spain.
Sant Martí de Provençals is a church with Gothic design elements and a Baroque bell tower in the Sant Martí district. The building sits within a preserved historical complex that includes converted farmhouses around it.
The site was important during ancient times, with settlements near a Roman road. The current building structure was erected between the 15th and 17th centuries, followed by later damage from fire.
The church is dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours, whose image once adorned the tympanum. This spiritual focus shapes how locals view this corner of their neighborhood today.
The church sits within a public park that is open and easy to access, with buildings converted for community use nearby. The grounds are welcoming for visitors who want to explore the site and the surrounding area at their own pace.
The old farmhouses surrounding the church have found new purposes: one hosts a toy library, another serves as a homeless shelter, and the third operates as a community garden with vegetable plots. This transformation has made the historic site a place where people from the neighborhood gather for different reasons today.
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