{"id":3839,"date":"2015-01-12T16:00:26","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T15:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarragonaexperience.com\/2015\/01\/12\/lluis-gavalda-chooses-the-bon-dia-inspiration-area-and-passeig-de-les-palmeres-as-the-favourite-spots-in-his-most-personal-tarragona\/"},"modified":"2015-01-12T16:00:26","modified_gmt":"2015-01-12T15:00:26","slug":"lluis-gavalda-chooses-the-bon-dia-inspiration-area-and-passeig-de-les-palmeres-as-the-favourite-spots-in-his-most-personal-tarragona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarragonaexperience.com\/en\/2015\/01\/12\/lluis-gavalda-chooses-the-bon-dia-inspiration-area-and-passeig-de-les-palmeres-as-the-favourite-spots-in-his-most-personal-tarragona\/","title":{"rendered":"Llu\u00eds Gavald\u00e0 chooses the ‘Bon dia’ inspiration area and Passeig de les Palmeres as the favourite spots in his most personal Tarragona"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Llu\u00eds<\/a><\/p>\n

The lyrics of Bon dia<\/em><\/strong> (in Catalan, Nice day<\/em>), arguably the most well-known and sung tune by the local music band Els Pets<\/strong>, was inspired by a sort of micro-universe in the Part Alta<\/strong>, the one drawn by Portal de Sant Antoni<\/strong>, Pla\u00e7a de F\u00f2rum<\/strong> and Mare de D\u00e9u de la Merc\u00e8<\/strong>, Les Coques<\/strong> and Merceria Street<\/strong>, among others. In this tiny area you\u2019ll find both genuine shops \u2013although fewer and fewer these days\u2013, and real neighbours, made out of flesh and bones, actually appearing in Bon dia<\/strong>\u2019s lyrics, even though they\u2019re not being named as such, as it is the case with Las Vegas Bar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Bar<\/a><\/p>\n

It is therefore not surprising at all that when we asked Llu\u00eds Gavald\u00e0<\/strong> (Els Pets<\/strong> vocalist) to name three very personal Tarragona<\/strong> spots \u2013for the #lamevatarragona<\/strong> project we\u2019re opening with him\u2013, he starts by talking about this bar one can find right after walking under Portal de Sant Antoni<\/strong>. \u201cLas Vegas Bar<\/em> \u2013says Llu\u00eds<\/strong>\u2013 is a true institution in Tarragona\u2019s world<\/em>\u201d, but it is also in his particular world because \u201cit is a sort of entrance to the street I used to live years ago, which actually became the inspiration that took me to write the<\/em> Bon dia song<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"Campanar<\/a><\/p>\n

The second photo we got from Llu\u00eds Gavald\u00e0<\/strong> tells us about his desertion from the Part Alta<\/strong> \u2013\u201creason why I\u2019m still being affectionately told off these days<\/em>\u201d, he says\u2013. In fact, more than just a spot, it is a very personal and private sight, only within reach of those living at the top of Estanislau Figueres Street<\/strong>. Before leaving the small 40m2 flat in Part Alta, Llu\u00eds<\/strong> and his wife N\u00faria Serrano<\/strong> searched for a good one for years, until they came across one that had a small balcony with incredible views, towards the Modernist bell tower of the so-called Carmelites Descal\u00e7os Church<\/strong>. \u201cWe fell in love with the bell tower, full of stone pigeons that actually call the attention of real pigeons, plus that incredible sea\u2026 This is why we left the Part Alta and moved to the Rambla Vella area<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"Passeig<\/a><\/p>\n

His third picture is one of Tarragona<\/strong>\u2019s icons, the Passeig de les Palmeres<\/strong>, which has accidently become over the years the venue for his beloved Minipop Festival<\/strong>, the very first pop-music festival in Catalunya<\/strong> for kids and adults, once created by N\u00faria<\/strong> and Llu\u00eds<\/strong>. Llu\u00eds himself admits he loves playing a voyeur<\/em> role at Passeig de les Palmeres<\/strong> \u201cbecause this is where retired people gather, and their conversations are great as a source of inspiration<\/em>\u201d for lyrics.<\/p>\n

Our conversation with Llu\u00eds Gavald\u00e0<\/strong> finishes at Pla\u00e7a del F\u00f2rum<\/strong>, \u201cthe most charming square in the whole Part Alta<\/em>\u201d, and in which Llu\u00eds<\/strong> \u2013almost as a superstition ritual\u2013 likes to walk under the still standing remains of the old Roman wall.<\/p>\n