The Passeig de la Font Nova soon became too small for summer holidaymakers, who began to look for another place to build their homes, the Paseo Maristany. This name was given to it by the owner of the first house that was built, Francesc Carles Maristany, who together with the architect Bernardí Martorell and the contractor Francesc Suriñach began to give the promenade shape. This led to the creation of an area of new buildings with houses designed by architects like Duran y Reynals, Coderch, Medios y Sagnier, among others. A road on both sides of the avenue some seven metres wide and outer pavements four metres wide were designed with a cobblestone edge and trees in a cross section in a grassy central part for pedestrians some 20 metres wide and bordered with trees. It is important to point out the alternating sycamores and horse chestnuts.
During the civil war, the mansions along the promenade were used to recruit and instruct Republican militias and refugees. One of them, owned by the banker Garcia Nieto (the second on the left), was a meeting point for the Government of the Republic, given that Juan Negrín, President of the Spanish Government of the Second Spanish Republic and his family were living there. During this time, all the houses on the promenade were confiscated to house his personal guard.
Another interesting estate is the so-called Vora el Ter which is located almost at the end of the promenade. It has a small church and a cloister transferred from San Esteban de Gormaz, Soria.
Magnificent promenade, both for its wonderful trees and for the summer holiday homes.
