Placeta Joe Strummer

Granada


Joe Strummer of The Clash was a regular visitor to Granada in the 1980s and '90s. He's commemorated in this small, dusty square, Placeta Joe Strummer, which was inaugurated in the Realejo quarter by his widow and several hundred fans in 2013.


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