Tuesday 1 March 2011

17th Feb 2011 Barcelona Day 1 – Montjuic Part 1

The hill of Montjuic, rising 213 m above the commercial port on the south side, is Barcelona’s largest recreation ground, being popular both day and night through its clubs and bars. For the castle take the Funicular running 9am – 8pm. 

CaixaForum – exhibition centre, located within one of the old factories, located opposite the German pavilion

Venetian towers – form the entrance to the Montjuic trade fair precinct, here occupied by the world mobile telephone conference

Montjuic Park – much to Dan’s delight the hilly park had outdoor escalators



Muse National d’ Art de Catalunya (MNAC) – housed within building from the national 1929 exhibition this contains the national gallery, including works by Dali and Picasso. It contains a huge oval exhibition hall at its centre.  There is a restaurant on the third floor over-looking the park and city for those looking for a nice romantic meal.   







Estadi Olympic de Montjuic – built for the 1992 Olympics







2 comments:

  1. Nice gallery and restaurant

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  2. A bit pity that it was raining. Montjuic is a great place to visit. Also during summer in the evening there's an openair cinema at the caste of Montjuic.

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