Barcelona Poble Espanyol

Barcelona Poble Espanyol: Built for the 1929 Universal Exhibition and designed by the Modernista architect Puig i Cadafalch, this composite Spanish village is variously charming or kitsch depending on your taste, and features reproductions of traditional buildings and squares from every region in Spain.

The cylindrical towers at the entrance of Barcelona Poble Espanyol are copied from the walled city of Ávila and lead on to a typical Castilian main square from which visitors can explore a tiny whitewashed street from Arcos de la Frontera in Andalucía, then on to the 16th-century House of Chains from Toledo, and so on.

In Barcelona Poble Espanyol there are numerous bars and restaurants, a flamenco tablao and more than 60 shops selling Spanish crafts. Outside, street performers recreate bits of Catalan and Spanish folklore.


Barcelona Poble Espanyol Address

Avda Marquès de Comillas
Area Montjuic & Poble Sec
Transport Metro Espanya
Telephone 93 325 78 66
Open Village & restaurants 9am-8pm Mon; 9am-2am Tue-Thur; 9am-4am Fri; 9am-5am Sat; 9am-midnight Sun. Shops Dec-May 10am-6pm daily. June-Aug 10am-8pm daily. Sept-Nov 10am-7pm daily.
Admission €8; €5-€6 reductions; €20 family ticket; free under-4s. Combined ticket with MNAC €12.