The 184-metre-high Montjuic Hill, located southwest of Barcelona, offers breathtaking panoramic views of the port and the old town (Ciutat Vella).
Montjuic is above all an immense green space where parks, cable car, castle, monuments and the 1992 Olympic Games' vesticles share the highest point of Barcelona.
The facilities of the Montjuic complex were built or refurbished for the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. Montjuic represented a quarter of Barcelona's facilities for the occasion: the Olympic Stadium, the Sant Jordi Palace, the swimming pools, and the National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia.
The National Palace of Barcelona is one of the treasures of the city that was built on the occasion of the Universal Exhibition of 1929.
It was converted into a museum in 1934 and nowadays the National Palace of Barcelona is home to the Museum of Art of Catalonia (MNAC).
Founded in just 30 days, in 1640, what became Barcelona Castle was once a military fortress.
Nestling on the flat part of the hill top of Montjuic, the castle was built in 1694.
It was turned into a military museum after the Spanish Civil War.
The Poble Espanyol is a reconstruction of the most beautiful regions of the country. Architecture, decoration, atmosphere and restaurants share the animation of the Poble Espanyol to make you discover the splendours of Spain.
Founded in 1975 with the aim of preserving and disseminating the works of its founder, Joan Miro, the foundation houses 150 sculptures, about 300 paintings, and thousands of drawings by the artist.
Located between the castle and the Olympic Stadium of Barcelona, on one of the slopes of Montjuic hill, the Botanical Garden covers several hectares where a multitude of varieties of Mediterranean vegetation share the aesthetics of one of the most beautiful parks in Barcelona.
The Magic Fountain of Montjuic, a sound and light show that brings together an impressive crowd of people every year between Plaça Espanya and the National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC).
The Magic Fountains of Montjuic is a free show that takes place many times during the year.
Located at the access point that leads to the hills of Barcelona, the Plaça Espanya (Spanish Steps) opens the doors of Montjuic to you. A huge roundabout that acts as a communication axis between several of Barcelona's main avenues and leads to the city's old bullring.
Barcelona plaza España virtual tourInaugurated in 2011, Barcelona's former bullring at the foot of Plaça Espanya has been converted into one of the largest shopping centres in Barcelona.
Visita virtual de las antiguas arenas de BarcelonaYou have just made a stopover in Barcelona in the 4th largest cruise port in the world, and no matter where your boat is anchored, you will arrive at one of the 7 terminals located between the end of the Ramblas and Montjuic.
How to get to Barcelona cruise portIn "Nou de la Rambla" street, a few steps from Colon viewpoint, the Palau Guell is one of the most beautiful works of Antoni Gaudi and contains architectural treasures and ingeniousness not to be missed.
Barcelona Palau Guell little previewLocated at the foot of Port Vell in the historic Drassanes building, the Maritime Museum of Barcelona, MMB (Museu Marítim de Barcelona) protects magnificent reproductions of boats from each period of history.
Barcelona's must-see museums