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MONTJUÏC

The hill of Montjuïc, rising to 213 m (699 ft) The hill finally came into its own as the site of
above the com mercial port on the south side the 1929 International Fair. With great energy
of the city, is Barcelona’s biggest recreation and flair, buildings were erected all over the
area. Its museums, art galleries, gardens and north side, with the grand Avinguda de la
nightclubs make it a popular place in the Reina Maria Cristina, lined with huge
evenings as well as during the day. exhibition halls, leading into it from the Plaça
There was probably a Celtiberian settle­ d’Espanya. In the middle of the avenue is the
ment here before the Romans built a temple Font Màgica (Magic Fountain), which is
to Jupiter on their Mons Jovis, which may regularly illuminated in colour. Above it is
have given Montjuïc its name – though the Palau Nacional, home of the city’s historic
another theory suggests that a Jewish art collec tions. The Poble Espanyol is a crafts
cemetery on the hill inspired the name centre housed in copies of buildings from all
Mount of the Jews. over Spain. The last great surge of building
The absence of a water supply meant that on Montjuïc was for the 1992 Olympic Games,
there were few buildings on Montjuïc until which left Barcelona with inter national­class
the castle was erected on the top in 1640. sports facilities.

Sights at a Glance
Historic Buildings Squares
8 Castell de Montjuïc 7 Plaça d’Espanya
Modern Architecture Theme Parks
4 Pavelló Mies van der Rohe 5 Poble Espanyol
9 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Museums and Galleries
1 Fundació Joan Miró
2 Museu Arqueològic Espanya See also Barcelona Street
3 Museu Nacional d’Art
de Catalunya Finder maps 1, 2
6 CaixaForum
AVDA DE LA REINA MARIA CRISTINA DE L'UNIVERS
PLAÇA

AVINGUDA DE
RIUS I TAULET
CARRER DE LA GUARDIA URBANA LAS NAVAS Poble Sec
PLAÇA DEL A V I N G U D A D E L PA R A L . L E L
MARQUES D
LA FORONDA C AR RE R DE LL EI DA
PLAÇA DE
PASSEIG DE LES CASCADES
C DE LA
CARRER DE RADAS 0 metres 500 500
CONCORDIA
0 yards
CARRER DE LA
FRANÇA XICA
JARDINS JOAN CARRER DE CARRER DE BLAI
AVINGUDA DE L’ESTADI
MARGALL CARRER D’ELKANO
PLAÇA CARRER DEL MONTJUÏC MAGALHAES
DEL SOL CARRER DEL ROSER
AVINGUDA DE MIRAMAR
Parc de CARRER NOU DE LA RAMBLA Paral.lel
Montjuïc
JARDINS MOSSEN
JACINT VERDAGUER CARRER DE VILA I VILA
PARC DE MONTJUÏC
AV I N G U D A D E L PA R A L . L E L
MONTJUÏC PLAÇA DE
JARDÍ CARLOS IBAÑEZ
BOTÀNIC Mirador Torre de
Miramar
JARDINS DE CARNER
JARDINS MIRAMAR
MIRADOR PASSEIG DE JOSEP
DE L'ALCALDE
Castell
L I T O R A L
D E L
R O N D A
Spectators admiring the light show at the Font Màgica (Magic Fountain) For keys to symbols see back flap
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