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                            Fountains and cascades
                            descend in terraces from the
                            Palau Nacional. Below them is
                            the Font Màgica (Magic Fountain).
                            In the evening, from Thursday
                            to Sunday (October to April:
                            Friday and Saturday), its jets are
                            programmed to a multicoloured
                            music and light show. This
                            marvel of water-and-electrical
                            engineering was originally built   Locator Map
                            by Carles Buigas (1898–1979) for   See Barcelona Street Finder map 1
                            the 1929 International Exhibition.



                                           2 Museu Arqueològic
                                           The museum displays
   To Plaça d’Espanya
                                           important finds from
                                           prehistoric cultures
                                            in Catalonia and
                     Museu Etnològic        the Balearic Islands.
            R I U S   I   T A U L E T
                     displays artifacts     The Dama de Ibiza, a
                     from Oceania,          4th-century sculpture,
             CARRER DE LA GUARDIA URBANA   D  E     L  L  E  I  D  A   (see p515).
                     Africa, Asia and
                                             was found in Ibiza’s
                     Latin America.
                                             Carthaginian necropolis


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                           Flors theatre
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                                   Teatre Grec is
                                   an open-air
                                   theatre set
                                   among gardens.
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                                              To Montjuïc castle
                                              and cable car
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