Location: Montjuic
Top Things to do in Montjuic
The 10 Best Sights & Landmarks in Montjuic, Catalonia
Barcelona feels a bit surreal – appropriate, since Salvador Dali spent time here and Spanish Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí designed several of the city’s buildings. Stepping into Gaudí’s Church of the Sacred Family is a bit like falling through the looking glass - a journey that you can continue with a visit to Park Güell. Sip sangria at a sidewalk café in Las Ramblas while watching flamboyant street performers, then create your own moveable feast by floating from tapas bar to tapas bar.
Restaurants in Barcelona
1. Palauet Albeniz
2. Placa de Rius i Taulet
3. The Magic Fountain
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 29,401 reviews
A combination display of water, music and light which was originally built in 1929. It was restored in 1992 and provides a spectacular show every half hour.
Reviewed By Ryanburbidge - Lyneham, United Kingdom
After enjoying some early evening Tapas, we went to the Font Magica, the show lasted around 1 hour, really great to watch, the lights and music worked really well with the fountain. Make sure to get there a bit early to find a good viewpoint.
4. Cementerio de Montjuic
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 161 reviews
Cemeteries are usually a part of the history of a city and they reflect the tastes and habits of a wide array of its social groups throughout time. Barcelona Cemeteries have been organizing the Cemetery Barcelona Route since 2004 as way to involve the citizen with the collective memory of the city.
Reviewed By 563bethb - London, United Kingdom
So much history, peace, and beauty. If you like Highgate Cemetary, Pere Lachaise, Abney Park, or Montparnasse, you'll love this. Featuring the Fosser de la Pedrera, Miro's tomb, and loads of neo-gothic sculptures, this is a huge cemetary built on the side of a mountain with winding paths. Sepulchres the size of small chapels are dotted in and about the corridors of stacked graves. There are so many interesting features from the personal decorations and offerings loved ones have left to the huge family tombs in various styles. It's not at all touristy, which makes it a real pleasure to wander around. Read up on the internet and download a map before you go because it's pretty much self-guided. I got the 23 bus from Placa D'Espayna to get there and the 21 bus to get from here to the centre of Barcelona. Both were very quick journeys, but check the timetables so you don't waste half an hour waiting. I spent 2.5 hours in the cemetery, but you need more to see everything. Take water, a snack, and wear trainers. There is a decent WC, but only one!
5. Avinguda Reina Maria Cristina
6. Anella Olimpica
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 415 reviews
1992 Olympic complex centered around the 1936 Olympic Stadium.
Reviewed By Q7840EUdanl - Bunbury, Australia
This is an area worth visiting when in Montjuic, there always seems to be crowds, even a wet and cold day did not seem to deter visitors. It is here that you will find some of the 1992 Olympic facilities, the Olympic Stadium, the Sports Complex, the Communications Tower, the Swimming & Diving facilities, the University of Sports and the gardens surrounding. My standout was undoubtedly the tower; 136m high, steel construction, painted white and a base covered with broken mosaic tiles. Its orientation results in the shadow of the central needle projecting on to the adjacent Plaça d'Europe and acting as a sundial.
7. Estadi Olimpic
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 1,160 reviews
Reviewed By jeegyar - Cranston, United States
After taking the Montjuïc Funicular up to the hilltop, I made my way toward the piece de resistance, the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium from the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. HOLY MOLY! This was so high on my to do list when visiting Barcelona, you can't even imagine. Although it's a popular spot to visit, for me especially being as Olympic-obsessed as I am, it was pure gold (see what I did there?). The Barcelona Olympics were one of the few in Olympics history that didn't financially debilitate the city hosting the games. Barcelona was smart. They invested money in the infrastructure they already had instead of simply building from the ground up. This resulted in a more modern Barcelona for its citizens and not just a fancy setting for an Olympic Games. Admission is free, and I had read on TripAdvisor that you could pay a couple Euros and actually run the track, but don't believe this is the norm, as I didn't see anyone around who actually worked for the stadium. It was just open to walk around a certain limited area. There was more to the Olympic Park than just the stadium, so I explored a bit of that as well. The Palau Sant Jordi is a sporting and concert arena which during the '92 Olympics hosted the men's and women's gymnastics competitions, the men's and women's handball finals, the men's volleyball quarter- and semi-finals and finals and the women's volleyball semi-finals and finals. Here we also find the Torre Calatrava, or Montjuïc Communications Tower, which was built to transmit television coverage of the Olympic Games. This is definitely worth a stop for anyone who loves the Olympics!
8. Montjuic Castle
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 3,780 reviews
Standing on a vantage point 173 metres above the port, Montjuïc Castle commands stunning views of the city. Now a peaceable place, the memory of this fortress endures in Barcelona as a symbol of repression but also of the city's struggles during different periods in its history. The top of Montjuïc is the ideal place for a bastion of defence, with 360º views of the city below. However, this military enclave wasn't built until the Reapers' War in 1640. In 1652, the fortress, which stands on the site of a watchtower, came under royal ownership and, some 50 years later, was one of the key defence points in the War of the Spanish Succession, between 1705 and 1714.
Reviewed By charlesg164 - York, United Kingdom
Castillo montjuic sits on the hills above Barcelona and provides some stunning views of the city. Entry was only 5 euros each ,which is a bargain for wandering around a beautiful spot. There is a cafe on site for refreshments, and some exhibitions about the history of the castle. Getting here from the city is relatively easy, take the parael funicular railway up to the cable car station and the it's a short 12 euro ride to the top
9. Escultura De Charles Chaplin
10. Palau Sant Jordi
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 187 reviews
Reviewed By rachelchlyons - East Kilbride, United Kingdom
I attended Shakira's El Dorado World Tour at the Palau Sant Jordi, and as we ahd travelled from Scotland I was unsure what to expect. I know from personal experience at concerts at home that the venue can often get too hot when it is full of people, but I was pleasantly surprised at how cool the arena stayed all night. There aren't any metro stations nearby that I know of, but it is around a kilometer walk from Placa d'Espanya if you're fit enough to do so. Staff were also very helpful when looking to buy merchandise. I would definitely attend a concert here again!
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