Montjuïc: Fountains, Gardens and the Castle

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Castell de Montjuïc

   ~3 min here

   Castell de Montjuïc is a military fortress that now serves as a municipal facility.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Jardins del Mirador de l'Alcalde

   ~3 min here

   These are the Mayor’s Viewpoint Gardens, a terraced hillside garden beneath Montjuïc Castle.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Jardins de Mossèn Costa i Llobera

   ~3 min here

   Mossèn Costa i Llobera Gardens are a botanical garden devoted to cacti and succulent plants, set on the lower slopes of Montjuïc between Carretera de Miramar and Passeig de Josep Carner.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Fundació Joan Miró

   ~1 hr here

   Fundació Joan Miró is a cultural institution devoted to preserving Joan Miró’s work, housed in a building created through collaboration between the artist and architect Josep Lluís Sert i López.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Jardins de Laribal

   ~3 min here

   Jardins de Laribal is a hillside garden shaped by terraces, stairways, pergolas, tiled seating and small fountains.

6. 6

   

   Stop 6: Palau Nacional

   ~3 min here

   Palau Nacional is the monumental building that served as the main venue for Barcelona’s 1929 International Exhibition.

7. 7

   

   Stop 7: Font Màgica de Montjuïc

   ~3 min here

   Font Màgica de Montjuïc is the great fountain spread across this broad basin, built as the centrepiece of Barcelona’s 1929 International Exposition.

8. 8

   

   Stop 8: Pavelló Mies van der Rohe

   ~3 min here

   The Pavelló Mies van der Rohe is an architectural work designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich for the German section of Barcelona’s 1929 International Exposition.

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