Barcelona
Barcelona
+ The City of Barcelona
Sights
* L'Anella Olímpica
* La Barceloneta and Port Olímpic
* Casa Amatller
* Casa Batlló
* Caca Lleó-Morera
* Casa Milà
* Ciutat Vella
* Drassanes and Museu Marítim
* L'Eixample
* Fundació Antoni Tàpies
* Gràcia
* Hospital De La Santa Creu I Sant Pau
* Mercat De La Boqueria
* Monestir De Pedralbes and ColleccIó Thyssen-Bornemisza
* Monument A Colom
* Museu D'art Contemporani De Barcelona (MACBA)
* Museu D'art Modern - MNAC
* Museu Frederic Marès
* Museu del Futbol Club Barcelona
* Museu D'Història De La Ciutat
* Museu Tauri De La Monumental
* Museu Tèxtil I D'Indumentària
* Palau Güell
* Palau De Mar
* Palau De La Música Catalana
* Palau Reial De Pedralbes
* Parc De La Ciutadella
* Parc Del Clot
* Parc De La Creueta Del Coll
* Parc De L'Espanya Industrial
* Parc De Joan Miró
* Parc Del Laberint
* Pavelló Mies Van Der Rohe
* Plaça De Catalunya
* Plaça Del Rei
* Plaça Reial
* Plaça Sant Jaume
* Port Vell
* Tibidabo and Serra De Collserola
* Vila Olímpica
Vicinity
+ Vicinity
Walk/Drive
Food&Drink
In The Know
Did You Know?
( Worth Seeing )
The Palau Reial de Pedralbes (Royal Palace of Pedralbes) is the result of the conversion in 1919 of the ancient villa of Can Feliu into a residence to accommodate the Spanish Royal family during the International Exhibition of 1929. After 1939, it became Franco's residence on visits to the city and, after various subsequent uses by royalty and heads of state, was opened to the public in 1960. The geometric gardens were landscaped by Nicolau Rubió i Turdurí, who integrated the existing trees into his design, and there is even a fountain by Gaudí.
Today the state rooms house two museums. The Museu de Ceràmica traces the development of Spanish ceramics from the 12th century onwards, and includes the 18th-century Catalan panels La Cursa de Braus
(the Bullfight) and La Xocolotada (The Chocolate Party), together with works by Picasso and Miró. The Museu de les Arts Decoratives has an impressive collection of decorative arts that spans the early Middle Ages to the present day. Special emphasis is placed on 20th-century developments, from decorative Modernisme to such movements as Functionalism and Minimalism, which are both totally void of decoration. The exhibits include some unlikely objects such as coffee-grinders, ice trays and even a urinal!
Address: Avinguda de la Diagonal 686
Phone: Museu de les Arts Decoratives: 93 280 50 24. Museu de Ceràmica: 93 280 16 21
Hours: Tue-Sun 10-6 (park 10-sunset)
Bus: 7, 33, 67, 68, 74, 75
Metro: Palau Reial
Accessible: Museu d'Arts Decoratives: good. Museu de Ceràmica: few
Admission: Museums: moderate (free 1st Sun of month). Park: free
Practical: Shop, library, guided visits, educational services
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