Barcelona
Barcelona
+ The City of Barcelona
Sights
* L'Anella Olímpica
* LA Barceloneta and Port Olímpic
* Casa Amatller
* Casa Batlló
* Casa 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 Barcelona
* Plaça De Catalunya
* Plaça Del Rei
* Plaça Reial
* Plaça Sant Jaume
* Port Vell
* Tibidabo and Serra De Collserola
* Vila Olímpica
* Barcelona's Metro
Vicinity
+ Vicinity
Walk/Drive
Food&Drink
In The Know
Did You Know?
( Highly Recommended )
This delightful walled park is a haven of shade and tranquillity just a stone's throw from the old city and waterfront. What's more, hidden amongst the trees, lawns, promenades and a boating lake, lies the Parc Zoológic and a host of other attractions.
In 1888 the park was the site of the Universal Exposition and still contains some impressive relics of that great fair, including a striking Modernista café which now houses the Museu de Zoologia, with highlights that include a fascinating Whale Room and a Sound Library of recordings of animal sounds.
Near by, the neo-classical Museu de Geologia, with its rare and valuable minerals, fossils and rocks, opened in 1878 as Barcelona's first public museum. The impressive Hivernacle greenhouse, originally built for the display of exotic plants, is today a popular café, and the arsenal of Felip V's citadel now houses the Museum of Modern Art (MNAC). But the main showpiece of the park is the Font Monumental - a huge, neoclassical-style fountain, smothered in allegorical sculptures, which Gaudí contributed to as a student.
Outside the park on Passeig Lluís Companys, the monumental Arc de Triomf was constructed by Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas as the grand entrance to the Universal Exhibition.
Address: Main entrance: Passeig Lluís Companys
Metro: Arc de Triomf/ Barceloneta/Jaume I
Accessible: Good
Admission: Free
Other: Barceloneta
Museu de Zoologia
Address: Passeig de PicassoPhone: 93 319 69 12
Open: Tue-Sun 10-2
Admission: Moderate
Museu de Geologia
Address: Parc de la CiutadellaPhone: 93 319 68 95
Open: Tue-Sun 10-2 (Thu until 6:30)
Admission: Moderate
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