Montjuïc tour

Compared to the booming street life, the human warmth, hustle, and bustle of Barcelona, Montjuïc may feel remote, but the art and architecture concentrated around this lush promontory, covered with parks and gardens, more than justify spending a day of exploring the following 14 sites to visit on this walking tour.    MAP IT


But before we start let's have a special thought for our Celt, Jewish and Roman ancestors :
Several thousand years ago, Iberic Celts settled on the Montjuïc, a 173 meter high hill southeast of Barcelona's current city center. The hill was later used by the Romans as a ceremonial place.

This hill overlooking the south side of the port is said to have originally been named Mont Juif for the Jewish cemetery once on its slopes, though a 3rd-century Roman document referring to the construction of a road between Mons Taber (around the cathedral) and Mons Jovis (Mount of Jove) suggests that in fact the name may derive from the Roman deity Jove, or Jupiter.
Amen.

The most spectacular way to reach the Castle and other attractions at Montjuïc is via the cable car that crosses the port : the Transbordador Aeri. You've seen what it's like and, let's say, you would prefera less vertiginous experiment ? No problem, a funicular land-based service climbs the hillside from Paralell Metro station in Poble Sec, and makes a final stop immediatly below the castle at the top of Montjuïc. Or we could climb on bus 150 that connects all the sites of Montjuïc with the Plaça d'Espanya Metro station.

The eastern side of the hill is almost a sheer cliff, giving it a commanding view over the city's harbor and of the Mossèn Costa i Llobera Gardens immediately below. The collection presented by these gardens is considered one of the most important in the succulent plant world. But it is a little off the road and I suggest we start our day in Montjuïc at the top of the hill (a height of 173 meters) which was the site of several fortifications, the latest of which, the Castell de Montjuïc (1),  remains today. The Mirador de l'Alcalde (2), the Mayor's Viewing Point, a garden located on the mountain of Montjuïc very near the castle at the top, honours its name by the exceptional views of Barcelona it provides. Going down, we will go through the Gardens of Joan Brossa (3)  and the lush Jardins de Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer (4).

Montjuïc is now Barcelona's art enclave, with nearly every painting in town hanging in the Miró Foundation (5) or the  Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya ( MNCA ). Opposite the main entrance to the MNCA the impeccably maintained gardens known as the Jardins Maragall (6), in which stands the Palau Albeniz, built in 1929 and with murals by Salvador Dali, was named after the Catalan poet Joan Maragall i Gorina (1860-1911).

More recently, the 1992 Olympic Games brought about major renewal. The Olympic Ring (7), the main site of the Olympic Games, features the stadium, the Estadi Lluís Companys, Arata Izosaki’s sports palace, the Palau Sant Jordi, and the telecommunications tower designed by Santiago Calatrava. Nearby, the Museu Olímpic i de l'Esport Joan Antoni Samaranch and the Botanical Gardens  are also unmissable sights as you explore the Parc de Montjuïc.
 

The Historic Botanic Garden (8) , a little treasure among the gardens of Barcelona, is nestled in the site of two old quarry pits in the Foixarda sector of Montjuïc, behind the MNAC. The  Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (9)  contains what is considered the world's best collection of Romanesque murals and frescoes removed for restoration from Pyrenean chapels in the 1930's. In addition, the MNAC is the home of the Art Modern collection of impressionist and Moderniste painters, as well as an impressive Gothic collection.  Before or after the visit, depending on the time, we could have a nice lunch at the Oleum  a beautiful restaurant located inside the MNCA with a superb view over Barcelona.

Montjuïc Hill has borne witness to, and been the focus of key events that have shaped its personality. The first such event was the 1929 International Exhibition held in Barcelona which fostered the development of the zone ( the MNAC is housed in the colossal Palau Nacional, the centrepiece of the 1929 exhibition ). The Poble Espanyol (10), with its “artisans’ village”, was built to show visitors a representative sample of Spanish architecture. The Pavelló Mies van der Rohe (11), which was the German pavilion at the event, is a superb example of Bauhaus architecture.
Just across the street, the former Casaramona textile factory (12), a modernista landmark by Puig i Cadafalch, is now home to CaixaForum, a cultural centre which hosts temporary exhibitions. At the foot of the Palau Nacional the Magic Fountain (13) was built for the 1929 Universal Exhibition. When active, it constantly changes color and shape offering a spectacular display of music, water acrobatics and lights which generate over 50 kinds of shades and hues...

By now we should be exhausted, ready to go back to our hotel. No ? OK let's do some shopping ! But in an unusual place : Arenas (14)

Mossèn Costa i Llobera Gardens

The collection presented by the Mossèn Costa i Llobera Gardens is considered one of the most important in the succulent plant world. Classifications aside, this garden of arid plants, little given to dalliance, has the capacity to dazzle the visitor with its great quantity and variety of cacti and tropical plants.

This garden is not anything like urban gardens, nor the other gardens found in the city. It does not have children's play areas or dog runs, but it does not need them. Its views over the sea and its own vision are enough. More than a green space to relax in, read in the open air or play, it is a museum to visit that will surprise you with the great variety of shapes and sizes that these fleshy, water retaining plants can adopt.
The layout of the garden is perfect for gazing at groups of plants. Its sloped topography is sectioned off by paths that run parallel to the elevation of the land and are joined by short stairways and changing directions. MAP IT

History
The gardens were created at the end of the sixties, they are located in a space that was once occupied by anti-air batteries.
The gardens have been dedicated to collecting and exhibiting cacti and other succulent and tropical plants from the beginning, as its orientation (Miramar area, south east) and slope favour this type of plant life. In the thirties there were some old plantations in the area that were dedicated to these plants and that served as an example and driving force to later create the garden. At the height of its splendour, the garden held up to 800 different species.

The initial spirit of the garden's aesthetics and the distribution of the species with a decorative order were recovered during a restoration carried out in 2006 and 2007. In some cases, species were recovered, such as the Oreocereus neocelsianus. Likewise, new plants are being incorporated that did not exist before, such as the Xanthorrhoea and Floss Silk trees (Chorisia speciosa).

The gardens pay homage to the poet Miquel Costa i Llobera with the sculpture L'au dels temporals by Ros i Bofarull; to the professor Joan Pañella with a monolith by Txell Duran; and to local tradition with the realist bronze figure La puntaire by Viladomat.

Vegetation
The southeastern orientation, facing the sea, creates a microclimate that enables having a great diversity of woodlands and shrubbery that cannot be found in other areas of Barcelona, as is the case with the Ficus (Ficus sp), Whiteflower Kurrajong (Brachychiton populneus), Australian Silver-Oak (Grevillea robusta), Bauhinia grandiflora, etc. It also enables the presence of many sub-tropical succulent plants, among which there is an important collection of cacti of all shapes and sizes: tall columns, globe-shaped, straight, inclined, lone and grouped together. Each one flowers following its biological cycle, with individual colours and shapes. In addition, the gardens have a collection of Mediterranean and acclimatised plants such as Carob trees (Ceratonia siliqua) and Olive trees (Olea europaea). Palm tree species are also quite notable.

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Castell de Montjuïc

Castell de Montjuic

Built in 1640 by rebels against Felipe IV, the castle has had a dark history as a symbol of Barcelona's military domination by foreign powers, usually the Spanish army. The fortress was stormed several times, most famously in 1705 by Lord Peterborough for Archduke Carlos of Austria. In 1808, during the Peninsular War, it was seized by the French under General Dufresne. Later, during an 1842 civil disturbance, Barcelona was bombed from its heights by a Spanish artillery battery making it a symbol of centralist repression and of the abolition of Catalan liberties. For this reason, many Catalans have a profound affection for the building, whose imposing outline now represents a purely symbolic resistance to rule by the Spanish government from Madrid.

The castle is particularly famous because it housed the late nineteenth century victims of both social and political repression of struggling workers.. In fact, it is here that they tortured and imprisoned the workers involved in a wave of anarchist violence in the 1890s. The trail that followed the arrests, known as the Montjuic process, became famous for the strictness and torture that took place.

After the 1936-39 Spanish civil war, the castle was used as a dungeon for political prisoners. Lluís Companys, president of the Generalitat de Catalunya during the civil war, was executed by firing squad here on October 14, 1940 and dumped in La Fossa Perdrera, the mass grave of the victims of Francoism in Barcelona at the Montjuic cimetery. The castle was used as a military prison until 1960 when it was given back to the city and used as an army base. Three years later, Franco opened a weapons museum in the castle.
In 2007 the fortress was formally ceded back to Barcelona and the military museum was closed in 2009.

The present uses of the space include a Interpretation Center for Peace, a Space for Historical Memory, and a Montjuïc Interpretation Center, along with cultural and educational events and activities. A popular weekend park and picnic area, the moat contains attractive gardens, with one side given over to an archery range, and the various terraces have panoramic views over the city and out to sea.

From the corner bastions in particular, the visitor has a panoramic view across the whole of the metropolis. On the west side stands an ornate memorial to Francisco Franco, which is gradually becoming dilapidated and in the moat there is an archery ground. In the whole fortess site there are several large-calibre guns which command the whole of the port area. It is well worth taking a walk round the flat roof of the citadel. From there there is a complete panorama over the sea, port, city and mountains. 



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Mirador de l'Alcalde (The Mayor's Viewing Point)

This garden, located on the mountain of Montjuïc very near the castle at the top, honours its name by the exceptional views of Barcelona it provides. This is possibly its most exceptional feature, along with the mosaic that paves the large part of the space, as well as being a peaceful, light and sun-drenched park. 

Taking advantage of the steep slope of the mountain on which the Mirador de l'Alcalde is located, the space is laid out over a series of flat terraces at different levels,

connected together by flights of stairs and parterres with gentle slopes, separated by a pavement that comprises part of the Artistic Heritage of Barcelona. 
The centre point is the pool in the middle of the park, with all the different elements of the park radiating outwards from here, such as paths, flowerbeds, vegetation and rest areas. The pool's ornamental fountain spills its waters onto small platforms that create a cascade that falls into a lower pool, which also has an ornamental fountain.  MAP IT

Four levels
If you take a walk starting at the bottom, the entrance there gives access to the first level of the park. From here you can gaze upon the city at your feet, with the sea in the background. Walking up, you will reach the second level that contains the pool that collects the water from the cascade that flows from the pool on the third level. On the fourth level, above it all, the Mirador de l'Alcalde finishes in a small square.

As the different levels of the park are connected by flights of stone stairs and some grassy parterres -most of them quite large- there are small paths that make the park totally accessible, making it possible to stroll through it without excessive effort either.

El Passeig dels Cims (The Promenade of the Peaks)
The Mirador de l'Alcalde is part of the Passeig dels Cims, an ongoing landscaping project of the highest altitudes of Montjuïc, from Miramar to the Carrer del Foc (Street of Fire).

This land use planning can be appreciated at the Mirador de l'Alcalde. Thus, the entrance on the first level is linked to the large terrace on the top part of the Gardens of Joan Brossa and to the side of the entrance that provides direct access to the third level of the Mirador de l'Alcalde is one of the cable car stations that takes you up to Montjuïc Castle. 


Vegetation
In addition to the large grassy parterres, there are two more things worth highlighting at the Mirador de l'Alcalde: The large pine grove -above all with Aleppo pines (Pinus halepensis)- on the right-hand side of the garden and the palms. There are numerous Mediterranean fan palms (Chamaerops humilis), some of them quite large, as well as Washington fan palms (Washinsgtonia robusta) and Canary Island date palms, Phoenix canariensis. Other noteworthy trees included in the landscaping are the enormous king sago palms (Cycas revoluta).

Art and architecture
Due to its great artistic value, the paving of the Mirador de l'Alcalde comprises part of the catalogue of Municipal Artistic Heritage. It is a 420 m2 mosaic designed by Joan Josep Tharrats. During its creation, a wide range of diverse and original materials were employed, such as round pebbles, paving stones, bricks, ceramic tiles laid edgewise, bottoms of bottles, pieces of concrete, different iron pieces (chains, cog wheels, filaments, screws and bolts, sheet metal... coming from dismantled machinery) and fragments of manhole covers from the urban subsoil services, among others.

History. In 1960, General Franco gave Montjuïc Castle to the city, with the condition of founding a military museum there, among other conditions. This action, in addition to requiring the adaptation of the fort for new uses, also entailed and stimulated the development and landscaping of the areas around the monument. Works, started in 1962, were executed in different stages until 1969. The artist who designed the Magic Fountains, Carles Buigas, also realized the fountain in the centre of the park.

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Gardens of Joan Brossa

What was the Montjuïc Fun fair for over 30 years is now a large green space covered with abundant and very Mediterranean vegetation. The Joan Brossa Gardens invite you to stroll, rest and play. It is well worth going to spend a day of relaxation, surrounded by natural and dense landscape, with both sunny and shady areas, and magnificent views of Barcelona.

The Gardens of Joan Brossa are an excellent example of landscape and environmental recovery of a space through the consolidation of the pre-existing plant landscape and the reinforcement of the natural appearance with a wild touch.
Halfway between a forest park and a city garden, the Gardens of Joan Brossa have characteristics of both, especially those typical of a forest. The spontaneous nature appearance of the gardens is more pronounced at the bottom, where these features are intensified due to the dense vegetation. A raised, wood footbridge enters the forest, letting you gaze down upon it as if you were on a balcony.
Both the topography and the pre-existing vegetation in itself comprises a very attractive landscape. Despite the change in altitude, the gardens are easy to access. This is possible thanks to two ramps that connect the main route. Only in some corners, half hidden among the trees, are sections of the stone staircases still present from the former fun fair, with stone benches inlaid into the wall of the slope. At the top area of the former theatre, there is a viewpoint with concrete stands that is easily accessed by a ramp.  MAP IT

Connection space
Its location has converted the Gardens of Joan Brossa into a connection point between the different gardens in the Park of Montjuïc. Just above, a bit lower than the castle of Montjuïc, is the Mayor's Viewpoint and the route that crosses through the garden running from east to west allows direct access to the Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer Gardens, beyond which you will find the Garden of Petra Kelly - Viver Tres Pins and the Barcelona Botanical Gardens.

Children's games
The Gardens of Joan Brossa encompass a large part of the lands that were occupied by the former Montjuïc Fun Fair for 32 years. Opened in 1966 it had its apogee during the 1980s, featuring over thirty attractions and an open-air amphitheatre where concerts by the most famous singers and groups of that period were held in the summers. The recreational, childish and leisure nature of the former fun fair continues to flaunt its presence in these gardens. 

There are three play areas in which elements have been installed for all ages, some of them very original.
Team fun is represented by a game of sand and water that brings to mind the miners who had 'gold fever'. Located next to the access that connects to the Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer Gardens, you need several kids to play this game: some of them pumping the water and others carting the earth to trays, where the two elements are mixed.
Music is also a very important recreation factor. On the path that crosses the park, there are 'musical cushions' that emit sounds when you step on them. And in one of the play areas for younger children, there are two wood structures: a type of organ and a see-saw / keyboard, which lets them experiment with sounds. 
( that's for us, what do you think ? )

Vegetation
The vegetation at the Gardens of Joan Brossa is extremely varied. A large part was planted when the fun fair was constructed. There are little living carpets of perennials and grasses, of very different species, which provide continuity to the routes in the gardens, trees, enormous palms and large masses of bushes.

These gardens are rich with conifers, such as cedars, pines and cypresses. Some of the species you can see in these gardens -some quite infrequent in Barcelona- are the atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica and Cedrus atlantica glauca), Himalayan deodar cedar (Cedrus deodara), the Lebanese cedar (Cedrus libani), Aleppo pines (Pinus halepensis), Monterrey pine (Pinus radiata), Himalayan pine (Pinus wallichiana), maritime pine (Pinus pinaster), cypress (Cupressus sempervires), the smooth-barked Arizona cypress (Cupressus glabra) and the Monterrey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa and the 'golden' Cupressus macrocarpa).
There are symbolic Mediterranean trees like the olive (Olea europaea), Holm oak (Quercus ilex) and tamarisk (Tamarix gallica) and others with gorgeous ornamental flowers like the mimosa (Acacia dealbata), the pagoda tree (Sophora japonica), magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) and acacias (Robinia pseudoacacia, 'pyramidalis' Robinia pseudoacacia and the 'umbraculifera' Robinia pseudoacacia).
With respect to palm trees, they are represented by large California fan palms (Washingtonia filifera and Washingtonia robusta), windmill palms (Trachycarpus fortunei) and Mediterranean fan palms (Chamaerops humilis).

Art and Architecture
In this green space, art is also represented through poetry and sculpture. Following the tradition of dedicating the gardens of Montjuïc to Catalan poets -started at the end of the 1970s with the gardens of Joan Maragall, Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer and Mossèn Costa i Llobera- the name of these gardens is a homage to the poet Joan Brossa. At the main entry, in the Plaza Dante, there is a plaque inscribed with his poem Harp Music: 'Ocell: / crec que és millor que obris els ulls/ i fugis de la meva espatllahttp://www.bcn.es/vignette/parcs_i_jardins/en/ Aprofita avui per a creuar extensions marines/ i encendre't d'estrelles.' 'Bird: I think it is better if you open your eyes / and flee from my back / Take advantage of today to cross the seas / and be illuminated by the stars.' Inside the gardens there is a visual poem by this same author.
With regard to sculptures, four have been kept from the former fun fair: The Clown (El Pallasso) by Joaquim Ros i Sabaté (1972), which reproduces the character of Charlie Rivel raising his famous chair; To Carmen Amaya by Josep Cañas (1966), in homage to this Barcelonan Flamenco dancer; Charlot by Núria Tortras (1972), with Charlie Chaplin on a world globe; and To Joaquim Blume by Nicolau Ortiz (1966), where a gymnast does exercises on the rings with the Olympic rings in the background.

The Damm kiosk and the Parasol
These two buildings, designed by architects Lluís Riudor i Carol and Antoni M. Riera Clavillé and built in 1965, have been maintained out of those that were constructed in the former fun fair, because of their very original designs.
The Damm kiosk, the bar-restaurant by this beer company, quickly became the most popular and symbolic of all the buildings at the fun fair. Built in concrete, it has a circular structure with pillars that support a large roof with a Catalan vault. In the middle of the top part, the stained glass windows have been preserved that were created in 1965 by specialised architect and decorator Joan Miras.
The Parasol building -the Fanta Bar at the fun fair- is also constructed from concrete, with an unusual design in the shape of a parasol. As a decorative element in the present gardens, it has kept its basic structure: a platform comprised of five surface areas that converge at the centre and are supported by a single pillar. In other words, it is an immense parasol that is a godsend on hot summer days.

The former gunpowder magazine
Integrated into the park, it still maintains its main façade from the network of tunnels and storage chambers of the former Álvarez Castro gunpowder magazine. It is a side wall that is one metre wide and some seven metres high, which became an attraction during the years that the fun fair was operating: the Tunnel of Terror. A little train went in and out of the openings in the façade of the former gunpowder magazine, driving around inside the galleries.

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Jardins de Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer

The Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer garden is by far one of the most beautiful in Barcelona. The combination of the different flowering periods and seasonal changes of the leaves on the trees grant exceptional colour to this space dedicated to bulb, rhizome and aquatic plants. Each season has its charm and colour. The serenity and landscape design of the space alone are worth a visit.

The Jardins de Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer slant down a slight slope where great views of Barcelona, the sea and on clear days, Montseny can be enjoyed. 
The garden is part of Parc de Montjuïc, where it is one of the most outstanding thematic gardens and at the same time neighbours the Jardins de Joan Brossa and the Viver dels Tres Pins.
The main entrance, on Avinguda de Miramar, is monumental. The visitor is welcomed by a large shield of Barcelona formed with bulb plants and framed by large Magnolias that when in bloom, at the end of spring, make the arrangement spectacular. From here you can gaze at the view of a large green carpet formed by the grass that softly ascends. MAP IT



The collection
Tulips, Narcissuses, Lotuses, Hyacinths, Water Lilies... these and other bulb, rhizome and aquatic species are the most prominent in the space. Everything surrounds them and they have all been arranged so that their flowering periods, in the majority of species both extraordinary and brief, stand out.
The collection is planted in 2,800 m2 of parterres spread out over the grasslands forming a kind of continuous colourful snake, embracing the sunniest areas of the garden and drawing out the main path.
Each year around 80,000 bulbs are planted, distributed according to colour, flower duration and plant height. There are two great flowering periods: March and April and from the end of July until the beginning of September.

The pools
While the bulb and rhizome species are distributed throughout the garden, the most important part of the collection of aquatic plants is concentrated in the higher area, shared out over a set of thirty small connected pools that are situated on both sides of a large stairway.
The water falls from a small elongated pond situated in front of a wall of stone chippings with a small waterfall. A wooden bridge completes the delicacy of this spot, where one of the entrances is found. Slightly further up, a group of conifers stands out, and down the stairway, there is a lake and immense grasslands with large trees at the end where the path that connects the gardens with the Jardins de Joan Brossa is situated.

Relax and stroll
The Jardins de Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer are a place to be and to stroll. The space is so peaceful that it is not strange to see turtledoves walking on the grass.
Everywhere there are paths and little stone stairways adorned with ivy that has been planted between the steps. This means that one can move between the large grasslands in the garden and keep discovering the garden's plant collection. The ivy is so bright that in spring and summer it contrasts with the flowers and in autumn with the ochre tones of the trees and deciduous plants.

Vegetation
The collection of bulb and rhizome plants combines with other herbaceous plants that maintain the attractiveness of the garden when the bulb plants are dormant. Some plants are evergreen, such as African Lilies (Agapanthus sp) and Daylilies (Hemerocallis sp) that remain permanently planted. Those that must be newly planted each season are dormant in summer and autumn and flower in winter and spring, like Tulips (Tulipa sp.), Hyacinths (Hyacinthus sp.), Narcissuses (Narcissus sp.), Crocuses (Croccus sp), Anemone Flowers (Anemone sp.), Buttercups (Ranunculus sp.) and Grape Hyacinths (Muscari sp.); Dhalias (Dhalia sp.) and Canna Lilies (Canna X generalis) flower in summer and at the beginning of autumn and are dormant in winter.

Trees are also very significant in these gardens. Just above the stairway at the main entrance there is a small pathway with Tipu trees (Tipuana tipu) and near the lake there are magnificent examples of River Red Gums (Eucalyptus camaldulensis), a small forest of White Poplars (Populus alba), Weeping Willows (Salix babylonica) and Himalayan Cedars (Cedrus deodara). Other tree species present in the gardens are Ginkgos (Ginkgo biloba) - there is one in the Catalogue of Trees of Local Interest in Barcelona - Himalayan Cedars (Cedrus deodara) a significant number of large Southern Magnolias (Magnolia gradiflora), Bald Cypresses (Taxodium distichum), Scholar trees (Sophora japonica) and various species of Poplar trees (Populus alba, Populus 'Imperial' and Populus X canadensis).

Art and Architecture
There are two female sculptures in this park. Noia dels lliris, by Ramon Sabi (1970), and Maternitat, by Sebastià Badia (1970). The first sculpture, near the lake, pays homage to Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer and has an inscription of verses from the great poet: "Bonica és la rosa / més ho és el ram / mes ho és el lliri / que floreix tot l'any". The second sculpture is situated near the gardeners' shed, under a great Maritime Pine. It is a serene, sweet and very tender image of a women looking at her son who is on her lap.

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Miró Foundation

Avinguda Miramar, 71-75, Parc de Montjuïc

The Fundació Joan Miró nestles in park-like scenery on the north side of Montjuïc. It was here that the architects Josep Lluís Sert and Jaume Freixa erected a purpose-built home for the foundation established in 1971 by Joan Miró. The building, which was officially opened in 1988, is constructed in white concrete and comprises rigidly cubic elements, which on the inside are lit up by semi-circular skylights. There are two inner courtyards.  MAP IT

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