El Poble Espanyol

Poble Espanyol- Barcelona´s Spanish Village

This walled village set on the Montjuic mountain of Barcelona is a great day out. The magical village with its beautiful buildings  has an open air museum as well as a large range of shops, restaurants and art and craft workshops.

The Poble Espanyol was designed by the architect Josep Puig i Cadafach in 1929 for the World Exhibition of Barcelona to showcase the diversity of Spanish culture. The idea was to show an idea of what may be the ideal model of a Spanish village. 117 buildings, streets and squares replicating characteristics from the surrounding towns and villages in the peninsula have been reproduced to scale. The unique village brings together the architectual beauty from the different regions of Spain.

The village is also home to a small community of craftspeople. There are over 40 craft workshops where you can discover the secrets and methods of a large variety of disciplines; workshops and demonstrations take place in glass blowing, ceramics, jewellery making and leather treating to name just a few.

This traffic free and peaceful village is a great place to learn and discover the history and culture of Spain. There are many great cafes and restaurants to relax and enjoy Catalan cuisine, live music and shows- experience a different kind of meal in unique surroundings.