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The Poble Espanyol ( "Spanish Town") is an open-air architectural museum, located on the mountain of Montjuïc, in our city.
It was constructed in 1929, for the Barcelona International Exhibition, that was held in Barcelona that year.
The architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch had the idea for the museum: a town in which the architecture, style, and culture of various locations from around Spain were preserved in a single place, designing an "ideal model" Spanish village, a synthesis of monumental Spain. The architects that designed the town were Francesc Folguera and Ramon Reventós.
The museum occupies a total area of 42,000 m2 and contains 117 buildings, with streets and squares reproduced to scale. As well as craft workshops, this open-air museum has a varied range of establishments where you can buy gifts and many other original items for everyday use.
Shop opening hours: winter, from 10 to 18 h; spring and autumn, from 10 to 19 h, and summer, from 10 to 20 h.
It's a nice idea for spend a beautiful and interesting day with your family.
