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Montjuïc
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Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya: Skip The Line Ticket
From €12
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Fundació Joan Miró: Skip The Line Ticket
Free cancellation
From €17
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Poble Espanyol: Skip The Line Ticket
From €14.40
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Mies van der Rohe Pavilion: Skip The Line Ticket
Free cancellation
From €9
Montjuïc Cable Car: Roundtrip Ticket
From €17.10
Barcelona Cable Car: Roundtrip from Barceloneta Beach
From €21.50
Barcelona Cable Car: One-Way from Montjuic Mountain
From €12.50
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Best of Barcelona: Sagrada Familia, Park Guell, Montjuic & Gothic
7hSkip the linePrivate option availableFree cancellation
Free Tour of Montjuïc
2h 30mTip-based
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Two events shaped most of Barcelona's big hill. The 1929 International Exposition left the Palau Nacional, the Magic Fountain and Poble Espanyol. The 1992 Olympics rebuilt the 1929 stadium and added the Palau Sant Jordi arena. Between them are gardens, viewpoints and a castle at the top.
This page gathers ways to see Montjuïc with Artista: entry tickets for its museums and the Barcelona Pavilion, cable car rides up the hill and across the harbour, and walking tours. Each card shows whether entry is included.
About Montjuïc
The name is usually explained as "Jewish mountain", after the medieval Jewish cemetery on its slopes. For centuries the hill was a quarry, and its stone built much of the old city. The castle at the top dates from the 17th century and was rebuilt in the 18th. It watched over the port and for long periods served as a military prison.
The 1929 Exposition turned the slope above Plaça d'Espanya into a showcase, with the Palau Nacional at the top of a long run of steps and fountains. The Palau now holds the MNAC, Catalonia's national art museum. Higher up, the Fundació Joan Miró opened in 1975 in a white building by the architect Josep Lluís Sert.
What to expect on a Montjuïc experience
Montjuïc is big, and its sights are spread across the hill. Few people see everything in one day. A common plan is to pick two or three: a museum, the castle or the gardens, and a viewpoint. You can walk between most of them, but some paths are steep.
Two different cable cars serve the hill. The Montjuïc Cable Car runs from the park up to the castle. The Port Cable Car crosses the harbour between Montjuïc and Barceloneta Beach. Most gardens and viewpoints are free, while the museums, the castle and Poble Espanyol need a ticket.
Best time to visit
Start in the morning if you plan to visit a museum, and keep the late afternoon for the views. The hill looks over the city and the sea, so the castle walls and the Miramar viewpoint are good places at sunset.
Summer days are hot and some paths have little shade, so bring water. The MNAC is free on Saturdays from 15:00 and on the first Sunday of each month. The Barcelona Pavilion is free on the first Sunday of each month. The Magic Fountain shows run on some evenings only, so check the schedule before you go.
Getting around
From Plaça d'Espanya (metro L1 and L3), walk up the avenue and the outdoor escalators to the MNAC. From Paral·lel metro (L2 and L3), the Montjuïc funicular climbs to the park and the lower station of the Montjuïc Cable Car, and a normal metro ticket is valid on it. Bus 150 runs from Plaça d'Espanya up to the castle.
From the beach, the Port Cable Car leaves the Sant Sebastià Tower in Barceloneta and arrives at the Miramar station on Montjuïc.