Parc de la Ciutadella

Home of the Universal Exhibition of 1888

Address:

Passeig de Pujades - Sarrià - Sant Gervasi
08005 - Barceloneta, The Born & La Ribera
Barcelona

Nearest Bus or Train:

Arc de Triomf / Barceloneta

Open Hours:

10a-nightfall M-Su

A great place for a stroll away from all the traffic, it's one of the city's most popular parks, located where Felipe V's ciutadella (military citadel) was; a place used to repress Catalan nationalism during his reign. In 1870 the citadel was made into a park to house the 1888 World Fair. You'll find a small lake in the centre and, beside it, the Cascada, a lovely fountain built by Josep Fontserè and his assistant, Antoni Gaudí. You can visit the city zoo and the Catalan parliament building in here as well.

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