Poble Espanyol

Poble Esanyol (The Spanish Village)

Situated inside the biggest park of Barcelona, Montjuic. The Poble Espanyol was created in 1929 in occasion of the World Expo. It’s one of the few World Expo monuments that can still be visited.

The concept consisted in the creation of a real “village” (pueblo) in the heart of Barcelona, with an area of around 49.000 m2. The aim was to give an idea of how would an ideal spanish village look like if the characteristics of all the spanish areas were united. A number of 117 buidlings, streets and squares were reproducted on a real scale.

The idea was supported by the architect Puig i Cadafalch and later developed by architects Francesc Folguera and Ramón Reventós, with the participtaion of the art critics Miquel Utrillo and the painter Xavier Nogués.

Its configuration – a real village with streets and squares, without cars and surrounded by the Montjuic park’s splendid nature – helped to create a special microcosmos inviting to break the routine of everyday life in a city. The Village became in no time an open space museum.

It has been constructed in 13 months and initially had an “expiry date” since its purpose was limited to the World Exibition. Its urbanistic exit however allowed to Poble Espanyol to remain on Montjuic as a part of the excellent cultural offer of Barcelona.

Along with the different peninsular houses and squares replicas, the Poble is filled with small shops with souvenirs, handcrafts and restauration areas which give it a more real taste.

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