Poble Espanyol

As I have recently returned from Barcelona, I thought i would get a few Barcelona related reviews done asap, before the memories fade away... so here goes with my first, Poble Espanyol. Poble Espanyol is a Full-scale replica of popular architecture that can be found throughout the entirity of spain, it was built (as wee many things in Barcelona) for the 1929 Exhibition and took three years to complete. The Poble Espanyol (or Spanish Village) is an enclosed site that has examples of many of the different and interesting building styles that can be found in mainland Spain, as well as a large number of outlets that sell locally made products ranging from ...  Read the complete review

Promoting itself as "A Picture of Spain", the Poble Espanyol brings together in one setting the unique styles of architecture from all over the country. The "Spanish Village" was built between 1926 and 1929 for the Barcelona Universal Exposition. Situated at the foot of Mount Montjuïc, this was the picturesque site of the 1992 Olympic Games, within the large patch of green known as "Parc del Migdia" in the southwest of the city. Travelling there is not the simplest of tasks, since the park is one of the few places into which the Metro does not penetrate (and quite rightly too!). The nearest Metro station is Espanya, in the ...  Read the complete review