Nice spot (Poble Espanyol)

Member Name: robvr6

Product:	Poble Espanyol
Date:	29/08/09 (35 review reads)
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Advantages: Spain in a few hours

Disadvantages: not much for younger kids, and can be a little pricey

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 Jewellery to wooden toys, and several restaurants, bars, and later in the night even Night-clubs.

The site takes about two to three hours to make your way around and has some very picturesque spots, including a monestary. In the gardens of the monestary there is a sculpture garden, which has numerous modern works by local Spanish and Catalan Artists. and offers a spectacular view across Barcelona.

the restaurants are a little overpriced, but then the location is the obvious reason for this, however the bar food and drinks at some of the establishments are very reasonable.

I dont really think that it is one of the best places to take young children as they wouldn't appreciate the architecture or art, but for the history and art buffs out there it is a must do.

entry prices vary by time and month... we paid Euro8 each after 8pm, during the day it is Euro15.

Summary: a very interesting and impressive site that is hard to believe it was made only 70 years ago