Plaça d'Espanya
The monumental crossroads that is the gateway to Montjuïc
Built in 1929 during the Universal Exposition by Puig i Cadafalch, this square is the junction between several points of interest, such as the Sants neighborhood, Gran Via, Paral·lel, Poble Sec, and Montjuïc mountain.
At its center stands a monumental fountain by Josep Maria Jujol, a disciple of Gaudí, called the Fountain of the Three Seas, symbolizing the three seas surrounding the Iberian Peninsula.
This square is of great importance. In addition, in Plaça d’Espanya you’ll find:

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Fira de Barcelona and the main monuments of Plaça d’Espanya
At the entrance to Avinguda Maria Cristina, the gateway to Montjuïc, stand two Venetian towers 47 meters high, designed by architect Ramon Reventós between 1927 and 1929, inspired by the bell tower of St. Mark’s in Venice.
On both sides of Avinguda Maria Cristina are the facilities and pavilions of Fira de Barcelona, the city’s main trade fair and congress center.
On the corner with Carrer Tarragona is a unique building, the Las Arenas shopping center, built on the old neo-Mudéjar-style bullring, which features a viewpoint offering great views of the square and its surroundings.
Between Plaça d’Espanya and the National Art Museum of Catalonia, at the end of Avinguda Maria Cristina, is the famous Magic Fountain of Montjuïc, the star of a nighttime show of music, light, and color.
How to get to Plaça d’Espanya?
The Plaça Espanya stop on the Red Route of the Barcelona Bus Turístic drops you off right in the square!
For the curious
- With 34,000 m², it is the second largest Plaça d’Espanya in Spain, after the one in Madrid, and larger than Plaça de Catalunya in Barcelona.
- To access the terrace-viewpoint of the Las Arenas Shopping Center, you can either use the paid exterior elevator or go up for free from inside the shopping center via the escalators.