| Montjuic is a hill on the south side of Barcelona that | | | | fuicular, or small cable car. You can take this route |
| rises 700 feet or 213 meters into the sky, and slopes | | | | straight from the Paral-lel Metro Station to the |
| sharply into the Mediterranean Sea. The top is basically | | | | museum. |
| flat and the eastern side has an amazing view of the | | | | The Palau Nacional houses the Museu Nacional d'Art |
| city. The site hosted the 1929 International Exposition, | | | | de Catalunya. The collections displayed here include |
| which led to the first real construction on the hill. | | | | historic representations from the Roman, Gothic, |
| The hill was settled first by the Iberian Celts thousands | | | | Renaissance and Baroque periods through the 20th |
| of years ago. The hill served as a fantastic vantage | | | | century. The Font Majic, or Magic Fountain is a lighted |
| point for settlers to the region and as such, in 1640, a | | | | fountain with a magnificent display, that is highly |
| military fortress was first built here. In the 18th century | | | | recommended at night. The water dances to music |
| the Castell de Montjuic was built in its place, was also | | | | and decorates the façade of the Palau Nacional. |
| a fortress, only much larger. | | | | The Pavello Mies van der Rohe is a museum next to |
| Today, the Castell de Montjuic has been joined by | | | | the Magic Fountain, with a collection of art from the |
| many tourist attractions making this the most visited | | | | very important Spanish architect Mie van der Rohe. |
| area within Barcelona's city limits. There are | | | | The museum was built and then deconstructed for the |
| opportunities to learn no only about the city's history, | | | | International Exhibition, and then rebuilt in the 1980s to |
| but also the art and cultures of the many settlers to | | | | the exact specifications of the original, representing the |
| the area. Within the Castell de Montjuic is the Museu | | | | architects minimalist construction in steel and glass. |
| Militar, a military museum that is usually reached by a | | | | |