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Montjuic and the Olympic Park, Barcelona

Montjuïc is a hill overlooking Barcelona to one side and a panoramic view of the harbour on the other. The Castell de Montjuïc largely dates from the 17th century. The top of the hill is reached by using a cable car. Part of the slopes are covered with a well attended park and gardens. We took the cable car up and walked down  through the gardens to the Olympic Park.

Montjuïc was selected as the site for the1992 Summer Olympics, including the opening and closing ceremonies and also hosted many other events that centred on the Olympic stadium. The 65,000 seated Olympic Stadium was built in 1929. It was intended to host an anti-fascist alternative Olympics in 1936, in opposition to the1936 Berlin Olympics. These plans were cancelled due to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.
COMMENTS
21-gramm said at 7:05 a.m. on Mar 8, 2009:
nice view of this special place of Barcelona!
Ira said at 7:11 a.m. on Mar 8, 2009:
Very beautiful and famous places. Remarkable photos and interesting comments to them.
Mirella said at 9:00 a.m. on Mar 8, 2009:
I make a note about all you show about Barcelona. Thanks, ciao
Mikalis said at 9:20 a.m. on Mar 8, 2009:
very nice photos, lovely place
Chilla said at 12:17 p.m. on Mar 8, 2009:
Thank you Den, Ira, Mirella and Mikalis
Moabjeeper said at 1:57 p.m. on Mar 8, 2009:
Thanks for the views.
Queenanneslace0724 said at 9:19 p.m. on Mar 8, 2009:
Wow Celia - nice photos! You always have the most interesting places in your photos! Nice to see it thru your eyes. kim
Sirnicolay said at 9:38 p.m. on Mar 8, 2009:
Very cool!
Chaitiamma said at 1:13 p.m. on Mar 9, 2009:
Nice tour !!!
Fabio_DL said at 9:10 p.m. on Mar 9, 2009:
Beautiful photos of a very exciting place, Celia! Barcelona seems to challenge us to different things all the time. That's why we have so good artists from Catalonia. You showed us the Olympic stadium. It reminded me how they lit the Olympic Flame. Everybody can see it on this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5gZeT4TVds

Only in Barcelona!

Celia, thanks so much for this more than a tour in such energetic place!
Loes said at 6:13 p.m. on Mar 10, 2009:
It's so nice to see Montjuic again, the first time I've been here was in 1963!!
Chilla said at 4:57 a.m. on Mar 11, 2009:
Thank you all for your nice comments.
Fabio thank you for adding the link to the lighting of the Olympic Flame. Barcelona has become a special city for me.
Loes you must have seen so many changes since 1963.Most notably have you been watching the building of La Sagrada Familia over the past 45 years?
Moorlerche said at 8:07 a.m. on Mar 12, 2009:
Thank you Celia for taking me on this leasure trip, while it is grey and wet outside. I feel revived by the sunniness of you pictures. They simply make me feel good.
Leftofcenter said at 2:27 p.m. on Mar 12, 2009:
1992, we were there! this bring back such great memories. thanks Celia!
Chilla said at 6:18 p.m. on Mar 12, 2009:
Anke, thank you for your lovely comment.
Annalies, it must have been an amazing experience to have been there in 1992.
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