Landmarks · Barcelona
Montjuïc Castle
The fortress that spent three centuries pointing its guns at Barcelona.
Opening hours, admission and address
- Address
- Carretera de Montjuïc 66
- Opening hours
- Summer10:00–20:00
- Winter10:00–18:00
- Admission
- Open every day, 10:00 to 20:00 from 1 March to 31 October and 10:00 to 18:00 from 1 November to 28 February, with the ticket office shutting half an hour before the gates. The only closures are 25 December and 1 January. Admission is €12, reduced €8. Under-16s go free, as does everyone on Sundays from 15:00 and all day on the first Sunday of the month. Tickets are sold only through the castle's own website; anyone else offering them is a reseller. Booking is not required, though it saves a wait at the window. Allow an hour for the ramparts, the moats and the sea view. The cable car up the hill charges its own fare and keeps its own hours.
- Category
- Landmarks
- Official website
- ajuntament.barcelona.cat
- Coordinates
41.36338, 2.16614
Where it is
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