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the 1929 World Exhibition. You can meander from Andalucía to the Balearic Islands in the
space of a couple of hours, visiting surprisingly good copies of Spain's characteristic build-
ings.
You enter from beneath a towered medieval gate from Ávila. Inside, to the right, is an in-
formation office with free maps. Straight ahead from the gate is the Plaza Mayor (Town Sq),
surrounded with mainly Castilian and Aragonese buildings. It is sometimes the scene of
summer concerts. Elsewhere you'll find an Andalucian
barrio,
a Basque street, Galician and
Catalan quarters, and even a Dominican monastery (at the eastern end). The buildings house
dozens of restaurants, cafes, bars, craft shops and workshops (for glass artists and other ar-
tisans), and some souvenir stores.
www.fundaciofrandaurel.com
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Avinguda Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia 13; 10am-7pm)
, an eclectic col-
lection of 300 works of art including sculptures, prints, ceramics and tapestries by modern
artists ranging from Picasso and Miró to more contemporary figures, including Miquel Bar-
celó. The foundation also has a sculpture garden, boasting 27 pieces, nearby within the
grounds of Poble Espanyol (look for the Montblanc gate). Frequent temporary exhibitions
broaden the offerings further.
At night the restaurants, bars and especially the discos become a lively corner of Bar-
celona's nightlife.
Children's groups can participate in the Joc del Sarró. Accompanied by adults, the kids go
around the
poble
seeking the answers to various mysteries outlined in a kit distributed to
each group. Languages catered for include English.
STADIUM
ESTADI OLÍMPIC LLUÍS COMPANYS
The Estadi Olímpic was the main stadium of Barcelona's Olympic Games. If you saw the
Olympics on TV, the 65,000-capacity stadium may seem surprisingly small. So might the
Olympic flame holder into which an archer spectacularly fired a flaming arrow during the
opening ceremony. The stadium was opened in 1929 and restored for 1992.
MUSEUM
MUSEU D'ARQUEOLOGIA DE CATALUNYA
student €4.50/3.50; 9.30am-7pm Tue-Sat, 10am-2.30pm Sun; Poble Sec)
This archaeology museum, housed in what was the Graphic Arts palace during the 1929
World Exhibition, covers Catalonia and cultures from elsewhere in Spain. Items range from
