Poble Espanyol is an open-air architecture museum in Barcelona that recreates 117 full-scale building facades from across Spain’s diverse regions, arranged along cobblestone streets around a central plaza.
Built for the 1929 International Exposition, the “Spanish Village” gathers reproductions of real landmarks, from Andalusian whitewashed houses to Aragonese towers and Castilian squares, designed by architects who traveled the country to study authentic regional styles. The complex houses more than 40 workshops where craftspeople demonstrate glassblowing, ceramics, and other traditional trades, plus restaurants, shops, and the Fran Daurel Museum of contemporary art, included with admission.
The village comes alive at night with flamenco shows and live music in the plaza. General hours run Monday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Tuesday through Sunday 10 a.m. to midnight, though shop and workshop hours vary seasonally.
