Montjuïc Castle
Montjuïc Castle is an old military fortress, with roots dating back from 1640, built on top of Montjuïc hill in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It currently serves as a Barcelona municipal facility.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Montjuïc and Olympic Stadium Lluís Companys.
Montjuïc
Peak
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Montjuïc is a hill in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Montjuïc or Montjuich, meaning "Jewish Mountain" in medieval Latin and Catalan, is a broad, shallow hill in Barcelona with a rich history.
Olympic Stadium Lluís Companys
Stadium
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Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium, also known as Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, formerly known as the Estadi de Montjuïc and Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc and also known in English as the Barcelona Olympic Stadium, is a stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia. Olympic Stadium Lluís Companys is situated 1 km west of Montjuïc Castle.
Montjuic Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Montjuic Lighthouse is situated 260 metres south of Montjuïc Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sants-Montjuïc and El Poble-sec.
Sants-Montjuïc
Sants-Montjuïc is a district in the southwest of Barcelona. Many of its attractions focus on the Parc de Montjuïc, which has museums, a castle, Olympic facilities and some great views overlooking the city.
El Poble-sec
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El Poble-sec is a neighborhood in the Sants-Montjuïc district of Barcelona, Catalonia. The neighborhood is located between Montjuïc mountain and the Avinguda del Paral·lel.
Sant Antoni
Quarter
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Sant Antoni is a neighborhood in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia. Its non-official centre, the marketplace of the same name—designed by Antoni Rovira i Trias and built between 1872 and 1882—is one of the oldest and most popular in the city, especially with the secondhand book stalls that surround the building Sunday mornings.
Montjuïc Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: cultural property in Barcelona, Spain (European Union)
- Categories: Monument (Spain), military museum, memorial, prison, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sants-Montjuïc, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Montjuïc Castle” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Մոնժուիկի ամրոց”
- Asturian: “Castiellu de Montjuïc”
- Basque: “Montjuiceko gaztelua”
- Basque: “Montjuïceko gaztelua”
- Belarusian: “Манжуіцкая крэпасць”
- Catalan: “Castell de Montjuïc de Barcelona”
- Catalan: “Castell de Montjuic”
- Catalan: “Castell de Montjuïc”
- Cebuano: “Montjuic Castle”
- Chinese: “蒙特惠奇城堡”
- Chinese: “蒙锥克城堡”
- Danish: “Castell de Montjuïc”
- Dutch: “Castel de Montjuic”
- Dutch: “Castel de Montjuïc”
- Dutch: “Castell de Montjuic”
- Dutch: “Castell de Montjuïc”
- Dutch: “Castillo de Montjoic”
- Dutch: “Castillo de Montjuic”
- Dutch: “Castillo de Montjuïc”
- Dutch: “Fort van Montjuic”
- Dutch: “Fort van Montjuïc”
- Dutch: “Kasteel van Montjoic”
- Dutch: “Kasteel van Montjuic”
- Dutch: “Kasteel van Montjuïc”
- Dutch: “Montjuic”
- Dutch: “Montjuïc”
- French: “Castell de Montjuïc”
- French: “château de Montjuïc”
- French: “Château de Montjuïc”
- French: “forteresse de Montjuïc”
- Galician: “Castell de Montjuïc”
- Galician: “Castelo de Montjuïc”
- Greek: “Κάστρο του Μοντζουίκ”
- Greek: “Κάστρο του Μοντζουΐκ”
- Hebrew: “טירת מונז’ואיק”
- Irish: “Caisleán Montjuïc”
- Italian: “Castell de Montjuïc”
- Italian: “Castello di Montjuïc”
- Japanese: “ムンジュイック城”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Castell de Montjuïc”
- Norwegian: “Castell de Montjuïc”
- Polish: “Zamek Montjuïc”
- Russian: “Крепость Монжуик”
- Russian: “Монжуикская крепость”
- Russian: “Монтжуикская крепость”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Caisteal Montjuïc”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Montjuic”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Montjuïc”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Montjuich”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Montjuích”
- Swahili: “Montjuïc Castle”
- Swedish: “Castell de Montjuïc”
- Swedish: “Montjuic Castle”
- Tamil: “மொன்சுவிக்குக் கோட்டை”
- Tatar: “Монжуик кирмәне”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Монтжуїк”
- Ukrainian: “Монтжуїцька фортеця”
- “Castell de Montjuïc”
- “Montjuïc Castle”
- “Montjuïc fortress”
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