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The Free Barcelona Magic Fountains Show times
Magic Fountain by Carles Buïgas. Venetian towers inspired by campanile of St. Mark's Basilica in Venice. Exhibition halls. All built for 1929 world expo
About Barcelona Magic Fountains show Times
The Magic Fountains or Font Màgica Montjuïc are the centre piece of a terraced public square with many fountains and waterfalls that direct the attention from Aveninda de la Reina Maria Cristina towards the Palau Nacional (MNAC) Museo Nacional d'Art Catalan at the top.
The Barcelona magic fountain is a FREE light and sound show with a choreographed water display that is pupular with tourists. Skip down to the visiting Section fir the times of the light and water shows if you're not interested in the history.
Montjuïc Magic Fountain History
The Magic fountains are part of a seiies of structures built for the 1929 world Exhibition in Barcelona that formed a grand gateway to the Palau Nacional Exhibition hall.
- Magic Fountain: A large Fountain in Plaça Carles Buïgas i Sans and Plaça Josep Puig i Cadafalch that was remodelled for the 1992 Olympics.
- Venetian Towers: are a pair of towers built to look like the towers in saint Marks Square(Venice). They mark the entrance to Aveninda de la Reina Maria Cristina. The towers are 47m high with a 7.2 metres square cross-section and have been refurbished multiple times. They stand today as monuments in Plaza España. They are not open to the public, However the council does hold open days once a year for visits inside.
- La Fira 1, Montjuic: Are the buildings along Aveninda de la Reina Maria Cristina which are large exhibition halls that were built in 1929 for the International Exhibition. They consists of seven large buildings, each containing exhibition halls. La Fira 1 has a total of 153,000 square metres of floor space.
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Visiting Barcelona Magic Fountains show Times
The magic fountains are free to visit any time of the day or night. The fountains and water falls are not always on and do not have a fixed time table but the waterfalls of MNAC on the upper terrace are usually on in the evening.
You do not need a ticket or book in advance to see the fountains. it is a public space with no gates or barriers. Except on New years eve where the space is restricted access for the fireworks display.
Some Sunday's from 11:00g to 15:00h you may find the waterfalls and magic fountains on but of course without the lights and music.
- 7th January to 28th February: No light and music shows - annual maintenance
- 1st March to 31st March, Thursday to Saturday: 20:00h to 21:00h
- 1st April to 31st May, Thursday to Saturday: 21:00h to 22:00h
- 1st June to 30th September, Wednesday to Sunday: 21:30h to 22:30h
- 1st October to 31st October, Thursday to Saturday: 21:00h to 22:00h
- 1st November to 6th January, Thursday to Saturday: 20:00h to 21:00h
The Magic fountain light and music show times
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Accessibility, mobility & Clothing for Barcelona Magic Fountains show Times
The magic fountains and Venetian towers are open public squares with escalators linking the different levels.
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Summary of Prices
Train/Bus Fare
Entry Ticket
Additional Information
Train/Bus Fare
Entry Ticket
Additional Information
Adult
Zone 1 T-casual
FREE
Child
T-familiar
FREE
Notes
See Fira 1 website for Events.
Getting to Barcelona Magic Fountains show Times
Address: Placa de Josep Puig i Cadafalch, Barcelona. 08038
Nearest TMB Metro is Plaza España on the green (L3) and Red (L1) lines.
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