Greek open air theatre and Rose Garden in Montjuïc
Former quarry converted to open air theatre for 1929 International Exhibition. Plays and dance by Festival Grec de Barcelona in summer. Space for yoga classes
About Montjuïc Greek Theatre & Rose Garden
The Greek Theatre, Teatre Grec, in Montjuïc is an open-air amphitheatre which serves as the main location for the Grec Festival, taking place in Barcelona each year.
The Greek Festival is an international event of theatre, dance music and circus performance and takes place each year in July and August.
These gardens have good views of the city. Additionally, The greek theatre is used as an outdoor venue for yoga classes.
The Greek theatre measures 460 square metres and seats 1900 people.
The Greek Theatre History
The Greek Thetre amphitheatre is constructed in an abandoned quarry in the hils of Montjuïc.
The amphitheatre abd rose garden were created for the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition.
The Theatre was designed by the architects Ramon Reventós i Farrarons and Nicolás María Rubió Tudurí, taking inspiration from the Ancient Greek amphitheatres especially the small Greek town of Epidauro.
Located in the grounds of the Greek Gardens (Jardines Grec) which were designed by Jean-Claude Nicolas Forestier from 1917 to 1924.
The theatre opened in the late 1920s with the last show being held was the 1932 performance of Sophocles Electra. During the Spanish civil war the Greek Theatre remained unused.
Throughout the 1950s, the theatre was used on several occasions for performances, including a Catalan performance of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
In the 1960s and 1970s, the theatre was largely unused until finally being acquired by the local council who in 1976 organised the first edition of the Grec Festival.
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