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National Art Museum of Catalonia
A palace on Montjuïc with one of the world's great collections of Romanesque church murals.
- Open
- Tuesday to Sunday; closed Mondays
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Palau Nacional, Parc de Montjuïc, 08038 BarcelonaDirections
- Getting There
- Espanya station (Metro lines 1 and 3), then the escalators up the hill.
Why Go
In the early 20th century, frescoes were peeled from remote Pyrenean churches to save them, and they are shown here in rebuilt apses. The collection runs on through Gothic, Renaissance and Modernista art.
The terrace in front looks down over the Magic Fountain and the city.
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