{"id":59352,"date":"2023-05-04T14:55:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T12:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotelarc.welovewebs.es\/sin-categorizar\/estacio-franca-railway-station-history-curiosities\/"},"modified":"2023-06-22T10:47:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T08:47:22","slug":"estacio-franca-railway-station-history-curiosities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/en\/things-to-see-in-barcelona-en\/estacio-franca-railway-station-history-curiosities\/","title":{"rendered":"Estaci\u00f3 de Fran\u00e7a Railway Station: history and curiosities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are planning a trip to Barcelona, one of the things you should include in your list of places to visit is the <\/span><b>Estaci\u00f3n de Francia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Don&#8217;t miss today&#8217;s blog of the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/hotelarc.local\/en\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hotel Arc La Rambla<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to discover the <\/span><b>history and interesting curiosities of this place.&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>THE &#8220;FRAN\u00c7A&#8221; TAILWAY STATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> Estaci\u00f3n de Francia is the most emblematic train station in Barcelona<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It is located between the neighborhoods of <\/span><b>El Born<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, La <\/span><b>Villa Ol\u00edmpica<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and L<\/span><b>a Barcelona<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, right next to the Parc de la Ciutadella. Today, trains still run, although most of the rail traffic is concentrated in the stations of Sants and Sagrera.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, for a time it was the most important station of the Catalan capital, let&#8217;s see a little of its history.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Universal exposition 1929<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In old<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/hotelarc.local\/en\/agenda\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> blog posts,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> we have already seen that the <\/span><b>Montjuic area <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was the epicenter of the<\/span><b> Universal Exhibition of 1929<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and buildings such as the<\/span><b> National Palace<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where the current <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/hotelarc.local\/en\/blog\/do-you-know-museu-nacional-dart-de-catalunya-mnac-visit-this-museum-in-barcelona\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Art Museum of Catalonia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is located, were built.&nbsp;<\/span>\n\n<b> <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span>\n\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, it was not the only area of the city that was transformed to host such an event. Facilities and infrastructures were built, such as the <strong>Estaci\u00f3n de Francia.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><b>1926<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the railway engineer<\/span><b> Andreu Muntaner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was commissioned to begin construction of the station, which was to <\/span><b>link Spain and France by rail<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Architects <\/span><b>Duran Reynals and Pelagi Mart\u00ednez <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">designed the iconic <\/span><b>noucentista-style lobby.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>France Station and the 1992 Olympic Games<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the<\/span><b> Civil War,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the station was badly damaged and it was not until <\/span><b>1988<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, when <\/span><b>RENFE <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Renfe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spanish National Railway Network<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) decided to close it to repair the structure and prepare it for a very important event that would take place in the city: <\/span><b>the 1992 Olympic Games.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> places you can not miss.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the remodeling, the original beauty of the building was recovered:<\/span><b> an excellent example of the modernist style of the time<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The <\/span><b>lobby <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the <\/span><b>impressive facade <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">made of stone and marble that extends over several floors, with a large glass and wrought iron dome, were rehabilitated. In addition, the space was adapted to travelers and visitors by installing services such as cafeterias.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The owls<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><b>France Station is also known for its owls.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They are small statues distributed at the main entrance, inside and outside the building and are <\/span><b>strategically placed to scare pigeons<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Although they do not fulfill their function, the owls have become a <\/span><b>tourist attraction<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and are photographed daily by dozens of people.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to the owls, many tourists come daily to photograph <\/span><b>the platforms that have been the setting for films and novels<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Writers such as <\/span><b>Eduardo Mendoza,<\/b> <b>Carlos Ruiz Zaf\u00f3n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><b>Carmen Laforet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have set their books there and films such as <\/span><b><i>Qui\u00e9reme<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><b><i> Las maletas<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><b><i>Biutiful <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have been shot there.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Estaci\u00f3n de Francia and its surroundings&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The station has several restaurants and bars where you can enjoy the delicious local food and wine. There are also souvenir stores and newspaper kiosks where you can buy souvenirs of your trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, the France station is located in a central area of the city and very close to the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/hotelarc.local\/en\/barcelona-location\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hotel Arc La Rambla<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, making it an <\/span><b>ideal place to start exploring the surrounding area.&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just a few steps away you will find the <\/span><b>Parc de la Ciutadella<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/elbornculturaimemoria.barcelona.cat\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born Center of Culture and Memory<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spain.info\/es\/lugares-interes\/basilica-santa-maria-mar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are some of the places you can not miss.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Station of France was inaugurated in 1929 on the occasion of the Universal Exhibition. It is the second most important railway station in Barcelona and the most photographed, especially the \u201cnoucentista\u201d style lobby. But there is another very photographed element both inside and outside the station: the owls. <\/p>\n<p>Want to know the history of the station and why there are so many owls? 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