{"id":245701,"date":"2026-07-10T09:49:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T07:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/?post_type=que-ver-en-barcelona&#038;p=245701"},"modified":"2026-08-21T12:32:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T10:32:45","slug":"arc-de-la-ciutadella-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"que-ver-en-barcelona","link":"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/en\/que-ver-en-barcelona\/arc-de-la-ciutadella-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Parc de la Ciutadella: what to see, hours &amp; how to get there 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group quick-answer is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Parc de la Ciutadella<\/strong> is the great park in the centre of Barcelona and the city&#8217;s oldest, between the Born and the Barceloneta. It&#8217;s <strong>free<\/strong> and open daily (usually 10:00 to 22:30). Born from the <strong>1888 Universal Exposition<\/strong> on the site of an old military fortress, it now holds the spectacular <strong>Monumental Cascade<\/strong> (which a young Gaud\u00ed helped design), a <strong>lake with rowing boats<\/strong>, Modernista jewels like the <strong>Castell dels Tres Dragons<\/strong>, the <strong>Catalan Parliament<\/strong>, a big stone mammoth, dozens of sculptures and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/en\/que-ver-en-barcelona\/zoo-de-barcelona\/\" data-type=\"que-ver-en-barcelona\" data-id=\"245899\">Barcelona Zoo<\/a><\/strong>. Metro: <a href=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/en\/que-ver-en-barcelona\/arc-de-triomf-of-barcelona-history-curiosities-and-complete-guide\/\" data-type=\"que-ver-en-barcelona\" data-id=\"244552\">Arc de Triomf (L1)<\/a> or Ciutadella-Vila Ol\u00edmpica (L4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Places to Visit in Barcelona&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/en\/que-ver-en-barcelona\/what-to-see-in-montjuic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Montju\u00efc<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/en\/que-ver-en-barcelona\/tibidabo-barcelona-what-to-see-hours-how-to-get-up-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tibidabo<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/en\/que-ver-en-barcelona\/parc-del-laberint-dhorta-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Laberint d\u2019Horta<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/en\/que-ver-en-barcelona\/jardi-botanic-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jard\u00ed Bot\u00e0nic de Barcelona<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/en\/que-ver-en-barcelona\/zoo-de-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zoo de Barcelona<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/en\/que-ver-en-barcelona\/aquarium-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aqu\u00e0rium de Barcelona<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BANNER-ARCBLOG-DISCOUNT-15-EN.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-241298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BANNER-ARCBLOG-DISCOUNT-15-EN.webp 1200w, https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BANNER-ARCBLOG-DISCOUNT-15-EN-980x327.webp 980w, https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BANNER-ARCBLOG-DISCOUNT-15-EN-480x160.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/bookingstep1?idtokenprovider=10760133&amp;lang=en&amp;clientCode=ARCBLOG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Promotional Code ARCBLOG<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"what-is\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Parc de la Ciutadella?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PARQUE DE LA CIUDADELA. Barcelona - Espa\u00f1a [4K]\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YgNlQak9MZo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parc de la Ciutadella is the green lung of Barcelona&#8217;s old town and the city&#8217;s oldest public park. Right in the centre, between the Born and the Barceloneta, it&#8217;s where locals and visitors come to stroll, exercise, row on the lake, lie on the grass or enjoy a picnic under century-old trees. But beyond being a place to relax, it&#8217;s a genuine open-air museum: it holds a monumental cascade, Modernista buildings, the seat of the Catalan Parliament and dozens of sculptures. And all of it is free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"history\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">From military fortress to city park<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The park&#8217;s history explains even its name. The land it now occupies was once home to the Ciutadella, a huge star-shaped military fortress that King Philip V ordered built after the fall of Barcelona in 1714, at the end of the War of the Spanish Succession. Much of the Ribera neighbourhood was demolished to build it, so it was long a hated symbol for the city. The fortress was largely demolished in 1868 and, for the 1888 Universal Exposition, the grounds were transformed into the great urban park we know today, designed by architect Josep Fontser\u00e8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"what-to-see\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to see in Parc de la Ciutadella?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Monumental Cascade<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s the park&#8217;s great icon: a spectacular, classical-style monumental cascade, crowned by the golden quadriga of Aurora and presided over by a Birth of Venus. It was designed by Josep Fontser\u00e8, but the most fascinating part is that a <strong>young Antoni Gaud\u00ed<\/strong>, then an architecture student, helped build it, contributing to the hydraulic solution and to ornamental details of the grotto and the rocks. It&#8217;s the most photographed spot in the park and a place full of life at weekends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The lake and the rowing boats<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In front of the cascade stretches a romantic lake where you can hire rowing boats, one of Barcelona&#8217;s most classic and enjoyable plans. Hire costs around \u20ac7 for one or two people in 30-minute slots, and the service usually runs all year (with longer hours in spring and summer).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Castell dels Tres Dragons and the greenhouses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The park preserves several jewels from the 1888 Exposition. The most notable is the <strong>Castell dels Tres Dragons<\/strong>, by the great Modernista architect Llu\u00eds Dom\u00e8nech i Montaner, built as a caf\u00e9-restaurant: an exposed-brick and iron building that anticipates Modernisme before it even had a name (it housed the Zoology Museum for years). Nearby are the <strong>Hivernacle<\/strong> (greenhouse) and the <strong>Umbracle<\/strong> (shade house), two beautiful iron-and-glass structures perfect for strolling among the plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Parliament, the mammoth and the sculptures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the former parade ground stands the <strong>Parliament of Catalonia<\/strong>, which occupies the building of the old military arsenal. In front of it, in a pond, is a replica of <em>El Desconsol<\/em> by Josep Llimona (the original is in the MNAC). Scattered across the park are more than 40 sculptures, among them <em>La Dama del Paraigua<\/em> (The Lady with the Umbrella), a symbol of the city. And much loved by children, the big <strong>stone mammoth<\/strong>, a monumental sculpture presiding over one part of the park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Barcelona Zoo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within the park, though with a separate paid entrance, is <strong>Barcelona Zoo<\/strong>, opened in 1892. It takes up a good part of the grounds and is home to more than 2,000 animals of around 300 species. It was famous worldwide for Snowflake, the only known albino gorilla, who lived there between 1966 and 2003.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!-- 1) CSS de Leaflet -->\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/unpkg.com\/leaflet@1.9.4\/dist\/leaflet.css\" \/>\n \n<!-- 2) Contenedor del mapa -->\n<div id=\"mapa-ciutadella\" style=\"width:100%; height:460px; border-radius:12px; overflow:hidden; margin:1.5em 0;\"><\/div>\n \n<!-- 3) JS de Leaflet -->\n<script src=\"https:\/\/unpkg.com\/leaflet@1.9.4\/dist\/leaflet.js\"><\/script>\n \n<!-- 4) Puntos y l\u00f3gica del mapa -->\n<script>\n(function () {\n  function initCiutadellaMap() {\n    if (typeof L === \"undefined\") { setTimeout(initCiutadellaMap, 200); return; }\n \n    \/\/ Centro aproximado del parque\n    var map = L.map(\"mapa-ciutadella\", { scrollWheelZoom: false }).setView([41.3888, 2.1870], 16);\n \n    L.tileLayer(\"https:\/\/{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org\/{z}\/{x}\/{y}.png\", {\n      attribution: '&copy; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openstreetmap.org\/copyright\">OpenStreetMap<\/a>',\n      maxZoom: 19\n    }).addTo(map);\n \n    \/\/ Puntos de inter\u00e9s del Parc de la Ciutadella\n    var puntos = [\n      {\n        nombre: \"Cascada Monumental\",\n        coords: [41.39008, 2.18790],\n        texto: \"El gran icono del parque, con la cuadriga de la Aurora. 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Some services (boats, Zoo) have seasonal hours and may vary. Certain buildings such as the Castell dels Tres Dragons may be under restoration. Confirm on the official website before you go.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"prices\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much does it cost to enter Parc de la Ciutadella?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entry to the park is <strong>completely free<\/strong>. Only some services and specific attractions inside the grounds have a cost:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Item<\/th><th>Price (2026)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Park entry<\/td><td>Free<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rowing boat (30 min)<\/td><td>From ~\u20ac7 (1-2 people)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Barcelona Zoo<\/td><td>Paid entry (check official website)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Zoo has its own fare and calendar. Boat hire varies by number of people. Indicative prices; check the official websites.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Tip:<\/strong> the park is one of the best free plans in Barcelona. You can see the cascade, the lake, the Modernista buildings and the sculptures without paying anything; the Zoo, on the other hand, is worth the entry only if you feel like spending time with the animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"getting-there\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get to Parc de la Ciutadella?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The park is right in the centre, in Ciutat Vella, with several entrances. The prettiest is the one on Passeig de Llu\u00eds Companys, by the Arc de Triomf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Transport<\/th><th>Line \/ Detail<\/th><th>Stop<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Metro<\/td><td>Line 1 (red)<\/td><td>Arc de Triomf (entrance via Passeig Llu\u00eds Companys)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Metro<\/td><td>Line 4 (yellow)<\/td><td>Ciutadella-Vila Ol\u00edmpica (access on the lake side)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Metro<\/td><td>Line 4<\/td><td>Barceloneta or Jaume I<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bus \/ Tram<\/td><td>Several lines \u00b7 Tram T4<\/td><td>Ciutadella-Vila Ol\u00edmpica<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bus Tur\u00edstic<\/td><td>Red Route<\/td><td>Parc de la Ciutadella \u2013 Zoo<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you enter by the Arc de Triomf, the tree-lined Passeig de Llu\u00eds Companys \u2014with its Modernista lampposts by Pere Falqu\u00e9s\u2014 is the perfect prelude and leads straight to the main gate in a few minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"tips\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Practical tips for your visit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Allow at least 1-2 hours for the park; half a day if you include the Zoo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go on a weekday or early to enjoy it without crowds; sunny weekends get busy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bring a picnic: there are wide lawns to sit on.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don&#8217;t miss the Gaud\u00ed details on the cascade, or the Castell dels Tres Dragons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It&#8217;s a flat, accessible park, ideal with children (there&#8217;s a play library and play areas) or in a wheelchair.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Combine it with the Arc de Triomf, the Born, Santa Maria del Mar and the Picasso Museum, all next door.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"nearby\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to see near Parc de la Ciutadella<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Place<\/th><th>Why visit<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Arc de Triomf<\/td><td>The monumental gateway of the 1888 Exposition, next to the park<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The Born &amp; Santa Maria del Mar<\/td><td>The most charming neighbourhood, a step away<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Picasso Museum<\/td><td>The great collection of Picasso&#8217;s formative years<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>El Born CCM<\/td><td>Cultural centre over an 18th-century archaeological site<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Barceloneta<\/td><td>The seaside neighbourhood and its beaches, very close<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><!-- HOTEL ANCHOR --><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"hotel-arc\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hotel Arc La Rambla, a stroll from Parc de la Ciutadella<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" data-id=\"241439\" src=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hotel-barcelona-hotel-arc-la-rambla-1024x536.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-241439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hotel-barcelona-hotel-arc-la-rambla-1024x536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hotel-barcelona-hotel-arc-la-rambla-980x513.webp 980w, https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hotel-barcelona-hotel-arc-la-rambla-480x251.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" data-id=\"241433\" src=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hotel-en-el-gotic-1024x536.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-241433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hotel-en-el-gotic-1024x536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hotel-en-el-gotic-980x513.webp 980w, https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hotel-en-el-gotic-480x251.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" data-id=\"241427\" src=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hotel-en-la-rambla-de-barcelona-1024x536.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-241427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hotel-en-la-rambla-de-barcelona-1024x536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hotel-en-la-rambla-de-barcelona-980x513.webp 980w, https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hotel-en-la-rambla-de-barcelona-480x251.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" data-id=\"241421\" src=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/terraza-de-hotel-en-la-rambla-1024x536.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-241421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/terraza-de-hotel-en-la-rambla-1024x536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/terraza-de-hotel-en-la-rambla-980x513.webp 980w, https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/terraza-de-hotel-en-la-rambla-480x251.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" data-id=\"241415\" src=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/habitacion-de-hotel-en-barcelona-1024x536.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-241415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/habitacion-de-hotel-en-barcelona-1024x536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/habitacion-de-hotel-en-barcelona-980x513.webp 980w, https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/habitacion-de-hotel-en-barcelona-480x251.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/\"><strong>Hotel Arc La Rambla<\/strong> (La Rambla 19-21, next to Drassanes metro, L3)<\/a>, Parc de la Ciutadella is a pleasant walk through the old town, or a short metro ride away. It&#8217;s the perfect excuse for a morning outdoors \u2014cascade, lake and sculptures\u2014 which you can combine with the Born, Santa Maria del Mar, the <a href=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/en\/que-ver-en-barcelona\/picasso-museum-barcelona\/\" data-type=\"que-ver-en-barcelona\" data-id=\"244860\">Picasso Museum<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/en\/que-ver-en-barcelona\/arc-de-triomf-of-barcelona-history-curiosities-and-complete-guide\/\" data-type=\"que-ver-en-barcelona\" data-id=\"244552\">Arc de Triomf<\/a>, before returning to the hotel, steps from <a href=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/en\/que-ver-en-barcelona\/what-to-see-in-las-ramblas-barcelona-a-guide-to-the-must-visit-places\/\" data-type=\"que-ver-en-barcelona\" data-id=\"244333\">Las Ramblas<\/a> and the harbour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udca1 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/bookingstep1?idtokenprovider=10760133&amp;lang=en&amp;clientCode=ARCBLOG\">Book on our website with the code <code>ARCBLOG<\/code><\/a><\/strong> and enjoy a special perk as a blog reader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Banner-Blog-1200x400-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-245310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Banner-Blog-1200x400-1.webp 1200w, https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Banner-Blog-1200x400-1-980x327.webp 980w, https:\/\/hotelarclarambla.com\/agenda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Banner-Blog-1200x400-1-480x160.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/new.transfersforhotels.com\/en\/h\/barcelona\/arc-la-rambla?dropoff=1&amp;utm_campaign=shortlink&amp;utm_medium=printed_pdf&amp;utm_source=in_property\"><strong>Book a Transfer<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"faq\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parc de la Ciutadella \u2014 frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much does it cost to enter Parc de la Ciutadella?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entry to the park is completely free. Only some services and specific attractions have a cost, such as hiring a boat on the lake (from around \u20ac7 for 30 minutes) or entry to Barcelona Zoo, which has its own fare and calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are the Parc de la Ciutadella opening hours?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The park opens every day, usually from 10:00 to 22:30. Boat hire and the Zoo have their own seasonal hours. It&#8217;s worth checking the current hours on the official website, especially out of season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is there to see in Parc de la Ciutadella?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its main attractions are the Monumental Cascade (with the young Gaud\u00ed&#8217;s involvement), the lake with rowing boats, the Modernista Castell dels Tres Dragons by Dom\u00e8nech i Montaner, the Hivernacle and the Umbracle, the Parliament of Catalonia, the big stone mammoth, dozens of sculptures such as El Desconsol and the Lady with the Umbrella, and Barcelona Zoo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Was Gaud\u00ed involved in Parc de la Ciutadella?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes. While still an architecture student, a young Antoni Gaud\u00ed worked with Josep Fontser\u00e8 on the construction of the Monumental Cascade, contributing to the hydraulic solution and to ornamental details of the grotto, the rocks and the railings. 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