Poble Espanyol

Areas

The Poble Espanyol has replications of 117 buildings representing fifteen autonomous communities of Spain − Andalusia, Aragon, Asturias, Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León, Catalonia, the Valencian Community, Extremadura, Galicia, the Baleric Islands, the Community of Madrid, the Region of Murcia, Navarre, and the Basque Country. The autonomous communities of La Rioja and the Canary Islands are not represented. The first is not present because it was not a separate region of Spain when the museum was designed and built. The Canary Islands are not represented because the four designers could not travel to them for economic reasons.

Monuments and buildings of the Poble Espanyol

Replicated buildings include:

Building replica	City/Town	Region
Calle Cuna	Arcos de la Frontera, Cádiz Province	Andalusia
Torre de Utebo	Utebo, Zaragoza Province	Aragon
Cangues d'Onís	Cangas de Onís	Asturias
Casa Son Berga	Palma, Majorca	Balearic Islands
Caserío Casa Arteche	Erandio, Biscay	Basque Country
Casa Barreda	Santillana del Mar	Cantabria
El Mirador	Sigüenza, Guadalajara Province	Castilla-La Mancha
Puerta de San Vicente	Ávila	Castilla y León
Palacio de los Golfines de Abajo	Cáceres	Extremadura
Paço de los Fefinhas	Cambados, Pontevedra Province	Galicia
Navalcarnero	Navalcarnero	Madrid
Casa de los Celdrán	Murcia	Murcia
Las Arcadas	Sangüesa	Navarre
La Jana	Castellón de la Plana	Valencian Community
Monestir Romànic de Sant Miquel	Various spots	Catalonia

Other exhibits and attractions

Although it was planned to be demolished when the International Exhibition was over, the museum was preserved because of its great success. The recreated village still contains the streets, squares and facades of the different areas of Spain. The village hosts many different events including gastronomic festivals, concerts in summer, flamenco shows, private events such as weddings, and children's activities.

The Poble Espanyol exhibits more than 30 artisans who regularly work within the village making blown glass, leather, ceramics, jewelry, masks, baskets, and Spanish guitars. They create handmade items which are sold to the visitors.

The Poble Espanyol also contains rides, stores with gourmet products, and restaurants or bars with cuisine from the different regions of Spain.

Museum Fran Daurel

The museum Fran Daurel is situated within the Poble Espanyol. It is a private collection open to the public featuring over 295 works of contemporary Spanish artists including Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Antoni Tàpies, Barceló, Josep Guinovart and Amat. The museum holds paintings, sculptures, tapestries, drawings and ceramics, and a sculpture garden, with 41 large sculptures. The works by Picasso include ceramics from the 1950s and 1960s, where he used both traditional techniques and his own methods.

Theater

The Poble Espanyol has a theater that regularly organizes entertainment for children: theater, dance, music, clowns or puppets. The Barcelona School of Theatre also performs at this theater.

Activities for children

In addition to shows that take place every week in the theatre, Poble Espanyol has other activities for children: workshops (every Sunday morning), TOT Puppet Festival (March), living nativity scenes at Christmas, and family shows throughout the year (such as Carnivals, Santa Eulàlia, Fiesta Mayor, and Festival La Mercè)