Poble Espanyol – a Grand Museum under the open sky

Spain is a picturesque tourist destination that impresses its visitors a variety of attractions. Here you can find hundreds of unique examples of architecture, museums and galleries, where the exhibits are stored in the old, original entertainment facilities, fairs and festivals. But not far from Barcelona lies the place that combines all of the above, a unique collection of architectural monuments.





We are talking about the "Spanish village"( Poble Espanyol) is an unusual village, the streets of which there was a place for all the iconic buildings in the country. The idea is to display all of Spain in miniature is owned by three architects: Mikkel, Utrillo, Ramon Raventos and Xavier Nagasu. The construction was timed to coincide with the world exhibition of 1927 in the Catalan capital, and after its completion it was planned to dismantle all the objects on the territory of the village. But this unusual ethnic Museum under the open sky was so impressed the Spaniards that they had decided to preserve the unique "showpiece" of the exhibition. And as practice has shown – not in vain.

Today, a similar tourist facilities on the planet can be counted on the fingers of one hand, and that's Poble Espanyol – the first example of large-scale and detailed copies of large architectural structures of this type. Almost all the palaces, squares and temples in the streets of a Spanish Village in full size, or slightly smaller than their real prototypes. And interestingly, they are specially placed so that walking the streets, guests can make an improvised "time travel", moving from one era to another.





Most popular "exhibits" of the Museum under the open sky can be considered:

a copy of a medieval city gate, which repeat the outlines of the famous Gothic portal in San Vicente;

architectural composition, recreating pieces of the area and the urban decor of the cities such as Castile, Burgos, Aragon, Teruel and the seventeen Autonomous regions of Spain;

colorful tower of Utebo with a spiral staircase and a viewing platform, which offers stunning views of the hilly landscapes;

arch Maya and porticos of Sanguesa.





It is worth noting that all this architectural splendor does not look empty and lifeless. On the territory of "Pueblo East" regularly hosts themed festivals and fairs, there are handicraft workshops, souvenir shops where you can buy authentic crafts. But if during educational tours tourists work up an appetite, then in their possession foremen restaurants and cozy coffee shops where, without leaving the Spanish village, you can taste specialities from every corner of the country, from homemade cakes and sweets, to gourmet treats, fresh seafood and other delicacies.