A panorama from the Passeig de les Cascades in Barcelona. This is on the approach to the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya from Plaça Espanya and gives a good viewpoint from which to admire both the museum building further up the hill and down over the city. There are escalators that run up and down the hill, which makes passage to the different levels much easier than the older steps. At the time this panoramic image was taken the fountains were not working, leaving the area relatively silent and calm. These fountains make for spectacular nocturnal displays, which are a tourist attraction in their own right. The cascading nature of the fountains is clearly seen in the satellite image of the Google map of Barcelona as a series of semi-circular pools.

Passeig de les Cascades - Barcelona visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Passeig de les Cascades' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Catalonia.

This panoramic image was taken from the Passeig de les Cascades, one of the terraces in front of the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC). The picture shows the view both of the museum building itself further up Montjuïc, and the view down towards the Plaça del Marques de la Foronda and down the Avenu de la Reina Maria Cristina to Plaça Espanya.

Admission: The museum has a standing entrance fee and charges extra for the temporary exhibitions, contact the Museum. Students and pensioners are offered discounts and entry is free on the first Sunday of every month.

Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
Mirador del Palau Nacional, S/N
Parc de Montjuïc
Barcelona, Barcelona
08038

Travel and Getting There:
Metro: Espanya.