Large multiuse sports and concert
hall, designed for the Barcelona 1992 Olympics and Paralympics
by the Japanese architect Arata Isozaki. The entrances, just
like the adjoining gardens, are accessible. The main ones, from
the Olympic Ring (which connects with the Olympic Stadium and
Picornell Swimming Pools), as well as the secondary ones, which
link up with the offices and enable direct access to the changing
rooms from the lower floors.
There are lifts that connect the different floors of the building,
and two side ramps to the stage, in several sections, that link
the seating. There is an area reserved in the seating for disabled
persons, but there are no places for their companions.
The changing rooms and toilet facilities are adapted and there
are booths inside or beside the entrance.
ESTADI OLÍMPIC
Av. de l’Estadi s/n
Tel. 93 426 20 89
Bus 50, 55
The Olympic Stadium was built for the Universal Exhibition
of 1929 and remodelled for the Barcelona 1992 Olympics and Paralympics.
Entrances 2 and 8 are accessible by ramps; the other entrances
have stairs.
Communication between the different terraces is mainly by stairs,
although there are two not very spacious lifts, which connect
all the floors. On the entrance floor from the street there is
a perimeter space around the track and field, with capacity for
400 people in wheelchairs, between the lower and upper terracing,
with a perfect view of the track.
There are adapted toilet facilities, all of them situated in
this ringed area. Access to the changing rooms and track is by
ramp in the basement floor.
The Olympic stadium of Montjuïc
forms part of the Olympic Ring.
FONT MÀGICA
Pl. de Carles Buïgas 1
Tel. 93 291 40 44
Metro L1, L3 (Espanya)
Bus 50, 55
Fountain with musical show and colour situated
at the foot of the Montjuïc National Palace. The front access
to the fountain is a flight of stairs, but there are alternative
routes by very long and quite steep ramps. The accessible route
is situated opposite the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion.
The fountain can be clearly seen from Avinguda Maria Cristina,
along which there are many fountains, which together with the
main one provide a lovely sight. This avenue is one of Barcelona’s
most emblematic views, above all during the patron saint festivals
of the Mercè and while the different trade fairs and congresses
are being held in the trade fair precinct, which occupies the
buildings situated on either side.
POBLE ESPANYOL
Av. del Marquès de Comillas 13
Tel. 93 508 63 00
Metro L1, L3 (Espanya)
Bus 9, 13, 27, 38, 50, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 61, 65, 91, 109, 127,
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Situated at the foot of Montjuïc, the Poble
Espanyol is a series of buildings made up of exact replicas of
different symbolic buildings from all over Spain. It was built
in 1929 for the International Exhibition of Barcelona. Despite
the fact that the majority of its routes have stairs, it is well
worth a visit. The precinct also includes craftsmen’s workshops,
the Fran Daurel Foundation of contemporary art, shops, restaurants
and bars with terraces, and discos.
At the main entrance there is a reserved parking space, suitably
indicated, although in the area above the entrance there is also
a large car park. The route between the car park and the entrance
is made up of ramps with a gradient of between 8% and 10%. Once
inside the Poble Espanyol, the only accessible route is the Calle
Príncipe de Viana.
There are several toilet facilities around the precinct indicated
as adapted. We recommend people with walking sticks to use the
facilities beside the ticket office, since there are fixed bars
that help you keep balance, but for wheelchair users there is
a lack of space to make a side movement onto the toilet seat.
The toilets in the Plaza Mayor, in the Valderrobres Town Council,
has more obstacle-free space to make the movement onto the toilet
seat, although you have to move a little diagonally to do so.
