From its innards the city is built
Includes bus, audio guide and snack.
Advance booking required
Schedule
27/06/2026 | 9:00-14:00 | Catalan
28/06/2026 | 9:00-14:00 | Spanish
30/06/2026 | 9:00-14:00 | English
29/06/2026 | 14:30-19:30 | Spanish
01/07/2026 | 14:30-19:30 | English
Meeting point: CCIB headquarters.
Final Stop: Pla de Palau and CCIB headquarters.
Mode: By bus and on foot.
The city of Barcelona has been erected from its own innards. A large number of the main civic and religious buildings in the old town, as well as the palatial residences and the most singular buildings of the Eixample, were constructed with Montjuïc stone, extracted from the mountain itself.
Modern Barcelona has transformed the old quarries in various raw and macabre ways before being repurposed, turning them into parks and memorials, taking advantage of their overwhelming and transcendental scale.
On other occasions, there have been isolated cases of reusing material extracted from the very ground on which construction is intended, such as Park Güell or the Montjuïc Cemetery, the latter being fascinating for its landscape and poetic dimension over the sea. These are two paradigmatic examples of the qualities brought by working with km0 or supposedly discarded material, prompting us to rethink the way we should build.
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Highlights:
Montjuïc Cemetery
Fossar de la Pedrera
Grec Theatre*
La Creueta del Coll Park
Park Güell
*The Teatre Grec will only be visited on morning itineraries, while the Pantà de la Foixarda will only be visited on afternoon itineraries.
Accessibility: Easy route suitable for most people. It includes short walking sections, mainly flat and paved, although some areas may have reduced accessibility or uneven surfaces, such as sand or gentle slopes.
Additional information
Ticket purchase is exclusively reserved for individuals holding a valid Congress pass. Each accredited attendee may purchase up to three tickets: one for personal use and a maximum of two for guests (guests are not required to hold a Congress pass).
Tickets are personal and non-transferable, and are valid only for the selected date and time. Changes, cancellations, or refunds are not permitted.
Participants are advised to arrive at the meeting point at least 15 minutes before the start of the activity; late arrival may result in being unable to join the visit.
The duration of the visit is approximate and may vary due to organisational or safety reasons.
The organisation may request documentation to verify ticket ownership. More information is available in the Official Congress Itineraries Terms and Conditions here.
Group size: maximum 28 people.
Final stop: The buses on the afternoon routes will also make a final stop at Tres Xemeneies site in Sant Adrià de Besòs.
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Photo Credits: Cementiri de Montjuic ©David Ortizaba; Fossar de la Pedrera ©David Ortizaba; Parc de la Creueta del Coll ©David Ortizaba; Teatre Grec ©David Ortizaba.