In the 18th century, during the war of the spanish succession, Felipe V built a large fortress to control the city whose the name was Ciutadella. Hated by the Catalans, this citadel had been demolished at the end of the 19th century. Just after the demolishment, the place had been transformed in a park for the Universal Exhibition of 1888 which took place in Barcelona and thus, the current Ciutadella Park was born!

Nowadays, the Park is a leisure and relaxing place. There is a lake where you can hire a rowing boat, you can also take a walk in the park searching the famous big mammoth or admire the fantastic cascada created by Josep Fontsère with Gaudi's assitance and take pictures of its fantastic waterfalls, fountains ans statues.

Nearest Metros: Arc de Triomph or Barceloneta

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