Welcome to Spain! All of it! This ‘Spanish Village’ is an intriguing scrapbook of Spanish architecture, from Andalucía to Galicia, built for the local-crafts section of the 1929 World Exhibition. The 117 buildings include restaurants, cafes, bars, clubs, shops, artisanal workshops, and the Fundació Fran Daurel gallery (with Picasso, Miró and Barceló pieces).
Enter from beneath a towered medieval gate from Ávila, flanked by two Catalan gegants (papier-mâché giants). Straight ahead from the gate is the Plaza Mayor (Town Sq), surrounded by mainly Castilian and Aragonese buildings; it sometimes hosts summer concerts. Elsewhere you’ll find an Andalucian barri (neighbourhood), a Basque street, Galician and Catalan quarters, and even a Catalan Romanesque monastery (at the eastern end).There's also an excellent multimedia exhibition of some of Spain's most popular festivals, including Buñol's La Tomatina (a giant tomato fight in Valencia) and Semana Santa (Holy Week) in Andalucía.
