Magic fountain in Barcelona?

[sr5242]

I've been reading about the magic fountain in Barcelona. We will be there in October on a Sunday night. According to what I've read the light show is only Friday and Saturday? Is the fountain lit up at all the other nights or dark?

 

Thanks!

[TLCOhio]

I've been reading about the magic fountain in Barcelona. We will be there in October on a Sunday night. According to what I've read the light show is only Friday and Saturday? Is the fountain lit up at all the other nights or dark? Thanks!

 

Per checking Wikipedia, it does say: "The light and music performances from October to April take place on Fridays and Saturdays every half-hour between 7:00 and 8:30pm, and from May to September Thursday through Sunday every half-hour between 9:00 and 11:00pm." Sadly, it seems that your info for a Sunday night in October is correct that this one fountain will not be operating.

 

BUT, there are so many, many other great and wonderful things all around Barcelona that it is not that there is nothing to do and see on your day and evening while there. Below are a few of my photo samples from being there last June. Great and wonderful city.

 

Also see this website that confirms roughly those same limited operating hours for Oct. to April:

http://www.things-to-do-barcelona.com/attractions/magic-fountain-montjuic-barcelona

 

THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

 

Did a June 7-19, 2011, Solstice cruise from Barcelona that had stops in Villefranche, ports near Pisa and Rome, Naples, Kotor, Venice and Dubrovnik. Enjoyed great weather and a wonderful trip. Dozens of wonderful visuals with key highlights, tips, comments, etc., on these postings. We are now at 101,473 views for this live/blog re-cap on our first sailing with Celebrity and much on wonderful Barcelona. Check these postings and added info at:

http://www.boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1426474

 

 

Overlooking the Barcelona harbor is this old warehouse building that is now a museum for this area with many water-front dining places.:

 

 

 

Barcelona has many apartment building with interesting architectural details. Here the iron railings are wonderfully designed with a local lady taking a look as we passed below on the top level of our hop-on bus.:

 

 

 

Near one of famed architect Gaudi’s most famous building, here is a unique street light design along one of Barcelona’s major boulevards.:

 

 

 

This is a closer look at the top of one of Gaudi’s most famous buildings in Barcelona.:

 

 

 

At night, this is one of the famous squares in Barcelona with a welcoming and interesting water fountain.:

 

 

 

We first visited Barcelona in 1998 and loved the Las Ramblas. It is always busy with lots of tourists and locals, around the clock, participating in the spectacle that is Barcelona. Las Ramblas runs from the start of Placa de Catalunya and ends to the south at Port Vell at the Christopher Columbus statue. Las Ramblas runs through Barcelona’s center, with the Gothic Quarter and El Raval neighborhoods to either side. There are colorful street performers and vendors selling everything imaginable from flowers to caged birds. The architecture is such an interesting mix. Here is one of many examples for what is interesting with its buildings along this great walking place, including one of the many theatre in this area.: