We went expecting to see faithful reconstructions of buildings from all over Spain - a bit like some of the open air museums in the UK. What we found were concrete buildings which were, I suppose, in the Spanish style, but which were nothing more than shops in disguise with goods at hugely inflated prices. The food opportunities were pretty... more

If you are interested in Spanish architecture, Poble Espanya is definitely worth to visit. This is one of our favorite places in Barcelona. The nice thing there is you can see all kind of architecture at one place and you can easily compare the differences. It is certainly interesting to visit there after you have traveling a bit in different... more

We enjoyed our visit. Yes, it does cost something to get in, but we thought it was a neat place with good views of the city. The shops and restaurants are probably overpriced, but we got most of our little trinket souvenirs there since it was a one-stop shop and we only had a couple of hours left in Barcelona.... more

Don't get caught up by the "replica Spanish village". This is basically a shopping mall you have to pay to get into. It would be neat enough to go if it were free -- but definitely not worth the admission price. Buy your souvenirs elsewhere. more

Just returned from Barcelona and i beg you not to bother going to Poble Espanyol. We went on Tuesday at 9pm and paid the 4 euro night rate (it says it closes at 2am from Tuesday - Thursday). When we entered we were shocked to see ALL but 2 cafe's open. I cannot stress enough how shocked and dissapointed we... more

When we paid to get into the Poble Espanyol on a Saturday afternoon, we didn´t realize it was just to go shopping. There is a wealth of shops with handmade art and souvenirs, and a few cafes. But from what we could tell, not much else. Better to spend your day on La Rambla, or do your shopping in the... more

You pay a few Euros to get into this Catalonia Village 'theme park' - lots of trinket shops and other quality soveneirs - jewellery, arts and crafts etc, plus a dozen or so cafes and restaurants. We had a two hour tapas lunch for around €15 including wine, but if we had just skipped around would have been in and... more